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2401. Will The Real Saints Please Stand Up

Esther 4:1-17

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... , "This guy has a mind of his own. We want a church where if he screams, we don't feel like we're the bad guys." "Got it…at Me Church, you can stay and everyone else will leave." Third witness: "My wife and I don't give much financial support, but we sure would like to know what everyone else gives." "No problem. We'll tell you what everyone else gives in detail." "Can I get my car buffed and waxed while I'm in church?" "Of course. And how about an oil change and lube?" Then a little kid ...

2402. Gathered In, Sent Out

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

John E. Harnish

2403. Growing Up

1 Corinthians 13

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... , "This guy has a mind of his own. We want a church where if he screams, we don't feel like we're the bad guys." "Got it...at Me Church, you can stay and everyone else will leave." Third witness: "My wife and I don't give much financial support, but we sure would like to know what everyone else gives." "No problem. We'll tell you what everyone else gives in detail." "Can I get my car buffed and waxed while I'm in church?" "Of course. And how about an oil change and lube?" Then a little kid ...

2404. Called to be a Christian Community: Cracked Pots and Clay Jars

2 Corinthians 4: 1-18

Sermon

John E. Harnish

2405. Grasshopper Religion

Numbers 13:25-33, 14:1-10

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... a mind of his own. We want a church where if he screams, we don't feel like we're the bad guys." The narrator answers: "Got it…at Me Church, you can stay and everyone else will leave." Third witness: "My wife and I don't give much financial support, but we sure would like to know what everyone else gives." Answer: "No problem. We'll tell you what everyone else gives in detail." "And can I get my car buffed and waxed while I'm in church?" "Of course. And how about an oil change and lube?" Then a ...

2406. Praising God on an Oatmeal Box

2 Samuel 6:12-23

Sermon

John E. Harnish

2407. Worship Like A Wesley

Philippians 4:4-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... Methodist "class meetings" had tickets which had to be stamped showing that you were there, and if you missed, someone came to find out why, concerned about your soul. And to this day, everyone who joins a United Methodist Church promises to support it with our "prayers, presence, gifts and service." Whether in the solemnity and liturgy of a sanctuary or on the sawdust trail or at Sunday Night Alive, Methodists commit to be present in worship, present in fellowship, committed to the gathering. Somewhere ...

2408. Building Relationships

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... told Pastor Stetler, “You can always remove a child from your family, but you can never remove her from your heart. Whatever she is looking for, I sure hope she finds it. We have done everything we know how to do to show her our love, support and guidance, but right now she cannot see beyond her need to express her independence through defiance.” (7) It’s not an uncommon occurrence. We love Jesus’ story of the prodigal son, but the prodigal has to want to come home, and sometimes that never happens ...

2409. Taking the Long View

2 Peter 3:8-15a

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... isn't going to help much to plead our case by maintaining, "But, God doesn't see it that way!" To live in a real world demands we adjust to the ways and means of the workaday world. Some people have to be kept happy, just for us to support our families. God may be God, but tell that to General Motors! Questing of the sort the writer is speaking can be placed in a corner of the mind and never called upon again. It is labeled miscellaneous and perhaps even hurtful to one's progress. Before "the beginning ...

2410. Taking a Necessary Step

Acts 19:1-7

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

... dear Lord will come to you directly or send someone to provide an opening for you to take the next step. Plateaus may be nice and comfortable but they are also debilitating. In time, as opportunities come and go, they can so erode that they won't support much of anything that is truly valuable. Don't allow the awful shame of such a predicament claim your place in God's kingdom. Stand tall or fall on your knees, whichever is required, and move forward in the spiritual life Christ intends. You will never lack ...

2411. From Father Failure to Divine Father

Romans 8:12-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... without a source of meaning and sustenance. Instead, something else is drawn in as a source of meaning — family, sports, career, nation, pleasure seeking, and of course, the most persistent of all substitute gods — money. Who is it that lives without a support system of some sort? Who is it that is truly independent, truly self-made, truly self-reliant? We all are dependent to some degree, but the religious question has to do with the nature of our dependency. What kinds of dependency and independency ...

2412. Are You a Taker or a Giver?

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... , churches, universities, hospitals, missionaries, musicians, scholars, literature, and millions upon millions of lives made new. This was Philippi, a city church with a generous heart from the beginning, one of the few churches from which Paul received financial support for his work. Perhaps for that reason — their reputation for generosity — Paul and Titus ask them again for financial contribution, not for themselves, but for the poor Christians in Judea, hundreds of Roman miles away. And here is ...

2413. The Paradoxical Power of Weakness

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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Maurice A. Fetty

... ? Strong in the remote city, he became weak in New York. Proud in the west, he was humiliated in the east. Provincially acclaimed, he was disregarded nationally. However, despite the disappointment of his former fans and the indignation of his supporters over his humiliation, the musician was a wise man. He knew that in his humiliation before the great teacher, he was being exalted into great musicianship. By confessing his weaknesses he was gaining strength. Through acknowledgment of his provincialism, he ...

2414. Living the Word of God

James 1:17-27

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... we know from our study of history the many struggles our nation has endured, continuing today, to make this ideal a reality. The horrors of slavery and racial injustice that Abraham Lincoln's "Emancipation Proclamation" sought to end required the additional support of constitutional amendments and the work of many people, like one of Gandhi's disciples, Martin Luther King, Jr. However, the ideals expressed by Thomas Jefferson still are not fulfilled, not only for African-Americans, but many others who find ...

2415. Strength through Diversity

James 2:1-17

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... twentieth century. Walter Rauschenbusch, a Baptist minister who worked in New York's "Hell's Kitchen" district at the outset of the twentieth century heard the cry of his people for justice and peace. He saw poverty firsthand and rallied to the support of his people. His response was more intellectual as he became a leading proponent of the Social Gospel Movement through such famous books as Christianity and the Social Crisis and A Theology of the Social Gospel. One generation later, the Catholic radical ...

2416. Where Is Love?

Hebrews 9:1-28

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... . So where is love, and how do we secure it for ourselves? Perhaps the church community first addressed by the preacher of Hebrews felt a bit like the orphaned Oliver Twist. They had earlier stood their ground amidst persecution and had faithfully supported fellow Christians who lost property and personal freedom. But they were growing weary, and the stakes were getting higher, and many were questioning whether the struggle was worth their continued efforts with no apparent end in sight. They were seeking a ...

2417. Our Prayers Are Our Thanksgiving

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human, who gave himself as a ransom for all. — 1 Timothy 2:1-2, 5-6a In these brief verses from the epistle to Timothy two principles for practical Christian living are made abundantly clear: 1) We are to support our leaders in prayer. A stable nation benefits everyone. 2) Our "pledge of allegiance" is ultimately to Christ, who mediates God's divine grace and power to all nations and people. Any leader, nation, or institution that does not recognize or place itself under ...

2418. Blind Man’s Bluff

2 Corinthians 5:1-10, Psalm 20:1-9

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

Call To Worship One: The Lord answers you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you! All: May he send us help from the sanctuary, and give us support from his kingdom. One: The Lord remembers all your offerings, and regards with favor your best efforts. All: May he grant us our heart's desire, and fulfill all our plans. One: May we shout for joy over God's victory, and in the name of our God set up ...

2419. A Very Transparent Veil

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... on you and nail you to the tree. God of light, shine a little longer. If we must descend, let it be with you at our side, so that we may take up our own cross and walk as far as we are able, until at last only with your support can we lift high your glory, which is never dimmed by our frailty. God of light, shine a little longer. Amen. Prayer Of Confession One: For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake. All: For it is the ...

2420. 100 Points!

Matthew 20:1-16

Illustration

... ." Okay, " the man says, "I was married to the same women for 50 years and never cheated on her, even in my heart." That's wonderful," says St. Peter, "that's worth three points." Three points?" He says. "Well, I attended church all my life and supported its ministry with my tithe and service." Terrific!" say's St. Peter. "That's certainly worth a point." "One point? Well I started a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for homeless veterans." Fantastic, that's good for two more points," he says ...

2421. Giving It All

Matthew 21:33-46

Illustration

Brett Blair

... told about his work in the mission field. Before the offering plate was passed around, the preacher told everyone that everything that was collected that night would be given to this missionary to help fund his work on behalf of the church. The wealthy man wanted to give to support mission work, but he knew he couldn't make change from the offering plate. He knew he either had to give all he had or nothing at all. At that moment, he decided to give all that he had to God. Looking back, he said he knew that ...

2422. Wishing to Be Like God

Matthew 21:33-46

Illustration

D. Wayne Burkette

... became very wise. At last he used his third wish to express his desire to become as God, and immediately he found himself back in the gutter. So it was with the wicked tenants. Dissatisfied with their role as stewards and not owners, they eventually lost the very vineyard which supported them. The tenants of the vineyard are most to be pitied. We can only hope and pray for the innocents who always suffer in their self-destruction.

2423. Excuses, Excuses

Matthew 22:1-14

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Bruce Goettsche

... we have to spend with our family (and apparently we don't want to spend it in worship) Sunday is the only day we have to sleep in I would get up early to pray, but I have a busy day ahead and need my rest My spouse is not supportive of my faith I know I should read the Bible, but television is more entertaining I can't serve the Lord because my kids are active and I want to share all these times with my kids, perhaps when they are older.

2424. Matthew 22:15-22

Matthew 22:15-22

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... ACLU joining forces against a third party. The Pharisees were, of course, the most Torah-tight, ritually correct, scripturally-bound scholars in first century Judaism. The "Herodians" are not a well-defined group, but their name implies that they were avid supporters of the Herodian dynasty, represented in Galilee by Herod Antipas. Herodian political power had long been propped up by Roman muscle. The presence of "Herodians" in Jerusalem is odd in and of itself, since Judea was no longer under Herodian rule ...

2425. Blue Christmas

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... decided to spend several months disguised as an old woman. She wanted to discover for herself how America treated the elderly. Her friend fitted pieces of latex to Pattie’s face to instantly age her. She wrapped her legs with Ace bandages; then she wore support stockings over those bandages to bind her movements. She put wax in her ears to make hearing more difficult and drops of baby oil in her eyes to cloud her vision. She wrapped adhesive tape around her fingers to simulate arthritis and wore gloves ...

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