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1. Settling In Celebration

Romans 12:1-2

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... dance. Over and over again, he signed "For me!" or "The body of Christ broken for me." I hope I'm still that excited about Jesus when I'm 80. I hope God continues to break into my life with those Holy moments. Rayford Settled In Celebration and was truly able Celebrate what Christ had done for him that day, something that we had all taken for granted. Conclusion I read a story from another UM Pastor who tells about the Sunday he and his daughter Abigail, age 3 were at a church one Sunday, not their own ...

2. Celebrity Culture

Psalm 95:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... they would do: They spoil your appetite for the real food that awaits you at your real meal. In fact, our appetites have become so putrefied, that many of us haven't had any real food in years. What's the response of a Christian to a celebrity culture? It's time for Christians to stop joining the rest of the culture in making idols and role models of steroid-doped athletes, bling-bling dripping gansta rappers, lip-syncing pop-star bimbos, and the vacant rich who apprentice the culture in moneytheism and the ...

3. Celebrate This!

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Steven Molin

... dish, or laughter, or a prayer, or a quilt, or an encouraging word. You see, all of this is the other nickel. When you consider what portion of your financial blessings you will share with your church in the coming year, you must first look in the other hand and celebrate the blessings you find there. So I ask you to do this: pray about it. Look at all that God has given to you, and then ask God what your response might be. Whatever you arrive at, trust that God will take your gift and multiply it 1,000 ...

4. Celebration (Series: Fundamentals of Family)

Luke 15:11-32

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J. Howard Olds

... , has estimated we can cut energy use by 14% if we only kept the Sabbath day holy? Take one day a week to stop driving, shopping, working and actually rest. It might not only save the environment. It might save us! Life is a trust. Invest it wisely. II. Celebrate Homecomings You Can Go Home Again. “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘I will arise and go back to my father’” (Luke 15:17). Thomas Wolfe in his famous 1940’s novel says you can’t go home again. “You can’t go back home to your ...

5. A Birthday Celebration

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... of sons and daughters. Or as John put it: "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." (NIV) No wonder we feel a need to celebrate. Happy birthday, Jesus. Did you know, by the way, that "Happy Birthday" was one of the first songs performed in outer space? It was sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969. But it was not the first song sung by astronauts. That honor goes to "Jingle ...

6. The Reluctant Celebrity

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

King Duncan

... of the Transfiguration we read, “As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.” The last thing Jesus wanted was to be a celebrity. Unfortunately, celebrity came to him. And in one sense, celebrity killed him. The more the authorities knew about him the more they feared him. He was a threat to all the powers that be. It would have been best for him if he had kept a low profile. Don’t rock the boat. Go ...

7. A Family Celebration - Maundy Thursday

John 13:18-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... to the kitchen and somebody quickly grinds the wheat in a stone mill, mixes in water and salt, and kneads the flour into a loaf. It is put into the already-heated oven and baked. By the time the service is finished, and the church moves into the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and the breaking of bread, the loaf is ready. As each member breaks off his own portion, he or she is sharing grains of flour from every member of the church. When asked why they do this, one member replied, “As individual seeds ...

8. An Extraterrestrial Celebration

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” Does that mean that we should have a celebration of foot-washing? Some groups do, and that might be very helpful as a demonstration of humility. But I doubt that Jesus was advocating another religious ceremony. What he was advocating was none other than a new heart for those who follow him, a heart of love and ...

9. The Door of Celebration

Luke 19:36-44

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... into life. Joy makes us strong. The joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10). We're strengthened by the joyful spirit in our souls. Sometimes we are pushed so hard toward useful work and rational calculation that we have all but forgotten the joy of ecstatic celebration. My grandson has just learned to whistle. So he whistles all the time. When he's playing, when he's sitting, when he's riding in the car, he whistles. I thought as I listened to his whistle—I used to whistle a lot more than I do now ...

10. Celebrating the Marvel of Growth

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... Christ had a tiny beginning in the work of an obscure teacher and a pitifully small group of ordinary people. The church has become the greatest of all shrubs, the world-wide church that welcomes people of all races and nations into her folds, celebrating the marvel of growth. Thank you, blessed Lord, for planting in our heads the thoughts of God, in our hearts the love of Jesus, and in our hands the deeds of gentle love and service. 1. Biologists claim each seed has eight interacting systems equivalent ...

11. Come Celebrate! Send in the Light!

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... but tiny Judah and David’s city left unconquered, it only seemed a matter of time. It was a time of growing darkness. And to the people walking in that darkness, Isaiah now proclaimed the coming of a great light. We are gathered this Christmas [Eve, Day] to celebrate the light. In a world that rivals Isaiah’s for darkness, we have come together as a people on whom the light has shined. John was right: "the light shined in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." For God has come to save us ...

12. Celebrating Generosity

Mark 12:38-44

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... . The sickness of being so affluent that your money and your things control you instead of the other way around. Let's look at the passage from Mark which tells us about another widow. Jesus pointed out this widow in the Temple and in so doing he was Celebrating her Generosity. Mark 12:38-44 (NRSV) [38] As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, [39] and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor ...

13. Celebrate the Small Stuff

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to major and unavoidable? When the “tipping point” is tripped, everything changes. We change the way we think. We change the way we act. We change the way we deal with issues and problems. The revelation of a new reality changes everything. We are celebrating one of the greatest “tipping points” in life today. The day one becomes a parent, a father or a mother. Today is “Father’s Day.” The day you became a father is a day of transformation. Swedish novelists Anders Roslun and Borge Hellstrom ...

14. A Family Celebration

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... farewell party was held on Friday night as planned. Instead of soft drinks, they drank water served in little cups. Instead of eating cookies, they had some dry crackers someone found in the camp kitchen. It didn't seem like much of a farewell celebration, but for some unknown reason that farewell party was the best one ever. Those campers experienced, perhaps for the first time, the joy of sacrificial giving. They had sacrificed their own self-interest and turned their attention on someone else. As Bob put ...

15. Celebrating with Jesus

Luke 5:33-39

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... and smiling at everyone. Suddenly his mother realized what he was doing and whispered loudly, "Stop that grinning. You’re in church." But if you don’t have reason to grin in church, you’re in a bad way! When is the last time you really celebrated in a worship service? Isn’t it about time? III. Our Treasure Is the Unchanging Christ The third life-lesson is this: our treasure is the unchanging christ; the ways we chare him with the world are changeable. St. Paul expressed it so beautifully: "But we ...

16. Celebration As Worship

2 Samuel 6:1-23

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... with all their might, with songs and lyres, and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. - 2 Samuel 6:3-5 There is a lot to this story of bringing in the ark. Here are three aspects on which we can focus today: The ark; Uzzah; and how celebration can be worship. 1. The Ark As creatures of time and space, we seem to need some sort of center for our faith. The local church serves this purpose for many, and our grand cathedrals attest to this as well. For David and the Israelites the centering impulse ...

17. A Celebration of Love

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s love will not allow God to stand off at a distance. God came into our world in the babe of Bethlehem. We see in the Christmas story God humbling Himself in our behalf. Then we see a young couple devoted to one another. Christmas is a family celebration. It was from the very beginning . . . when Joseph heard the angel’s voice in a dream, and knew that he could trust Mary. She was devoted to him and he to her. And they committed themselves to care for the baby she carried within her body. Christmas is ...

18. A Celebration of Hope

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... not forgotten them nor forsaken them but that he would return to rescue those who had been faithful--often faithful unto death. There were times when on every believer’s lips were those precious words, “Maranatha,” Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Advent then is a celebration of hope. It is the celebration of a people who know what it is to be in darkness and to see a great light. It is far more than tinsel and holly and silver bells and the ringing of cash registers. Advent goes right to the heart of the ...

19. Celebrating Eucharistic Time

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... fulfilled time. For example, a weekend at Gatlinburg, three days at Myrtle Beach, a family campout each one is a short period of calendar time, but their restorative benefits cannot be measured on a time scale. In the Blessed Sacrament, we make and celebrate time on several dimensions. The Holy Eucharist makes sharing time remembering time giving time promising time First, sharing time. It is good to watch people entering the nave, finding their way to the pew. One can feel the linking together of spirits ...

20. Easter Celebration Is Just A Foretaste

Luke 18:31-34, Mark 8:31--9:1, Matthew 27:45-56, John 20:10-18, John 20:1-9

Sermon

Joann Hary

... gracious God sees us through. We only have to look around to those beside us to see an Easter story. I have been here long enough now to have seen many of you in times of crisis, and I have seen you hold fast to the resurrection hope that we celebrate here this Easter morning. Some of you will recognize yourselves and remember having said these words to me, "I don't know what I would have done without God to help me through." "What on earth do those people do who have no faith to cling to?" "I just knew ...

21. The Lost and Found Celebration

Luke 15:15-24

Sermon

James W. Moore

... The prodigal comes home rehearsing his confessions all the way. When he comes face to face with the father he begins to blurt it out… but look! (Don’t miss this!) The father interrupts him. He doesn’t want to hear it. He wants to get on with the celebration. Forgiveness was there, available all along. The prodigal had only to come back and accept it. No more talk needed. No excuses necessary. “Bring the best robe and put it on him; put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet… let’s have a feast ...

22. Celebrate Your Critical Mass

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... take large numbers of people working at a multitude of carefully coordinated tasks. Christ can also be present in a crowd. But we cannot forget that all fellowships of Christ start small where two or three are gathered in Christ's name. We need to celebrate this heritage and rejoice in the fact that the church is truly an example of "every-member-ministry." Invite your listeners to look at the person sitting on their right and then at the person sitting on their left. The three of them can literally change ...

23. Celebrating Christ The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

The READER'S DIGEST tells of young Matthew, age 4, eating an apple in the back seat of the car. "Daddy," said Matthew, "why is my apple turning brown?" His father explained, "Because after you ate the skin off, the meat of the apple came in contact with the air which caused it to oxidize, thus changing its molecular structure and turning it into a different color." There was a long silence, and then Matthew asked softly, "Daddy, are you talking to me?" (1) It's a challenge to communicate to a small child. ...

24. A Global Celebration

John 20:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

Eureka Springs, Arkansas is the home of the Great Passion Play in the Ozarks. There is a humorous story going around about the actor who at one time played the part of Christ in this passion play. As the actor carried the cross up the hill of Golgotha a tourist began heckling him, making fun of him and shouting insults at him. Finally, the actor had taken as much as he could take. So he threw down his cross, walked over to the tourist . . . and punched him out. After the play was over, the director told ...

25. Celebrating the Virtue of Humanity

Ephesians 2:1-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

Many years ago on one very bitterly cold evening in Northern Virginia, an older man waited for a ride across the Potomac River. The wait seemed endless; his body became numb and stiff from the frigid north wind. As he waited, he heard the faint steady rhythm of approaching horses. Anxiously he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass without an effort to get his attention. Then another passed by and still another. Finally, the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat ...

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