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201. What Do You Do When Life Ain't Fair?

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... in age and look very much alike except that the elder Leah has very different eyes, perhaps a paler color or something else unique that is more obvious in daylight. But Jacob loves the younger Rachel. He asks Uncle Laban if he can have her hand when she achieves marriageable age. Uncle Laban says okay, but what is to be the dowry? (Jacob, you see, is broke. He hasn't had time to build up his own herd of sheep or goats yet, so he hasn't anything to offer.) Jacob, absolutely smitten with Rachel, says, "How ...

202. Need Help Removing That Roadblock?

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Steve Burt

... they will not give up. They will persevere, believing God wants them to succeed. So it is with us. Individually and corporately we must work to uncover or discover God's vision for us. Some of us must recover it. We must honor it and ask God to help us achieve it. We must seek the help of others and assist them as they pursue God's plan for them. Some of us can be the backpacker who offered to walk with the man seeking to claim his inheritance. Others must look for hikers to walk with. Still others of us ...

203. Bad Timing

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

Thomas Long

... wrong instant but that she picked the wrong age. In the life and ministry of Jesus the world has shifted on its axis and the seasons of humanity have changed. The whole business of greed and power plays and stepping all over people on the way to achieving one's "personal best" is now a piece of permanent, eternal, immutable bad timing because in Jesus "the kingdom of heaven has come near" (Matthew 4:17). So, the message of the gospel is not carpe diem, but "repent"; not "watch for the right moment to make ...

204. The Righteous

Sermon

John A. Terry

... has its own reward. To hunger and thirst for the world to be right is the source of the blessing. To hunger and to thirst indicates an intense desire. It is like the expression, "I want it so bad I can taste it." But it does not mean we have achieved what we have set out to do. This is not saying, "Blessed are the righteous," but "blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." It is like God saying to David "Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it ...

205. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... a supermarket we most likely enjoyed a symphony written by a classical composer who was stone deaf at the time he wrote it. Finally, if we rushed to class or the library to continue this grand pursuit called education, few of us acknowledged that the greatest achievement in higher education was made by a woman born unable to see, unable to hear, and unable to speak. Virtually everything we touch today was invented or sustained by someone who turned a minus into a plus. The evidence is before us. Our God is ...

206. He Abides In Us

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... are not necessarily like God's. For example, we may know of two quadriplegics. One remains completely helpless, sits in the chair, or lies in bed. The other is a talented and gifted painter, who does beautiful landscapes by taking the paint brush into the mouth to achieve his work. We may compare only the two, and we miss the fact that the painter also puts to shame a whole bevy of people who produce nothing worthwhile even though they have use of all of their faculties. It is not difficult for us to erect ...

207. The Righteous

Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon

John A. Terry

208. What’s Going on at Your House?

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... ’s a life-threatening illness, I need more than, “Keep your chin up, Pastor!” If it’s an economic blow, or death, or an involuntary move from the job, I need more than, “Well, hard times come, but they don’t last forever.” I need an achieveable goal. I need someone beside me whom I can touch and hear them say, “I’ll go through it with you!” I remember two scenes from the Western movie, Lonesome Dove. The movie shows cowboys and their “cowhands” driving herds of cattle and horses from ...

209. What Can I Do for You?

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... person stops at the first rejection, there is no hope; and, if the top prize is their only motivation, they had best give it up. Joy must be in the doing which invests the whole self in the work. The outcome is something other. Then, whether they achieve renown or not, they are a genuine artist, knowing how to create, to give of themselves, and to start all over again and again. As for happiness, we can not promise anyone that prize. We know that if they tackle meaningful jobs with great spirit, they may ...

210. We Haven’t Got To Them Yet

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... under control was nothing more than hypocrisy. Likewise with obeying the law and feeling smugly self-satisfied. And, false prayers and worship were shown, over and over by the prophets, to veil a deceitful heart. Pride could run throughout every possible “pure” act. As life achieved more and more understanding of the ways of God with people and people with God, it became obvious that there was much of life that people had not gotten to and lots of life ahead that people had to get to in order to plunge ...

211. Lent 4

John 3:1-21, Numbers 21:4-9, Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . The gospel of Christ says that we are saved by grace, not by the keeping of the rules. Salvation is a gift of God (vv. 8, 9). Yes, the gospel is bad news for all legalists because it would permit them to take pride in their spiritual and moral achievements. Outline: 1. The gospel is bad news for all legalists and hypocrites. It won't permit them to take credit for their own salvation. 2. The gospel is wonderful news for all sinners who know their need of grace. 3. Grace is what saves us and faith is the ...

212. Ascension Day

Acts 1:1-11, Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:1-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... her into the spotlight, where she received the recognition she so desperately sought. She set her goal to become a national news anchorwoman by the age of thirty, a goal in which she eminently succeeded. Yet, the faster she ran, the more she achieved, the more tortured and insecure her life became. Jessica had several failed relationships with men. She was beaten by her lover and one of her husbands committed suicide. She got hooked on booze and cocaine. Her career collapsed suddenly, like a house made ...

213. Like Abraham To The Slaughter

Psalm 22:1-31

Eulogy

Dennis E. Dinger

... have lived to 40, or 60; if only, we think, he could have done this or seen that; if only, if only ... if only, from this day forth, will be part of the litany of our lives. Yet ____________ had already achieved his greatest ambition: he was a good son. And you had achieved your greatest goal: you were good parents. ____________ died, and nothing can change that, but he died in the fullness of his health, in the spring of his manhood, and his last moments were spent doing what he loved more than anything ...

214. What Are You Doing With The Rest Of Your Life?

1 Peter 4:1-11

Sermon

Clement E. Lewis

... is needed for good feelings about ourselves and the state of our lives. Without some order and routine we achieve less than we should, especially if we lack sufficent relaxation and sleep. Visualizing a goal is very necessary. When ... that takes over." Life needs to be like that for us and it can be if we will desire and determine it to be so. Our achievements are in direct proportion to our aspirations; seldom are they ever higher than our hopes and dreams. So dream largely, and live fully, blessed by the ...

215. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... resting on each one of them. And they were allfilled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-3)." Moreover, the potential of the Holy Spirit is unlimited. According to Paul, the life which seeks only after things of this world achieves corruption and death, while life in the Spirit achieves eternal life (Galatians 6:8); the Holy Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:26); participation in the Spirit is the common experience of all Christians (Philippians 2:1); the Holy Spirit unifies the ...

216. A Letter From Paul

Sermon

Erskine White

... sisters in Christ, to tell you that this is as much your question today as it was the Hebrews’ question before you. While I have not been to your country, I have received many reports about it. I marvel at your technical advancements and your material achievements. You have built the highest standard of living on earth and in this respect, your society is the envy of the world. You have built the greatest metropolises the world has ever seen and that is high praise from someone who walked the streets of ...

217. Do You Believe In Peace? - Memorial Day

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... compromise, so neither side is completely happy with the result. Real peace is permanent; compromise is usually temporary because the issues which led to the conflict are still not solved. Paul suggests another way in our text - a specifically Christian strategy, a Christ-like method for achieving peace. We are promised it will work, if only we have the faith to try it. Person A and Person B have been quarreling for years. They just can't see eye to eye, and in fact, it seems that Person A and Person B can ...

218. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... him for his love and loyalty with idolatry and mutiny and ingratitude of every kind. Imagine the tears welling up in his eyes as he looked across into Israel! He had risked so much and suffered so long to get here, and now, at the very brink of achieving his goal, he must stop. His journey must be left unfinished. Everyone will enter the Promised Land except the one man who most deserved to go. It doesn't seem right and it doesn't seem fair. If Hollywood had written the script, Moses would have led his ...

219. A Parent’s Debt

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... needs of children are those for food, air, water, clothing, shelter, exercise, rest, cleanliness, medical attention and play. Parents also owe it to their children to love them by caring for their emotional needs. Parents owe their children a sense of achievement. Children need to feel that they are important. They need to feel that what they do is important. Parents more than anyone else can give children this feeling. Parents owe their children encouragement to develop their minds. They owe their children ...

220. How To Deal With Frustration

1 Kings 8:22-61

Sermon

Robert Allen

... for the Hebrew people. But, the wars and disasters and conflicts prevented him from fulfilling that dream. However, when the wars were over and peace reigned throughout the kingdom, he set his sights on building a magnificent temple which was to be his crowning achievement. And God said to him: “No! You shall not build the temple. Other hands will build it when you are dead and gone.” David’s hopes were destroyed, his heart was broken, and he was frustrated at not being able to fulfill his dream ...

221. Can You Dig It?

Genesis 26:1-35

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... by digging the previous three wells. By reclaiming a value of our personal histories, by reasserting self-determination, and by preserving our communities, we come into full spiritual restoration. Such is the crowning achievement of our persistent labors against great opposition. Can you dig these wells today? Can you create something of lasting value which will sustain our people and provide them with the watering places of hope and truth for the future? The Black church is still the hope of our future ...

222. Are Greatness and Christianity Compatible?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." There is a large measure of truth in this observation, but it falls short in any discussion of greatness from the Christian point of view. True greatness is neither born in you, nor achieved by you, nor imposed upon you. It is caught, for it is the byproduct of the deeper qualities of our human nature. Our text is from a tiny, yet significant, vignette from the course of Jesus' ministry, particularly related to his instruction of his disciples. On ...

223. The Temptations Of Christ And Our Temptations

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... and an idol."3 In short, what you make most important of all in your life is really your god. The story of this third temptation here in Matthew's gospel makes this point. Had Jesus or we fallen for this or been lured away by the temptation to achieve worldly power, then worldly power and influence would be our god - and not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Too often we are idolators, are we not? Too often we are tempted to make worldly power and influence the god of our lives, the most important thing ...

224. Trusting In The Lord

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... means trust. Trust in Yahweh, instead of trust in false gods or mortal man, is Jeremiah's theme. Trust In Humankind Specifically, the people of God of Jeremiah's day had put their trust in idols, in kings, in treaties and in human effort to achieve pleasurable goals. Man, God's two-footed handiwork, had worked himself into the center where Yahweh alone belongs. Humankind in the middle was the problem. Jeremiah predicted that this arrangement of man in the middle would never work. Can a stunted plant in the ...

225. Lessons From The Mountaintop

Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... the experience was one that shaped not only their own future, but that of the people of God for many years to come. Mountaintop experiences have that kind of lasting effect on those who experience them. There was once a father and son who had achieved a really good relationship with each other. Among their many good times together, one experience stood out above all others. It was a hike up a particular mountain where they seemed to reach the height of a beautiful friendship. After they returned home, there ...

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