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2226. When Heartbreak Turns to Heartburn

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... faster it ran away from them. Finally they were exhausted and could go no further. Winded, they collapsed one on top of the other, each one gasping for breath. After a minute or two, one of them raised himself up on his elbows and declared to his buddy, "Ben, I guess our mule got away." Ben replied, "It's okay, Bob. I'm not sure I want to plow as fast as he can run anyhow!" We smile at that story because it sounds a bit silly! But think about this: Is it not true for some of us that our ...

2227. The Gate to Grace, Goodness, and Glory

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... door was not closed completely. As they drew closer they discovered that the dashboard had been broken, the radio was stolen as well as, believe it or not, the burglar alarm! They called the police and the person who took their report said, "Let me guess, you were parked at that nice apartment complex on Burlington Avenue and your car is a Honda Accord. Am I right?" "Yes," he responded, "do you already know about this?" "No," replied the person on the other end of the telephone, "but you are the eleventh ...

2228. The Power of the Trust Factor

John 14:1-4, John 14:5-14

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... you are born until the moment you die. That is it: Just be perfect. Never make a mistake. Never think an evil thought. Never say an evil word. Never do anything that is not completely perfect. If you can do that, you can qualify for heaven under Plan A. My guess is that none of us qualify for Plan A. So let me tell you about the only other way to get to heaven. It is called Plan B. The B stands for Believe in Jesus. Because he knew that none of us would qualify under Plan A, God came up ...

2229. New Year's Resolutions

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

James L. Killen

... love to reach out and surround everyone whom God loves. If that happens, we will find ourselves being naturally responsive to the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, and all of the other needy people who are parts of God's family. It will just happen. In case you haven't guessed, this life that God wants from us and for us is the very best life that we can have. It will get for us the thing that we hoped all of our other resolutions could get. It will not be easy. But it will be truly good and ultimately ...

2230. What Was That All About?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

James L. Killen

... ." And Jesus said, "Just do it. It needs to happen." What happened? Had John suddenly received a revelation that he was looking at the promised messiah? There is another possible explanation. Now we are using our imagination, but it may not be inappropriate to guess that the story may have actually gone like this. John and Jesus knew each other. They knew each other well. They were kinsmen. They probably played together as boys, just like other boys played together. But both of these young men had been told ...

2231. Come and See

John 1:29-42

Sermon

James L. Killen

... Jesus as the "Messiah," the bringer of a new possibility. They eagerly went about inviting their friends and kinsmen to come and make the discovery they were making. Philip found Nathaniel and invited him to come and share in the discovery. Nathaniel expressed some skepticism. But guess what Philip said to him? "Come and see." Let us hope for the time when we are so excited about the new life we have found living in a personal relationship with Jesus that we will say to all who will be open to an invitation ...

2232. One Heaven of a Party

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... simple, yet consuming demon of selfishness? We know this demon exists in our own hearts. After we have hurt a loved one, we look surprisingly at the wounds we have inflicted and confess, “I do not know what happened. I do not know what got into me. I guess I did not think how it would affect you.” And we realize that, for a little while, we were not ourselves, and it scares us. We were not intended to live only for ourselves. We were created as images of a generous God. The eloquent preacher and writer ...

2233. Good to Great

Ezekiel 45:3-5

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... . Generations of kids have been baptized in the rose garden. Many beautiful weddings have been done over the years in our rose garden. Brick memorials of loved ones in this church are there. It is a place of prayer and meditation. It is beautiful. But guess what? It doesn’t get that way by accident. We have people in our church who are committed to keeping it vibrant and beautiful. They spend time, effort and resources to keep the fountain bubbling and the roses blooming. I love seeing our rose garden ...

2234. Learning to Love

Matthew 5:43-48

Sermon

James L. Killen

... other than the one we believe is best for him or her. You will remember that is a part of what happened in the creation story. Love has to deal with that. Love allows the other to walk away, but love follows. God is still following his rebellious creatures (guess who), looking for ways to win them back to the life for which God created them. God is always looking for ways to win us back that will respect our separateness and bring us into partnership with God. That is what the rest of the Bible is about ...

2235. Less Is More

John 1:(1-9) 10-18

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... car, then I would be happy… If only I got a better job, then I would be happy… If only we could be in a bigger house, then we would be happy.” Maybe you got some of these things and you experienced pleasure for a little while, but guess what happened? When the newness wore off — when the novelty wore off — when the cool factor wore off the feelings of being unsatisfied returned. Then it was on to another goal or desire. We spend so much of our lives thinking that happiness is on the other side of ...

2236. The Great Omission

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... in had recently ended. However, she felt that her friend’s depression had reached a dangerous level. She suggested to her friend that it might be a good idea to see a counselor. Then, in the middle of sharing coffee, she felt led to say to her friend: “I guess we have never talked about something like religion or spirituality, but I want you to know that I believe that Jesus Christ is more than an idea. He is a presence. He loves you very much and because he has helped me through so many crises in my ...

2237. Pop Verses: Lamentations 3:22-23

Lamentations 3:22-23

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... for help and wait quietly and confidently for his help. Let me tell you what I have learned: “God may not come early, but he will never be late!” He is always on time. Don’t give up! Help is on the way! In the meantime, don’t try to guess what God is going to do. Just trust his word and stick close to him. And don’t look at everything at once. Just do the necessary things God calls you to do, one step at time. After you have taken several steps the answers will begin to appear. In ...

2238. Pop Verses: Romans 8:28

Romans 8:28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... those events the will of God? Does God have a vendetta against Orlando? And if this is true, what does it say about the God we believe in? Westboro Baptist Church believes in that kind of God. This is a church known for its hate, not for its love. I guess they missed that part of the Bible. I wonder if they have ever heard of Jesus Christ. Their website says that God sent the shooter to Orlando to kill homosexuals and those in the LGBT community. Their site also claims that it was the will of God that the ...

2239. Divine Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... conservation. I ordered the seedlings and went out one fine spring day to start planting pine trees. I was on my hands and knees planting seedlings when a neighbor came over to see what I was up to. After I explained what I was doing, he said, "Well, I guess it makes sense... except that you don't own the house." That was true. We didn't own the house. We didn't own much of anything. We had a few pieces of furniture, fifteen boxes of books, and several thousand dollars worth of student loans. Many of us ...

2240. Some Enchanted Evening

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... on his face. Frantically your mind is churning. You remember some lines from Ann Lamott. In the midst of her addictions, she was struggling to define who Jesus was for her. She asked a friend what it meant for him that he was "saved." He answered her, "I guess it's like discovering you're on the shelf of a pawnshop, dusty and forgotten and maybe not worth very much. Then Jesus comes in and tells the pawnbroker, 'I'll take her place on the shelf. Let her go outside again.' " The time is up. Jesus stands ...

2241. The Gift of Failure

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... New York in an English class. I was so nervous, I decided to try my speech out on a group of friends the day before. My fear made me cocky. I delivered the whole speech to my friends calling the city Yew Nork and acting like a clown. You can guess what happened. During my speech the next day, every time I said New York I stumbled. I just couldn't get the words out. The more I stumbled the more nervous I got. The students were laughing and the teacher was mad. It was awful. I was a dismal failure ...

2242. Paying What's Due

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... loyalty. Stonewall Jackson, the Confederate general, was marching in Virginia in 1863. Long columns of soldiers were strung out. The general rode back, watching the men, and saw one limping. He called out, "Do you think you'll make it, soldier?" The weary soldier responded, "I guess I'll make it, but I hope to God I never have to show my loyalty to another country." Loyalty can often require us to make great sacrifices. Even those who break the law may have a sense of the importance of loyalty. Some years ...

2243. The Transfiguration

Mark 9:2-13

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... pp. 324–25. 9:12 Is it written: This no doubt refers to OT predictions of the death of the Son of Man. No particular ot passages are cited, and so it is difficult to be sure which ones might have been meant, though Isa. 53:3 is a good guess. This reference to OT prophecies confirms that the “must” of 8:31 refers to prophecies, making the death of the Son of Man a necessary part of God’s plan of redemption. 9:13 Elijah has come: As indicated above in the discussion, this is a veiled reference to John ...

2244. The Twelve Apostles

Luke 6:12-16

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... of the twelve tribes (Rev. 7:3–8). Moreover, he writes that the new Jerusalem will have “twelve foundation stones” on which will be inscribed the twelve names of the twelve apostles (Rev. 21:14; which twelve names he has in mind is anybody’s guess; see also the other references to twelve in Rev. 21:12, 16, 21), while in heaven there will be a “tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month” (Rev. 22:2). The most insightful reference, however, comes from the sayings ...

2245. The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... ,” is found. Fitzmyer (p. 1130) suspects that it is intended as a shortened form of “Nineveh.” That a name would be assigned to the rich man is understandable, since a name is assigned to the poor man. But why “Neues” (or “Nineveh”) is anybody’s guess. The name “Dives” comes from the Vulgate, but there it is not intended to be a name. dressed in purple and fine linen: This is the clothing of royalty. The inference, as Fitzmyer (p 1130) has pointed out, is that the rich man lived like a ...

2246. Life Through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... for belonging to Christ: If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ (v. 9). God does not hold his children over the fires of anxiety regarding their salvation; neither is it his pleasure to keep them guessing whether or not they belong to him. God has sent his Spirit into the heart of each believer and each community of faith to produce an inner conviction based upon demonstrable change in character and conduct, reassuring Christians of God’s sovereign and irrevocable ...

2247. All Israel Will Be Saved

Romans 11:25-32

Understanding Series

James R. Edwards

... of the quotation in verse 26 reveals a change from the original. Both the Hebrew and Greek texts of Isaiah 59:20 read that a deliverer will come to Zion, whereas Paul says the deliverer will come from Zion. How this change occurred is anyone’s guess, but it is worth considering that Paul altered the text to emphasize that the savior to Israel would come from Israel, thus persuading Jews that Jesus was their savior foretold in the OT. 11:28–32 C. K. Barrett sees the following two parallelisms in this ...

2248. Final Greetings

1 Corinthians 16:19-24

Understanding Series

Marion L. Soards

... :20 Paul offers a general greeting (All the brothers here, a manner of reference that would have included both the men and women in the Ephesian church), and then he mentions an enigmatic form of greeting, a holy kiss. Though many have guessed what this “holy kiss” was, no one really knows. Nevertheless, the suggestion that this greeting was similar to “a passing of the peace” seems reasonable in light of later references to this practice in subsequent Christian writings. Here, however, the “holy ...

2249. Job's Second Reply to Zophar

Job 21:1-34

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... in full vigor while the other dies in bitterness of soul. One had experienced the fullness of life—completely secure and at ease . . . well nourished—while the other experienced only “bitterness of soul,” never having enjoyed anything good. Now . . . let’s guess . . . which of these represents Job and which the wicked? With all of the anticipated consequences of retribution turned neatly on their ear in this life (life as Job and most of us experience it), where can one possibly hope to encounter ...

2250. The Parable of the Lost Sheep

Matthew 18:10-14

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... of sheep unattended in order to search for one who had wandered off. It is hardly necessary to envision a flock that belonged to the village and would therefore have several shepherds, thus allowing one of them to go after the lost sheep. The temptation to second-guess the details of a parable needs to be resisted. The essential point is the concern of the shepherd for every single sheep. God is like that: he is concerned about each believer. In this context, to be lost (v. 14) means to have got “out of ...

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