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201. On the Ropes: Round 1 - Doubting God

Habakkuk 1:1-4

Sermon

James Merritt

... God allow six month old babies to die in car accidents?” or “Why doesn’t God spare the lives of parents and kids in that fire?” or “Why did God allow that Christian to go through the pain and death caused by cancer?” or “Why didn’t God stop that terrible tsunami that claimed the lives of thousands of people?” In fact, I want to be even more candid with you. If my own family had been involved in the tragedies I mentioned, I may have had a “shake your fist in the face of God moment”. All ...

202. A Guide to a Rich and a Joyous Life

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... parents and sister. He came upon a barricade wall blocking further access to the beach. Like any other boy, he decided to climb the wall and explore the rest of the beach. But just as Stanley reached the top of the wall, his sister called out and stopped him. In the blink of an eye, some soldiers drove up, guns aimed right at the Baldwin family. The squad leader chewed them out and sent them on their way. The next morning, the family returned to the barricade wall to survey the beach. Imagine little Stanley ...

203. A Man with No Name

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

King Duncan

... the song “The Blood” in which he said, “It reaches to the highest mountain and flows to the lowest valley.” The grace of God reaches every human being, everywhere, in every circumstance. That is the Jesus Bartimaeus came to know--a Jesus who valued him enough to stop and to listen to his need--a Jesus who was more than a miracle worker--a Jesus who cared for him as his dearest friend. Back in 1901, Frank E. Graeff was going through some difficult times--he was despondent, he had doubts, he was in ...

204. A Dance in the Desert

Philippians 4:4-7

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Wayne Brouwer

... king has need of it!" But the fellow only doubled over with spasms of hilarity. "I'm sorry!" he gasped, between fits of laughter. "I have no shirt!" Tantalizing, isn't it? To see joy and not to own it? To hear laughter and yet to find your own throat stopped with pain and silence? To have a cure within hand's reach and still missing the opportunity to close the deal? But that's where Advent joy is such a great message of the "good news" of the church, especially in the darkness of sin's night and earth's ...

205. Unstoppable Love

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... healed man told everyone and everyone flocked to Jesus. That is a great picture. The best advertising is word of mouth, and the best evangelism is word of mouth — telling others what Jesus’ love has done for us. When the love of Jesus gets hold of us, there is no stop-ping it. We want to tell others and show others what his love has done for us. I can preach about sharing our faith, but the better part of me knows that when Jesus gets hold of people I will not have to tell them to share it. It will ...

206. What Really Counts

Mark 9:38-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... to help the suffering person, and he was doing this act of kindness in Jesus’ name. And all the disciples could think about was that the man seeking to cast out demons hadn’t been admitted to their club. He wasn’t one of the twelve. So they tried to stop him. Or the other example. Someone is giving one of Jesus’ followers a cup of cold water. In that part of the world that was an act of great kindness. Water was scarce; the land was hot and dry. Do we give the person bestowing this act of kindness a ...

207. Called to Love, Not Like

John 15:9-17

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Robert Noblett

... . We know something about the mandates of love because we have first been loved. At no place in the New Testament is this referential nature of love more aptly put than in 1 John: "... everyone who loves is born of God and knows God" (4:7). When you stop and think about it, all love is referential. We learn what it's about when we become its beneficiaries. The love of a parent, or surrogate parent, or grandparent, or uncle, or friend, or fellow believer are all ways in which we first learn what it's like to ...

208. Being Neighborly

Luke 10:25-37

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Robert C. Cochran

... use the toilet, so the bathroom door was open. All of a sudden, Susan heard Aubrey cry out, “God? God?” Susan stopped working to listen to what Aubrey would say. Again, she cried out, “God? God?” Susan couldn’t take it anymore, so ... said over my shoulder, “I’m sorry, I really don’t have time.” The woman replied, “You don’t even know what I need!” Oops, I stopped with my hand on my car door and turned back to her. It turned out that her battery was dead, and she needed a jump start. A ...

209. Clearing the Eyes

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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David & Marian Plant

... like this, “I have come into the world to exercise judgment so that those who are willing to see differently can and that those who think they are already certain about what my rules are, will be shown the error of their ways.” So this week... be sure and stop to meet a need as yet unknown to you. This week give up your own sense of controlling everything with a set of rules you created. Live a week with some freedom to allow that the “other way” isn’t wrong, it just isn’t something you are used ...

210. Your Faith Has Made You Well

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... nonsense way, "Tell me, do dead men bleed?" "Of course not," said the man. "Then," said the doctor, "would you allow me to make a small cut in your arm, say above the elbow? I will treat it; there's no reason to worry about infection. I'll stop the flow immediately, and we can see, once and all, whether you are dead." "Dead men do not get infections, nor do they bleed, doctor," said the man, as he proceeded to roll up his sleeve. With everyone watching anxiously, the doctor deftly slit the flesh, and blood ...

211. The Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

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Lori Wagner

... A car passes by, and you try to flag it down. It’s a middle-aged man. Perhaps he can help. But the car won’t stop. Looking frightened, the man in the car continues past you and rounds the opposite corner. It’s just you. It’s getting late. The man ... now and wondering where you are. Should you help? What should you do? [pause] As you are pondering what you should do, you see a car stop a few feet behind you. A Jewish man gets out—you can tell by the skull-cap on his head. He sees the man lying on ...

212. Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... , lazy Europeans. It opened with McDonough standing beside a swimming pool in the backyard of a house. He walked into and through the house as he spoke: Why do we work so hard? For what? For this? For stuff? Other countries they work, they stroll home, they stop by the cafe, they take August off. Off. Why aren’t you like that? Why aren’t we like that? (He walked through the house and high-five’d a teenager on the couch.) Because we’re crazy driven, hard-working believers, that’s why. Those other ...

213. The Gift Of — Darn It! — Waiting

Hebrews 10:5-10

Sermon

Mary Austin

... Palestine, this text offers us another image of him. This is a figure deserving of our awe. This is a figure to make us stop and take note, not to be taken for granted. This is where we need to pause and take in the mystery of Jesus, with ... preparation for Christmas. In the name of the Christ Child, Amen. Prayer: Merciful God, save us, we pray, from rushing through these days. Stop our hurrying so we breathe deeply of your presence. Still our busy fingers so they can fold in prayer. Slow our rushing steps, ...

214. Hosanna!

Philippians 2:5-11

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John B. Jamison

... at the temple. They came from all corners of the world, filling the streets with noise and excitement. On one of those narrow streets of the village of Bethany near the top of the mountain, Jesus stood outside the door and watched as people passing by stopped and began to gather around him and his disciples. This is what happened after his reputation had grown. The crowd gathered to hear what instruction he would offer that morning, or if he might even perform another miracle. As the crowd began to fill the ...

215. Fruit Production

Luke 3:7-18

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John B. Jamison

... , they were all decked out in their robes and tassels and were either riding on something or being carried by some of their servants. I’ll tell you, they didn’t slow down for anyone. They just yelled at people to get out of their way and moved on. I stopped several times to help someone who had been pushed off the side of the road. I think a lot of us thought about picking up a rock and heaving it at that group, but we all knew what would happen if we did. Some people seemed surprised that the Pharisees ...

216. Whose Fault Is It?

Luke 13:1-9

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Wayne Brouwer

... Be of good cheer, my brothers, for I feel the bottom and it is sound.’” Somehow, by the grace of God, when we stop pointing fingers of blame and start grasping heavenly hands, the perseverance of patience carries us through, and we know the end of the ... simply. “A man fell into a deep and slimy pit,” said Elder Cao, “and he was unable to get out. Along came the Buddha. He stopped and took pity on the man. ‘If you will come up here to me,’ said the Buddha, ‘I will teach you the way of ...

217. Why Pass By?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... of the road. He is bleeding and moaning, barely able to move. Several Roman soldiers come down the road and, after conferring with each other, they stop and go to the man to see if they can help him. One of the soldiers knelt down and bent over the wounded man, then ... didn’t care about the man on the side of the road because he wasn’t theirs. Or maybe they didn’t stop to help him because of that lowest, most loathsome of reasons: prejudice. Maybe his skin was the wrong color, maybe his religion was ...

218. They Didn't Have To Do It, But They Did

Genesis 14:1-24

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... get out of his car to wave the motorist down for help, he sat frozen in his seat. The car raced by him, then suddenly stopped, reversed itself and screeched back beside his car. Suddenly a light flashed in his eyes and he saw the faint silhouettes of three white men ... friend got a room in a motel and had his car repaired the next day and then went on his merry way. The men who stopped didn't have to stop, but they did. They didn't have to send help, but they did. The tow truck man didn't have to come to the ...

219. Proper 10

Luke 10:25-37, Colossians 1:1-14, Amos 7:10-17, Psalm 82:1-8

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William E. Keeney

... down through a wilderness area where thieves attacked the man, beat him, robbed him, and left him nearly dead. Two Jewish officials, a priest and a Levite, happened to pass by, saw the man, but moved away from him and kept on going. A Samaritan also came along. He stopped, administered first aid, put the man on his own animal, probably a donkey, and took him to an inn. There he paid to have the victim cared for and when he left the next day gave a guarantee for any further costs in seeing that the man was ...

220. Miracle Six: Stilling A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Harold H. Lentz

... . He replied with charges against their lack of faith. Then he did something which not only amazed them, but which should have restored them to full faith in Christ as the powerful Son of God. With a word or two he demanded of the elements that they stop their raging and restore a peaceful situation. The result was an amazing cessation of the storm. The disciples could express their awe at this miracle which proved the power of Christ even over the acts of nature. We do not have to be at sea to encounter ...

221. The Power Of God For Us

Colossians 3:1-17

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Sandra Hefter Herrma

... ! Their joy became so great, that they could not help but tell others about it. Their joy even overcame their fear of the authorities, both Jewish and Roman, so that no threat to their personal safety, their homes, their property, even their families, could stop them from teaching what they had learned. That joy gave them a new perspective on life. Once our fear of death and judgment is overcome, you see, everything falls into different patterns than before. This is true of people today, as well. Think of ...

222. Getting Out Of Our Own Way

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... as a parent, or as a spouse. Imagine what it would be like if all these people disappeared from the earth. Would you stop being yourself? Wouldn't your true self persist? Think about this and say, "My relationships are a very important part of my life ... woman announces to her family that she isn't going to completely define herself as wife and mother anymore. That doesn't mean she stops loving them. It just means that she isn't going to see herself as confined to those two roles anymore. Maybe she is going ...

223. The Church

Acts 6:8-15, Acts 6:1-7

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the boss. JIM: I was even here on time for a change. Now it's your turn. PETE: I was actually here on time but I stopped in to talk to Pastor John and well, we got to talking -- I invited him to our meeting. JIM: Do you think we need help? PETE: ... can ever be solved unless we help each other. JAMES: We've got to be sensible. JOHN: (RUNNING INTO THE MIDST OF THE COMMITTEE) Stop! This is getting nowhere! (TO GUY) This isn't working. You've set them in this different time but they haven't learned anything. ( ...

224. The One Chosen

Matthew 16:21-28

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... them out before the government finds them. MORAH: What if you don't come back this time? I think of that all the time. What if they stop you and search you? You know what they'll do to you. ITZAK: Yes, I know. MORAH: Do you love me? ITZAK: You know I do. MORAH: ... . I'll be back. MORAH: You don't know that. ITZAK: I'll be back. MORAH: I won't let you go. ITZAK: Morah, you can't stop me. You mustn't try. Morah, didn't we both pray about this? MORAH: Yes, ITZAK: And we both thought the Lord wanted me to do this ...

225. This House In Its Former Glory

Haggai 2:1-9

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... that were painted to look like elephants. It looked so tall and magnificent. Jacob could hardly wait for his turn. The day came at last and we walked together into the schoolyard. He ran through the playground for the elephant slide, then came to an abrupt stop. Turning to me with a puzzled expression, he asked, "Hey, who shortened the slide?" No one had shortened the slide. Over the space of three years he'd grown, and his perspective had changed! In the same way the survivors of the exile, who had been ...

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