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1. Who's In Charge Here

Judges 21:24-25

Sermon

James Merritt

... rejected biblical revelation. They rejected the word of God, and they rejected the God of the word. That was the root of the entire problem. The great Russian philosopher, Dostoevski, once wrote, "If God did not exist, everything would be permitted."[3] One of the charges that God brought against the nation of Israel, through the prophet Hosea, is this: "I have written for him the great things of My law, but they were considered a strange thing." (Hosea 8:12) A stranger was not at home in Israel. He had ...

2. God's in Charge (so shut up!)

Ephesians 5:15-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... " (Ecclesiastes 5:1). Only when we stop up our mouths and open up our hearts, can we hope to hear God's words for us. "God's in charge, so open up!" It is only once we close our own mouths, and shut off the clamor of our own insistent neediness, that we can open up to ... The thankfulness we feel and proclaim for God's never-ending gifts must find an active outlet in our lives. Knowing that "God's in charge" means we don't have to worry about the bottom line, we don't have to hedge our bets, we don't have to ...

3. Who's In Charge Here, Anyway?

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Tony Everett

... them. Others are given the silent treatment. Still others are the victims of gossip and innuendo. Chaos continues. Sin abounds. "And Joseph kissed his brothers and wept upon them; and after that his brothers talked with him" (v. 15). Someone has to be a Joseph here. God is in charge here. Not you. Not me. We must "stop standing on our brother's head." God calls us to reach out with the open arms of forgiveness. God asks us to put aside our desires to get even. God calls us to allow peace to begin in our own ...

4. Taking Charge

Joshua 5:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... reconciling the world to himself . . ." The Father loves us. He has done all He can do. Now, says St. Paul, it's time for us to do our part-- "We entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God." In other words, it's time for us to take charge of our lives. It's time for us to come to ourselves. God has provided spiritual manna during our time of wilderness wandering, but now it is time for us to take responsibility for our lives and to do what the prodigal did--be reconciled with the Father. Let me ...

5. Who’s In Charge Here?

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

Sermon

Keith Hammer

... the very best caretakers we can be of the lives and gifts God has given us. But God is still very clearly in charge of our comings and our goings. At those times when the momentous decision to remove life support systems is being made, there is ... these machines on and off, still our lives finally are in God’s hands. Still he is the potter, and we are the clay. Still God is in charge of our world and all of us in it. Still we live by the gift of faith so as to learn more fully the spiritual dimensions of ...

6. Since He's In Charge, We're In Luck

Psalm 33:4-5, 8-9, 13-22

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). Whether we experience God as sparing us from harm, or leading us to some special understanding or event or person, or keeping us strong when the forces of evil are overpowering us, God is still in charge. BULLETIN MATERIAL Notes of the Psalms of Orientation "Life, as reflected in these psalms, is not troubled or threatened, but is seen as the well-ordered world intended by God. They approximate a 'no surprise world,' and consequently a world of 'no fear.' They ...

7. Get a Charge

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... church, but said no when he was asked to make a sacrifice. Which one did the will of the Father?" Talking about hymns, John Wesley's brother, Charles Wesley, was a hymn writer. He wrote the hymn that we will use to close the service today, "A Charge to Keep I Have." It is said that the Methodists would sing their theology. Other churches had creeds, and they would recite their theology to define who they were and what they believed, but the Methodists put beliefs in hymns and sang them. Charles Wesley did ...

8. The Nano-Punch of Pentecost

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the power of these bond forces, of these field powers is stupendous. Tiny is huge — when it plays together as a cohesive bond. It was exactly the same in the first century. A tiny, insignificant group of individuals were uniquely “charged.” They were first “charged” with the power of cohesiveness. They were to stay together as a community of faith, a faith they had witnessed and worshiped together when they saw the risen Jesus and offered him homage. They eventually recognized the resurrected Lord ...

9. Fulfill Your Ministry

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... than preaching the Word. Nobody else in all the world has access to the minds and hearts of people as a pastor does. Don’t allow yourself to become dull to this great opportunity that is yours. So Paul admonishes us, “Preach the word.” This charge grew out of his own passion. “Woe is me . . .” and that passion should characterize all our ministry, whether pastors or not. Would you turn to your neighbor now and say, “I must preach the Gospel.” II Paul’s next word may be an elaboration of ...

10. The Work of An Evangelist

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... his response: “I’ll be there.” A great witness to their confidence in eternal life and heaven as our home. Last words are important. So here in our scripture lesson are some of Paul’s last words. The words are a charge – a charge to Timothy, and, if you understand scripture as I do, a charge to us. I charge you. It’s like a judge in the courtroom, or like a general giving orders to his troops as they are about to engage in battle. It’s what it is: a dying man – or one who knows that death is ...

11. The Big Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... in Holy Week. He will go to the very heart of the enemy's camp, knowing exactly what is going to happen to him. But he is trusting that God's plan is stronger than anything that they can do to him. The temptation is think that you are in charge, not God. I think that is why he taught us in the Lord's Prayer to pray, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." In fact, one translation of that petition reads, "Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from the evil one," tying the petition in ...

12. Hail, King!

Jeremiah 23:5-6 · Psalm 93 · Revelation 1:4b-8 · John 18:33-37

Sermon

Will Willimon

... says Jesus. "So you really are king?" Jesus answers, "You are the one who keeps saying that I am king.” Pilate thinks he is in control. He keeps raving about his power but he has very little. He thinks he is in charge but obviously this Jew, this bedraggled, whipped Jew is in charge. When Jesus says that his kingdom is ' ' not of this world," he isn't talking about heaven or some other time. He means now, that his kingdom (unlike that of Pilate or Caiaphas) is not dependent upon or grounded in the methods ...

13. Christ Has Gone Up

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... tell you one thing, if he’s ever visited this church, he ain’t ever coming back!” That salesman was a little unkind. Nevertheless, there ought to be more joy in the church than anywhere else on earth. Deus Ascendit. God has gone up. He is in charge. We are not forsaken. And one day Christ will return. The ascension of Christ was an occasion for awe and adoration. It was a time of drawing together as one company. It was a time of great anticipation. In The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, the ...

14. God Has Gone Up

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... me tell you one thing, if he's ever visited this church, he ain't ever coming back!" That salesman was a little unkind. Nevertheless, there ought to be more joy in the church than anywhere else on earth. Deus Ascendit. God has gone up. He is in charge. We are not forsaken. The ascension of Christ was an occasion for awe and adoration. It was a time of drawing together in one accord. It was a time of great anticipation. In THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint Exupery, the Prince becomes close friends with a ...

15. Jesus Rejected

Mark 15:1-15

Sermon

R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... only a digest of what took place at the meeting of Pilate with Jesus. On that point everyone agrees. The gospel itself suggests it. The main charge against Jesus was that he had claimed to be "The King of the Jews." This is the first time any mention is made of Jesus as ... have turned on his heel in contempt of any such religious quarrel as beneath his concern. And so the authorities laid a charge in terms Pilate had not been able to ignore. Anyone claiming to be a King, the King of the Jews, represented a ...

16. Sustaining the Weary with a Word

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... me? Let us face each other. Who is my accuser? Let him confront me. Who is he who condemns me? They will all wear out like a garment.” What then are the charges? What are the causes of these accusations and recriminations? What are the causes of all this beating and mocking and spitting? What then are the charges? What are the crimes? Loving and serving God’s people? Calling the wicked into account? Exhorting the people back to God? Finding the lost? Feeding the hungry? Enriching the poor? Visiting the ...

17. Now

Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Will Willimon

... that, have known about it for nearly two thousand years now. But here is something we may not know: the master "puts his servants in charge, each with his own work." The class that won't work except when Mrs. Jones is pacing up and down the aisles is a worthless ... spoken, prayers to be said, bread to be offered, deeds to be done. The master, first time he was with us, put you, his servants, in charge, each with our own work, and told us to keep at it until he got back. We don't know when he will come and put ...

18. The Great I AM

Sermon

Ronald Lavin

... of control when I hold the control panel and change the stations as I desire. It doesn't work for me to be at the control panel." "Yes," says God in reply to our confession. "I know. I made you that way. You were never intended to be in charge." Button, button, who's got the button? "You do," we say to God when we receive the ashes for remembering. "You, O Lord, have the control panel. My life is broken and dysfunctional unless you are the One who rules." God replies, "Remember your mortality, my son, my ...

19. Is It Too Late?

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

George Johnson

... . Is it too late? Perhaps yes for some things, but not too late to reverse the trends and heal the land. We have been entrusted with some property, this planet, our habitation. That's like a talent. All of us are on the building committee. We are placed in charge of the project. We all want to hear the words: "Well done, good and faithful servant." There is a wonderful promise in 2 Chronicles 7:14. It says: "If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves, seek my face and pray, and turn from ...

20. Jesus and Judgment

Romans 2:11-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... was in the store I saw a customer walk up to the counter with an armful of groceries and say, "Charge it, Mr. Strout." No money was exchanged. He just said "charge it" and walked out. I was amazed by this mysterious transaction. I said to myself, "How foolish I have ... been, believing that money was required for needed items, when all I had to do was to say those magic words, 'Charge it."' So I began using those magic words regularly, and they worked. I began bringing my friends to the store, inviting them ...

21. Cha-cha-cha Christians: The Dance that Advances

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... re-claiming life? Instead of seeing hatred and despair winning out, do you see the victory of love and hope? Your legs are made for dancing, not for sitting, not for balancing, but for dancing. Will you dance the Cha-Cha-Cha? Will you be open to the Charge, the Challenge, and the Chance of divine discovery this week? Will you dance with God? It is for that reason God made the dance floor we call life. One of the most famous of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals is called “The King and I” (1956). How ...

22. Close Calls

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... us into the deep waters of two life-changing questions: Is the Lord asleep when we need him most? and Who is in charge here? That's what the apostles thought and said to one another on the storm tossed waves of the Lake of Galilee. In ... turning point in the story. The turning point is that God is asking the questions. Since this is a Jewish story, that means God is in charge, not man. God is in the middle, not man. In modern life, we have the tendency to think of ourselves as being central. The elevation of ...

23. When I AM Speaks, You'd Better Listen

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... life, he said, "One drink was always too much and a thousand were not enough." If you complimented him about his decision to stop drinking, "Hap" would always say, "Not me, God." In terms of our text, "Hap" made the transition from "I am in charge of my life" to "I AM is in charge of my life." To put it another way, Jesus became the nourishment "Hap" needed for life, the food and drink that kept him alive. For the last years of his life, he listened to and depended on the great I AM. He also witnessed to ...

24. The Thorn of Discontent

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and have lived to tell about it. I am a “powerful” person in the Christian church –probably the most “powerful” person in charge of all of the churches of this region. It would be easy for me to feel conceited about that! But I don’ ... you know why? Because my experiences have left me also with a “thorn” in my side –a constant reminder that I am NOT the one in charge. You may look at me and see power, and status. But my eyes –they’re on Jesus. Because I know….I KNOW that Jesus is the ...

25. A Deserted Place

Mark 1:29-39

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... recuperate and refuel his life and spirit once again. He had to stay connected as Dr. J. D. Phillips, pastor of St. Luke's UMC here in Arlington says. J.D. said, "Until you're forty, you run on batteries but when you turn forty you better be connected." II. CHARGING OUR BATTERIES: A. J.D. knows what he's talking about. He knows and practices the secret of Jesus' energy for ministry. And it's a secret we can all practice. PRAYER. Jesus knew that to do God's will and to maintain the energy and focus He needed ...

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