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2201. Rising to New Life

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of free will, the choice to find resurrection, be reconciled to Christ, and return to a close and intimate relationship with him. However, while resurrection is Christ’s gift, it must be accepted; Jesus does not place us in a straitjacket and demand our compliance or obedience. Rather, the gift of resurrection is extended; it is our choice whether or not to accept it. Bill Wilson and Bob Smith were two down and out alcoholics who experienced through their addiction the throes of death, but fortunately ...

2202. Gratitude

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Will Willimon

... me when you are doing the three o'clock feedings, or pacing the floor on Saturday nights when he's sixteen. Don't forget he's a gift." "I know, I know," I said, "like everything else that's important. And if I do forget, I've always got you to remind me, hey ... or 'You owe it to your mother and me to…', I'll be there to remind you that his life came in to yours as a gift." Which brings me to the strangest side of Gratitude. I came to expect him to pop up at my college graduation, the day I got married, when ...

2203. R.S.V.P.

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Will Willimon

... Salvation (must we go over this again?) is not by works. The King's feast is not an option. We are saved only by our attendance at a party already in progress, a party paid for by the death of his own Son. And since God works only through grace (gift) and asks of us only trust, outside this free party there is nothing. Which is why Jesus says the King moved on to party plan B. "Then the King said to his servants, 'The wedding party is ready, but those invited were not worthy (in their reliance on their own ...

2204. Joy

Luke 2:1-11 · Isaiah 9:2-6

Sermon

Will Willimon

... are often so devoid of joy is that joy, real joy is not self induced. As many people learn this time of year, you can't have joy by wandering each December evening in a shopping mall. You can't turn on joy with a yuletide 1V Christmas special. The gift you just had to have, now that you've got it, how long did that joy last? What? Fifteen minutes? You'd have to feel sorry for the person who claimed to feel real, deep, abiding joy after receiving a "Salad Shooter" this morning. Joy, real joy, is always ...

2205. The Law of the Serpent

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... s a time of ultimate repentance. It’s a time of supreme commitment, trust, faith, and hope in an unseen future, an eternal tomorrow. Because we know that the moment when we appear to sacrifice our freedom, that’s the moment we begin to be truly freed through the gift of Jesus. Our God is a God who exists in a universe of opposites. Want to live? You must first die. Want to be saved? You must first realize you are ill. Want to follow Jesus into the eternal kingdom? You must first take up your cross and ...

2206. The Heartbeat of a Christian

1 John 3:16-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... how much we know until they know how much we care.” But there’s one thing more that we need to see. Love is a gift from God. There’s a bumper sticker that reads: “Perform an unnatural act—love somebody.” And it’s true. Pure love is not an ... but in hell. You see, he had everything he ever wanted, but he didn’t have anyone to share his winnings with. (6) Love is a gift God gives to us. And it is multiplied and magnified when we can give it away, when we can love others with the same sacrificial ...

2207. The Sign of the Serpent’s Tree

John 3:1-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... , will be cured. The snake on the tree becomes an antidote for the venom spewed, a tree of life. Both a serpent and a staff. In the triumph of the tree, in following the shepherd’s staff, and the arm of God, the serpent of death is overcome by the gift of Life. And then there is the cross. The tree of death once again made into the Tree of Life. Even as the serpent of death, human sin (for in his sacrifice, Jesus takes on the human sin of the world), and symbol of all of the poison the world ...

2208. Harmless Hospitality

Luke 10:38-42 · 2 Kings 4:8-17

Sermon

Will Willimon

... on a wing for the nice new young preacher. Her life was fixed. Then she opened her door to the bald prophet and finds out that Rev. Elisha is more of a man of God than even she expected. He gives her more than her heart's desire, some gift she could not dare to ask for because she dared not to conceive it possible. God's presence intrudes, not always bringing what we asked for, but what God knows we needed. Martha opened her door to similar divine intrusion. Conventional rabbis did not go to a single woman ...

2209. Little Start, Big Finish

Mark 4:26-34

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... I just need to know that it is and apply it to the other numbers I have according to the formula. As far as I am concerned, it works because it works. Our lives are filled with beautiful and wonderful mysteries that we usually accept as a marvelous thing, a gift even. Why does a certain progression of musical notes or chords give us cold chills or bring a tear to our eye? Why does the sound of a child’s laughter automatically fill us with joy? Why do I breathe a little easier when I see my wife walk into ...

2210. Public Sex

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Will Willimon

... Doesn't want people to have a good time?'' ''No. I don't think so," she said. ''Millard says that there are just too many poor people without adequate housing for us to be wasting time." I love that. That's putting sex in its place! Sex is a good gift of God. Like money (Mark 10:17-31), power, knowledge, the goodness of sex is for us relative to our attempt to be faithful disciples of Jesus. It makes all the difference in the world how and for whom we do it. 1. Human Sexuality: New Directions in American ...

2211. For The Love of God Is Contagious

Mark 7:31-36 · Luke 5:12-15 · 2 Corinthians 5:16-20

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Christians. They might even become Christians, themselves. Ours is supposed to be an infectious faith. One filled with joy and happiness. The Good News is that the love of God IS contagious and infectious. CONCLUSION: The Church is made up of all kinds of people, gifted in various ways. Everyone of us is given the ability to love others. Some do it with a passion that just comes natural. They make everyone around them feel accepted. They make everyone around them feel the love of Christ. Because the love of ...

2212. To Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... celebrate love. We re-form ourselves back into the loving image of God to be the hands and feet of Jesus, to not just feel love but to act lovingly to each other and those outside of our immediate circles. To give others what we would love for ourselves. To gift others what we would love to receive. To give others not our waste but our best. To love others in ways we yearn to be loved. This is the kind of love Jesus advocated. This is the kind of love Jesus knew would change the world. Today, go out in ...

2213. The Wisdom of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the time they found the child, the child Jesus was in a house (most likely built by that time by his father Joseph) along with his mother, and he was probably at least 1 year old. There they presented the child and his mother with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Gold for the journeying and raising of the child, frankincense for incense (which was also an anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial), and myrrh for healing of wounds. All of these were care and protective agents to ensure the life of the child ...

2214. God's Bouncer or God's Ambassador?

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... example of how to pivot our mindset from being God’s bouncer to being God’s ambassador. Peter ends his story by saying, “So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God’s way?” He was referring, of course to the gift of the Holy Spirit. If God gave Gentiles the gift of the Holy Spirit, Peter is saying, how could they be excluded from the church? Here’s a powerful question: Are there times when you and I could be ...

2215. Fertilize Your Faith

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the soulless sprawling institutions that once gave them life. But as people of God’s vineyard, we don’t need to be victims of a fig tree without fruit. We ourselves can devote our hearts to God, and in turn, we will receive God’s resurrection gift of fruit-bearing and seed sowing. For we know from Jesus’ parable of the mustard that once seeding of the gospel begins, nothing can stop its growth and perpetuity, not even a barren fig tree.[3] Jesus (God) is an artist of fertilization. He creates life ...

2216. Amazing Grace

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

Will Willimon

... your virtues. ''God I am thankfu1 that I'm not needy, empty, confused, bereft....like some other people on this campus.'' But if you are humble, down close to earth, empty handed, unsteady, unsure, then this story may be yours. Rejoice. Hold out your empty hands to receive the gift. We call it grace. Unmerited, free grace. It's amazing. Don't worry about what you ought to say to God. Listen for what God has to say to you. Don't trouble yourself about what you ought to do for God. Let God do for you. As I ...

2217. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... on it, the “church of what I want.” But Christian faith and the community that emerges from it isn’t about our wants or desires. It is based, sisters and brothers on the core idea of redemption. It is based on our central conviction that it is God’s gift of self to us in Christ Jesus that we are saved. We wrap our hearts and our communities around this notion that when God gave God’s self for us on the cross we were redeemed. Our problem, though, is that it is at this point that we totally miss ...

2218. Greater Works Than These?

John 14:8-17

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

2219. Ponder This!

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

John Jamison

... for the baby. Mary watched as one of the men placed pieces of gold next to the baby. Another placed a jar of frankincense. The third a jar of myrrh. These were gifts usually presented at the birth of a king. They were also gifts typically used for embalming. Mary watched, and treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. She pondered. I wonder if she was thinking about the honor of being the mother of a king, or if she was just trying to think of how to protect her newborn ...

2220. Why Christianity?

Romans 1:1-7

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... ? (Finding God in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” eChristian Books: https://www.amazon.com/Finding-God-Its-Wonderful- Life/dp/1618433059, 2012, Kindle Version). If Jesus did that for the world, imagine what he can do for your life! Jesus is not a gift we find, but a gift that finds us! Imagine what your life would be missing without him. Or maybe I should say: Imagine what your life is missing without him. You see, although Jesus searches and finds us, we still have to invite him in. That’s another reason ...

2221. Missing!

Luke 15:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... searches frantically for them. But in the story of the son, the Father sadly lets him go, worries about him, longs for his return, and celebrates when he comes back! Now that’s an entirely different story! You see, one of God’s greatest gifts to humankind is the gift of freedom, the gift of choice, of discernment, of self-motivated loyalty, of learning. While a coin cannot return to us on its own, neither a sheep as it were, we however can. And God hopes that we will. Much as a parent hopes that his or ...

2222. Truth and Consequences

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... sometimes in our lives between us and God and between us and others. But Jesus in his great mercy has built a bridge for us, and in our repentance and God’s great love, we can cross over! If this story doesn’t lead you to realize the immense gift Jesus has given you, you have entirely missed the punch of the story. But if you do….the story will change your life. The message? Seek God. With all of your heart, your soul, your mind, and your strength. Believe in Jesus. Accept his amazing and gracious ...

2223. Stay the Course

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... .[1] They fear being caught and experience guilt or stress when identified. Or they accept their “lies” as a matter of course and a harmless part of life. Natural liars flock to professions, such as acting, sales, law, or diplomacy. Often their gift can contribute to their success. Psychopathic liars on the other hand can be dangerous. They lack empathy, guilt, or remorse. They show no facial expressions. They don’t look away. They are difficult to discern and more difficult to catch because they ...

2224. A Sign in the Heavens

Isaiah 60:1-6 · Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... , at least in the Western church, but it’s a beautiful tradition and, in the same way the church selected December 25 as the traditional date for Christ’s birth, it selected January 6 as the day to celebrate the coming of the magi to offer their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. You may have heard about the three six-year-old boys who were playing the wise men in their church Christmas program. As they came up to the place where Mary and Joseph were staying, the first one handed over his present ...

2225. Mandatum

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Sermon

Dr. Ronald Love

... be coming to the altar to receive the Lord’s Supper. We are instructed in Matthew’s gospel with these words, “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.” Look around the congregation. Is there someone you have offended that you need to apologize to? Is there some- one whom you have viciously gossiped about ...

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