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201. Predictions of the Future

Mark 13:1-8; Luke 21:5-38

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... ." William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, British scientist, 1899. "It will be years not in my time before a woman will become Prime Minister." Margaret Thatcher, 1974. "I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious sensibilities of anyone." Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, 1869. "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977. "With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the ...

202. Joshua People Obey and Serve

Joshua 1:6-8, 24:14-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... all the "devoted things," the gold and silver accoutrements for the worship of idols, he decided to keep some for himself. Bad mistake. The whole nation suffered. God's favor was withheld. Disobedience Has Consequences and everyone suffers. You with today's sensibilities, we might think that punishment a little harsh. Why should the whole nation suffer because of one man's disobedience? If you really stop and think about it, other peoples' actions do have an effect on everyone else's life. The reason ...

203. Christ Arose

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... knew was patently untrue? Of course not. And neither would those early disciples of Christ. Don’t take my word for it. Read the record for yourself. These were not wild-eyed fanatics. They were intelligent men and women, responsible men and women, sensible men and women, but something dramatic had happened in their life, something so dramatic, so extraordinary that it could not be denied. They had met Christ risen from the grave and they would not testify otherwise even while being tortured. The witnesses ...

204. Radical Love is Forgiving (Series: Radical Love in a Risky World)

Luke 7:36-50

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J. Howard Olds

... be forgiven. You remember what Paul says again and again in his letters, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” St. Francis said, “There is nowhere a more wretched and more miserable sinner than I.” People close to God have a sensibility to sin, a pain to feel it near. They have an awareness of how far they have to go to truly live a godly life. So they are grateful and humble. Who needs to be forgiven? Sinners need to be forgiven. Of course we do. We always do. The ...

205. Go

Matthew 28:16-20

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... because it will run off any visitors you have. And still others say it is so repulsive a word that it should never be used at all. I'm going to go out on a limb this morning and use that word. And I hope it doesn't offend your sensibilities too much. I'm talking about the "E" word. Evangelism. I hope you'll forgive me if that offended you but that's what I think our passage this morning is all about. Let's look Matthew 18:16-20: [16] Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the ...

206. More Than We Are - Graduation

Philippians 4:2-9

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Maxie Dunnam

... fully satisfied. As human beings, created in the image of God, we have been brought under the spell of a gnawing discontent. Again, I’m glad it’s that way. To be sure this discontent must be disciplined. It must be kept under the control of a dedicated and sensible self-will. But it should never be stifled to the point of complete repression. We ought to want to be more than we are. The question is, how can we? In the healthy sense of the word, how can we be more than we are? I IMAGINATION will help ...

207. Assurance: The Privilage of All Believers

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... anthem which began, ‘My song shall be always of the loving kindness of the Lord: with my mouth will I ever be showing forth thy truth from one generation to another.’ Yet the enemy injected fear, ‘If thou doesn’t believe me, why is there not a more sensible change?’ I answered ‘That I know not, but this I know, I have now peace with God.’ And I sin not today, and Jesus my Master has forbid me to take no thought for tomorrow.’” (works, Volume 1, page 104). That can be my experience and your ...

208. Discipline and Means of Grace

Romans 12:1-8

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Maxie Dunnam

... progressed or fallen short. I know almost nothing about weight rooms except that every one I’ve been in has large mirrors that allow the athletes to examine their bodies and notice their progress. Selfish preoccupation is death to a growing spirituality, but sensible reflection is an essential and healthy element of Christianity - a mirror held up to our spiritual progress. If we never take stock of where we are, years can fly by without any advantage being gained from them. Thomas a’ Kempis urged us ...

209. When Being Christian Has Worn You Down (Compassion Fatigue)

1 John 4:7-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... , there are others who share his life and ministry. Have you heard that distilled wisdom: I am only one – but am one I cannot do everything – but I can do something What I can do – I ought to do What I might do - I will do That’s the only sensible way to live, doing the very best we can, loving as much as we can love, spending what energy we have, but trusting God and others to do the rest. There is a difference between following Christ and being in Christ. To be in Christ was Paul’s favorite ...

210. Fish or Cut Bait

Mark 1:14-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... were fishermen - that is to say they were ordinary people. “No one ever believed in the ordinary as Jesus did. Once George Bernard Shaw said, ‘I’ve never had any feeling for the working classes, except the desire to abolish them and replace them by sensible people.” Once in a fit of temper, Carlyle declared there were 27 millions of people in England — mostly fools! Jesus did not feel like that. Lincoln took his cue from Jesus when he said, “God must love the common people – he made so many of ...

211. Come, Holy Spirit, Come

Psalm 104:24-34

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J. Howard Olds

... take more chances. I would take more trips; I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would, perhaps, have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones." “You see, I'm one of those people who live sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had moments and if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments." “I've been one of those people who never go anywhere ...

212. Diving Deeper

Luke 5:1-11

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J. Howard Olds

... being honest. We can’t expect God to cover what we are not willing to uncover. The first step of confession is owning where the real problem lies, and then to face it. Charles Wesley said, “I want a principle within of watchful, Godly fear, a sensibility to sin, a pain to feel it near.” Are you drinking too much, gambling too often, taking too many prescription pills? Are you obsessing on money, sex, success, ambition? Do you gossip, cheat on your expense accounts, put yourself in the center of your ...

213. You Do Have a Prayer - Sermon Opener

Luke 11:1-13

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James W. Moore

... were quickly and precisely on target. They saw in Jesus the answer to this question: how do we pray and why do we pray? And they learned from Him (as we can) what the elements are that lead to a meaningful prayer life. 1. Jesus Prayed Regularly. 2. Jesus Prayed Sensibly. 3. Jesus Prayed Confidently.

214. How Jesus’ Friendship Makes Your Burdens Light

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... sins of our times. You and I need to be made aware of the sin in ourselves. The other great Reformer of the sixteenth century, John Calvin, put it this way. He [Jesus] tells us that the reason why most men despise his grace is, that they are not sensible of their poverty ... Let our miseries drive us to seek Christ; and as he admits none to the enjoyment of his rest but those who sink under the burden, let us learn, that there is no venom more deadly than that slothfulness which is produced in us, either by ...

215. Personal Politics

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... not happen through our own initiatives and those of the community, the outcome must be that we treat the other person in the broken relationship as if he were a "pagan or a tax collector." These designations sound ominous to us. They are off-putting to our sensibilities of associating with "nice" people. But we need to recall that Jesus was accused of spending too much time with tax collectors and sinners. To treat people in this manner is not to throw stones at them or to turn away in disgust. Rather it is ...

216. Why Is God Unfair?

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... Because of his open partiality he now has a mad mob forming. The earliest to be hired and last to be paid are ready to revolt and take by force what they believe is coming to them. This is not a good story, Jesus. It violates our senses and sensibilities! But maybe we need to read it again. Let's give Jesus the benefit of the doubt and assume that this parable, like his others, is on track with divine wisdom, and that there is another, better interpretation that we miss at first glance. What Time Of The Day ...

217. Dream Power

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... “fluency” overrode his cultural conventions. Where the world saw Mary as a pregnant adulteress, an unfaithful fiancée, Joseph saw a divinely-ordained dream in the making. Running under cover of darkness away from a dream-revealed threat, Joseph was perfectly sensible and sure-footed all the way to Egypt. Eventually returning, resettling, and a reunion with family and a future it was all linked to the first Christmas’ gift of dreams. In Matthew’s gospel Joseph is the first member of the “church ...

218. Matthew 5:38-48

Matthew 5:38-42

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Leonard Sweet

... dog doesn’t get “shame.” But the dog does eventually get the tone of voice, the displeasure, the “idea” that somehow he/she is “in the doghouse.” Parents work hard to perfect this tone, to instill a “shame on you” sensibility in their children. “Shame” is one way kids learn to distinguish right and wrong actions and attitudes. But sometimes “shame on you!” can go too far. In ancient near eastern cultures, the rules of “shame” and “honor” were inviolable. Without modernity ...

219. It Is Your Choice

Matthew 4:1-11

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Robert Bachelder

In Huxley's Brave New World, Savage is contending with Mustapha Mond, the world controller. Savage's sensibility has been shaped by the Bible and Shakespeare, readings no longer allowed to be read. He complains to Mond about the antiseptic quality of life in the new society. The controller says to him: "We prefer to do things comfortably." Savage rejoins: "But I don't want comfort. I want ...

220. Family Resemblance

John 14:5-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... just don’t know, when they kiss their children and pick them up and rock them, caress them and juggle them upon their knee, that they are slowly building up a human being totally unable to cope with the world it must later live in . . . There is a sensible way of treating children. Treat them as though they were young adults . . . Never hug or kiss them, never let them sit on your lap. If you must, kiss them once on the forehead when they say goodnight . . . Can’t a mother train herself to substitute a ...

221. A Lesson from Dr. Seuss

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... that he felt like he had no choice but to keep going in the same direction. With tears rolling down his face, Elvis asked, “. . . what if I renounce show business and find that serving God won’t bring joy to my heart?” (8) Sounds like a sensible question, doesn’t it? Of course, we all know what show business did to this talented man. Elvis had it all but became a poster child for, and ultimately a victim of, bad choices. Choosing Christ invariably helps us make better choices. That’s one reason ...

222. Jesus Christ, Superstar

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... choice of words and caused quite a stir. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber put together a two-act musical that largely followed the biblical accounts of the last weeks of Jesus' life, with certain artistic license, of course. Contemporary attitudes and sensibilities as well as modern slang pervaded the lyrics, and ironic allusions to modern life were scattered throughout. It was very cleverly done. So saying, when the show first opened, it met with a firestorm of protest from some Christian groups. The ...

223. When Israel Sang the Blues

Mark 13:1-31

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Arley K. Fadness

... 586 BCE in Babylon” Scene 1: Slavery In Egypt —Longing For A Deliverer! Jarah: (making bricks from clay) Oh, my aching back! Eshmore: What’s a matter, Jarah, can’t you take a little hard work? Jarah: Makin’ bricks in the heat of the day is not my idea of sensible work or fun! Living here in Egypt is the pits. I wish we were back home in good, old Canaan. Eshmore: I know what you mean. My neck is killing me, too. And my hands are dried out by alkaline clay — and look at my face — look at your ...

224. Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 22:15-22

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Leonard Sweet

... , coins which bore the portrait of the Emperor Tiberius and were inscribed “Tiberius Caesar Divi Augusti Filius” on one side and reading “Pontifex Maximus” on the other. Not only did the personal portrait of the emperor offend Jewish sensibilities about creating graven images. The declarations that Tiberius was “son of the Divine Augustus” and the “high priest” were anathema. Jesus is not fooled by the oily compliments his questioners give him. Instead he instantly identifies their true ...

225. Get the Monkey off Your Back

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... as a very grand opera played by a tenth-rate touring company. This seems never more true than after a tragedy, when people are asked “How do you feel?” What comes out of our mouths next? “What a senseless murder.” Well, is there such a thing as a sensible murder? Or “She didn’t deserve this! She didn’t deserve to die.” Well, does anyone ever? Does anyone deserve to die? Or someone was “at the wrong place at the wrong time.” Well, no, they were at the right place at the right time. It’s ...

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