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2226. Tough Love

Zephaniah 3:1-20

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David E. Leininger

... all there were to God's love, it would not be love at all. Because if God really cares about us, if God really loves us, God would no more allow us to run completely wild than any good earthly parent would. As both Old and New Testament attest, "the Lord disciplines those whom he loves." ( Prov. 3:12; Heb. 12:6). Tough Love! If you would like to see a brief summary of how God's tough love is worked out in human history, consider the words of the prophet from whom we read a moment ago: Zephaniah. The three ...

2227. The Imperatives of the Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

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David E. Leininger

... was asked by the skeptic if he really believed all that stuff about miracles in the Bible. His response was, "I don't know about any of them, but in my house, I have seen God turn whiskey into furniture." Here was a man who had SEEN the Lord at work, and the result was a powerful witness. Yes, we at the tomb that morning were commanded to "come and SEE," because until we had done that, the next imperative would have been useless. Do you remember what it was? "GO...go quickly." What would the resurrection ...

2228. The View from the Mountaintop

Mark 9:14-32, Mark 9:2-13

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David E. Leininger

... the fears and the failures, all the things that would contribute to a lack of faith, these three had seen God's future, the future that an early Christian hymn would describe as a time when every knee would bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord...a time of no more sorrow, no more sickness, no more tears, no more pain, no more war...a time when every valley would be exalted and every mountain made a plain. Peter, James and John had seen who was in charge, and with the lyric of the spiritual ...

2229. Why We Give

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

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King Duncan

... appeal for funds. Neither do I want to heap guilt on anyone who is not giving as he or she should. That is between you and the Lord. It is simply that we are beginning Lent and the Old Testament Lesson for the first Sunday in Lent is on this important theme of giving. And ... the day when we will be able to give even more. IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE GIVE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THAT THE LORD HAS DONE FOR US. A lady wrote into CATHOLIC DIGEST to tell about an experience she had with her four-year-old daughter. The ...

2230. A Life Above All Others

John 12:20-36

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King Duncan

... . For over forty years, despite her poor health and weak body, she labored for others, giving of herself. When she died, she left thirty mental hospitals as monuments to her sense of responsibility for people whom the rest of society looked down upon. (4) Jesus is Lord of all. But there is a cost to following him. FORTUNATELY, THOUGH, THE GAIN IS WORTH THE PAIN. The time was fast approaching when Jesus would be put to death on the cross. He spoke once again to his disciples about his pending death. "Now my ...

2231. If You Really Want To Be Helpful

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the line was a woman whose tone of voice indicated that she was in distress. She asked, "Will you help me?" He responded, "Lady, whom are you calling?" She responded, "I do not know. I just know that I have a family problem. I took the problem to the Lord in prayer. While I was praying, the number I just dialed came before my closed eyes. I just got up and called, are you an answer to my prayer?" The minister friend of Dr. Lewis then shared with him how he was able to counsel with the caller about her ...

2232. Trouble Brewing In The Kitchen

Luke 10:38-42

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Graham M. Bingham

... of his special places of retreat was the home of Martha and Mary and their brother Lazarus (you will remember Lazarus was the one Jesus raised from the dead). Their home was located in the village of Bethany just a short distance east of Jerusalem. To this home the Lord Jesus Christ went many times. It was a special home to him. It was a place where he could rest and relax among friends. The gospel story today is a record of a visit Jesus paid to the home of Martha and Mary. The story follows the parable of ...

2233. Building A Church

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... press the pound (#) key. The same voice repeated the same options. I hung up. "About the same time, I had an urgent need to talk with the Lord. I didn't get a busy signal, nor was I put on hold. I knew that God was listening and that he cared deeply for me. We ... or a sport than they are about the Kingdom of God? The single-minded dedication of those early followers of our Lord remind me of the ads that newspapers carried for Pony Express riders in 1860: "Wanted - young, skinny, wiry fellows, not over eighteen ...

2234. A Tale Of Two Brothers

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... The first, of course--the one who said he would not go but did. This is an important parable for us because we are those who have said, "Yes, Father, I will go." There was a time when we received Christian baptism. And we vowed that Jesus Christ would be Lord of our lives. "Yes, Father, I will go." There was a time when we stood at the front of a church and took vows of church membership to uphold the church with our prayers, our attendance, our gifts, and our service. "Yes, Father, I will go." We are those ...

2235. Two Women Of Faith

Luke 1:39-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the Genesis story consigns woman to a secondary role. We will take them to Bethlehem and show them the Son of God born of a woman. In fact, if you accept the doctrine of the virgin birth, a man played absolutely no role and had no part in our Lord's birth. Only God and a young woman named Mary. Yet even today there are people who thump their Bibles and insist that woman is supposed to be subservient to man. People get the strangest ideas about what the Bible teaches. If we were to stop right here with ...

2236. The God Who Is Near

Isaiah 55:1-13

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King Duncan

... unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found. . ." In the Columbia River there is a famous spot where a well springs up at low tide, and people come ... don't we're all doomed!" (7) Bill Alexander knew that we see God most clearly in the person of Jesus Christ. "Seek ye the Lord while he may be found. . ." Of course most of the people we meet will never see God unless they see him in us. Most people ...

2237. Passing The Ultimate Test

Genesis 22:1-19

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King Duncan

... a nearby thicket. He removed Isaac from the altar and sacrificed the ram instead. And from that day on, Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. We may be shocked by this story. We may question the existence of a good God when we hear this. But notice ... not take Isaac's life that day, because He had a greater plan in mind. He would not hurt us in order to redeem us. No, the Lord would instead take on our hurts Himself. Romans 8: 32 reminds us, "He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us ...

2238. I Say, Rejoice!

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... Attitude. He is not rejoicing because he’s O.K. and we’re O.K. He’s rejoicing because he knows that God is in control. It’s not just any kind of cheerful good mood. He is rejoicing in the Lord. We see that in his next words. He writes, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all . . .” That’s a strange progression of thoughts. What has gentleness got to do with rejoicing? Scholars tell us that Paul is using an interesting ancient Greek word ...

2239. Maturity in Stewardship

2 Corinthians 9:6-15, 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... God’s will and fulfilling His purpose for the world. Whitney Yeaple has paraphrased a favorite verse in two ways. Which applies to you? "Mr. Blank of the blank congregation so loved the world that he gave up what was dear to him so that the work of the Lord in his church might go forward. This he did that men might know of the eternal life and not perish." Or "Mr. Blank of the blank congregation so loved himself that he withheld all but a trifling amount of his money (and we might add his time talents ...

2240. Transforming Tragedy into Triumph

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

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Edward Inabinet

... times spent with the one we say good-bye to today. ANOTHER THING THAT WE CAN DO IS TO DETERMINE TO LIVE SO CLOSE TO THE LORD THAT WE HONOR THOSE THINGS THAT OUR LOVED ONE STOOD FOR. An article in THE CHRISTIAN HERALD tells about a senior executive in one of ... , and that accounts for what I am today." There is a lesson there for each of us. If we live each day as close to the Lord as possible, we will become like Him. Life will then become more of what God wants for all of us. We will draw our strength from ...

2241. Does God Give Out Blank Checks?

John 15:1-17

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Donald B. Strobe

... ’t. It is for our benefit. When we pray we are not giving God new information. The purpose of prayer is not to inform the Almighty of something that He does not already know, like the preacher during the First World War who began an invocation by saying, “O Lord, have you seen the morning papers?” We may be sure that God knows all about it, and understands what is needed far more than we do. What, then, are we doing when we pray? I believe that we are opening ourselves to the God who is always open to ...

2242. Food for the Fed-up

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Communion. In its place, St. John tells the story of the feeding of the 5000 along the shore of the Sea of Galilee which sets the stage for His saying about Himself as the “Bread of Life.” Scholars tell us that there are seven times in this Gospel when our Lord says, “I am...” (6:35; 8:12; 10:9; 10:11; 11:25; 14:6; and 15:1) It is significant that the first of these “Seven Sayings” is “I am the Bread of Life.” A few verses later Jesus expands the metaphor further, saying, “I am the living ...

2243. Jesus and the IRS

Mark 12:13-17

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . “We must obey God rather than men” said Peter, in Acts 5:29. But one must ask: by our lives and actions, who gets our supreme loyalty today? I have a hunch that there are millions of people who proclaim Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords who, when the chips are down, practice what Ernie Campbell calls “area code” theology: Christ’s Lordship is O.K. in this area, but not in that; where we pray, but not where we play; where we worship, but not where we work; where we volunteer but ...

2244. The Dangers of Being Religious

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... -- the imprisoned, AIDs victims, unwed mothers, liars. An emotionally troubled woman, struggling with alcohol abuse, says, "Most churches you go to when it's all okay. If things are bad you stay home. This church is different. Everybody comes here hurting and it's okay." O Lord, may it ever be! 23. Are you suspicious of new movements? The Pharisees watched Jesus cast out demons and said it was a sham (Matthew 9:34). Their attitude was that if God were going to do something in town, he'd clear it first with ...

2245. Such As I Have

Acts 3:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... against how Methodism started, you can see how tremendous is the opportunity that is ours as a part of this congregation to be what God is calling us to be in Memphis, in the mid-south, and around the world. Such as I have. When we give back to the Lord, he uses it. When we invest our talents through the church, his fellowship grows and is enriched. When we give such as we have, we begin to realize how much can be accomplished for Christ if we don’t care who gets the credit. III. The Gift of Our Tithe ...

2246. God Does The Unexpected

Luke 1:26-38

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Maxie Dunnam

... was the 15th of 19 children born to Suzanna Wesley. Suppose she had wanted to use abortion as a method of birth control and had stopped after the fourth or fifth child. Franz Liszt was so sickly that his father ordered a coffin to be made for him. Lord Byron was born with a club foot, and Charles Dickins was small and sickly from birth. Suppose their parents had known what obstetrical science knows today, and had decided to abort. You see? Life is a mystery -- a gift from God -- who are we to make such ...

2247. It's All God's Doing

Ezekiel 17:1-24

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Maxie Dunnam

... that we produce. One line in the parable tells the whole story: "The earth produces of itself." It's out of our hands -- it's the Lord's doing. And it begins as a small thing, like a grain of mustard seed -- yet it grows and grows and grows -- there's nothing ... grateful keeps our values clear. I came across a prayer by an elderly New England clergyman that speaks to us here. He prayed, "Oh, Lord, as you know very well, here we are again. We are here to do one of the hardest things any mortal can do -- to ...

2248. Pack Up Your Troubles

James 4:13-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... first 6 verses do not present a pretty picture. But in verse 7, James begins to talk about the coming of the Lord. I think there are three guiding principles here -- three directions that will enable us to pack up our troubles and live joyfully ... we might open the door on tomorrow. This is true because as James says in verse 11: "You have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful." So, that's the first word. Don't let yesterday rob you of tomorrow. II. Now the second word: ...

2249. The Commitment Question: Will You Lay Down Your Life For Me?

John 13:31-38

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Maxie Dunnam

... laying hold of one thought, that Jesus is departing, and that he is to be left alone. So he asks the question, "Lord! Whither goest thou?" -- not so much caring about that, as meaning by his question -- "Tell me where, and then I will ... a basin of water, and washed the disciples' feet. Let me read now verses 13-15: You call Me Teacher and Lord - and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an ...

2250. The Easter Question: Why Are You Weeping? Whom Do You Seek?

John 20:1-18

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Maxie Dunnam

... life... Do you see it? She was focusing on the tomb. She was looking in the wrong direction. Listen as she continues: ...but God had other plans for me. Both times I failed (in my suicide efforts) so with no one around, I got down on my knees and prayed. "Lord, I've always believed in you, and I can go no deeper in sorrow than I am. Please put your loving arms around me and give me your understanding and love and forgive me for all I have done." (Jesus) came into that cell, even bars cannot keep him out ...

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