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1. New Creations

2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 14-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... and sent out to live for God. Paul reminds us of all of that and then gives us guidelines for living the life of faith. He says, because we are new creations: "We walk by faith, not by sight." "We no longer live for ourselves, but for Christ." and "We regard no one from a human point of view." I. BY FAITH, NOT SIGHT: A. What does it mean to walk by faith and not by sight? I remember reading one time about a missionary who was translating the Bible into one of the African tribal languages. The people of this ...

2. Moving Fences

2 Corinthians 5:16-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... changing to do we met the Master. When any human being, no matter how different from us, looks into our eyes, he must see love, never rejection. In the past when we took a position on an emotional issue like abortion, we may have regarded opponents as people of questionable motives and inferior judgment. Frankly, they just made us angry. But when Christ lives within us, he teaches us to assume that our opponents are honorable people with respectable views until proven otherwise. There was a great Methodist ...

3. Reconciliation: Our Gift And Our Ministry

2 Corinthians 5:14-21

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Maxie Dunnam

... has died for all, therefore, all have died. And he died for all that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who, for their sakes, died and was raised. From now on therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view. Even though we once regarded Christ from a human point of view, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come. All this is from God who through Christ reconciled us to God and ...

4. Complete Joy

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... and stuck the man's finger. Blood began to flow slowly from the wound, and the man stared at the drops of blood forming on his finger. Then, quietly, he said, "Well, what do you know? Dead men do bleed." In this letter Paul speaks of death as something he regards favorably. Not in some strange way like that man who was convinced he was really dead, but in a healthy way, as the only way he could begin to live with Christ. In the greater scheme of this letter, the desire of Paul for death is only a little ...

5. The Family That Prays Together Stays Together

Luke 18:1-8

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James Merritt

... , and she would not let him go until he granted her request. Well, finally the judge couldn't take it any more and we read in verses 4 and 5: "And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.'" Notice the word "weary" in v.5, that word literally means "to strike under the eye," or "to give one a black eye." In other words, this judge was saying: "If ...

6. Leave Your Stuff Behind

Genesis 45:1-28

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Maxie Dunnam

... all the biting, snarling, snippy styles of relating, become secretive and cynical. We carry a lot of stuff around, and it burdens us down. We get all glued up in our limited world of habit. Now this word of Pharaoh to Joseph’s brothers is a good word for me. Regard not your stuff, leave your stuff behind. So I want to share with you this morning, along that line, what is some of the stuff we need to leave behind as we begin the old year? What can we drop off our weary, bending backs to make our trek into ...

7. Stick to the Knitting

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is saying to the Corinthians, this is what I think the Church ought to look like. It is about as tidy and succinct a mission statement as you can ever find. It "sticks to the knitting." It gets right down to the core. This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Let's start with that phrase, "stewards of the mysteries of God." Ironically it is the scientists in our time, and not so much the theologians, who are using the word "mystery." I heard this beautiful ...

8. Whosoever Will

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... to their faith or obedience whatsoever; and hath secluded from saving grace all the rest of mankind, and appointed them by the same decree, to eternal damnation without any regard to infidelity.1 You can imagine that a lot of religious believers found that statement pretty chilling. It literally says that without regard to our own faith and practice, God chooses a few of us for heaven but most of us for hell, and that nothing we can do will make the slightest difference. As it happens, however, even the ...

9. Professional Angel

1 Peter 2:19-25

Sermon

Ronald Love

... no ceiling to the sacrifice that may be expected. Thankfully, most of us need not endure such a burden, but if confronted it is expected. Jesus said of himself, “I am the good shepherd.” This is one of the most forthright statements Jesus made regarding his earthly pilgrimage. It is one that we must take to heart and emulate to the best of our ability. It is not the image of a passive individual, for ministry requires courage. It compels perseverance and courage, always remaining attuned to the assigned ...

10. Outlook Determines Outcome

Acts 1:1-11

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Rodney Thomas Smothe

... When I read the book of Acts that is what comes to my mind: application. This is clearly a book about doing what has already been taught. For 40 days Jesus instructed them in the finer points of application of their new mission. Jesus undoubtedly gave pop quizzes regarding the lessons that had already been learned, and then he added a final set of instructions that seemed to signal that his time with them was coming to a close. "He ordered them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait there for the promise of the ...

11. Blinding Specks

Matthew 7:1-6

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Herchel H. Sheets

... it is to be blinded by a speck in our eye. Jesus had something to say about these blinding specks, but he took an unusual approach in regard to them. He talked about one’s being blinded, not by the speck in one’s own eye, but by the speck in someone else’s ... discover something by looking at me! What if what he seeks in me is not there?"11 This is a question we need to ask in regard to God’s searching of our hearts: "What if what he seeks in me is not there?" If we are concerned about this, if we are ...

12. We Are More Than Laborers - Labor Day

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, Ecclesiastes 5:8--6:12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to do! I’d rather go to hell!” “But, sir,” said the attendant, “I thought you knew. That’s where you are!” I know what you’re thinking…If that’s really what hell is like, I think I could handle it for a few weeks, anyway. Most of us regard work as a mixed blessing. We are kindred spirits with the little six-year-old boy who after his first day of school was asked by his father how he liked it. The little boy said, “Oh, it’s okay, but it sure does cut into your play time.” Most ...

13. Terminally Distracted Or Decisively Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

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Joseph M. Freeman

... will be a shocking surprise, not so much because of the timing, but because of the lack of a spiritually developed and readied heart. Will you and I have a kindredness to the five foolish bridesmaids or to the five wise bridesmaids? Bottom line, regarding the spiritual side of our lives, will we choose to be terminally distracted or decisively prepared? This story shared by Jesus could be related to easily by first century village people in Palestine. Weddings were great occasions then, as they are now. The ...

14. God of the Weekday

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... ’s just a repair shop for human carcasses. And yet, we make the division in the name of BUSINESS! I feel that division when I walk in my pastoral dress into a factory or an office. When I worked in the factory as a seminary student, I used to be regarded as some kind of a freak; and though most of my fellow workers were church members, yet one of them put it to me rather candidly, when he said, "You know, you’re kind of out of your element around here, aren’t you, Padre?" Why? Often in the office ...

15. Real Gratitude

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... act, he taught me so much about life and thoughtfulness and love. I love that old car and I love the man in it.” That’s just the way it works. The Zacchaeus story teaches us that real gratitude gives us a new relationship with God and a new regard for others. III. THIRD AND FINALLY, REAL GRATITUDE GIVES US A NEW REASON FOR LIVING. Every now and then I try to think of a new idea about what it means to be grateful. Here is my thought for this year: If gratitude is the celebration of God’s generosity ...

16. A Love For All Seasons (ii) (communion Meditation)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

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Maxie Dunnam

... love, many a person dies on third. There's no one to share his hope, no one to encourage his dream. Paul says, "Love hopes all things." Again, another translation speaks to us and brings out the meaning of hope. Barclay provides this insightful rendering: "Love never regards anyone or anything as hopeless." It has been said that there is a road that leads to Hell even from the Gate of Heaven. As true as that might be, it's equally true, and far more comforting, to know that there is a road to Heaven, even ...

17. Do I Really Matter To God?

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , di Duccio and Rossellino, had attempted to work on that block of marble, but they had given up, claiming that the quality of the marble was inferior. But when Michelangelo’s genius came to bear on this block of marble, it became “David.” Some people regard themselves as just plain inferior, incapable of becoming or doing anything significant. But when you place yourself in the hands of the Master, he can still create a masterpiece. Do you matter to God? Of course you do. He made you in his image and ...

18. A Faith that Will Bring You Alive

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... message from England to America? “Everything,” he said, “is full of wonder till we are used to it, and resurrection owes the incredible portion of its marvel to our never having come across it in our observation that is all. After the resurrection we shall regard it as a divine display of power as familiar to us as creation and providence now are.” (3) Spurgeon’s language is archaic, but his rational is right on target. Of course living more than a hundred years ago he definitely would not believe ...

19. Mary and Martha: Nine to Five and Five to Nine

Luke 10:38-42

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Maurice A. Fetty

... , and with Pope Benedict, I don't expect to see any. I agree with Pope John XXIII, however, and even more with Daniel Defoe who said in 1697 that "Woman… is the glory of her maker." That is why I'm glad you consented to assist with this text regarding two very important women of the Bible. Woman: We need to hear more about equality for women. Man: And we have been. I'm reminded of a delightful movie we've both seen. Remember Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda starred in a women's liberation comedy ...

20. The Death of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12, Mark 6:14-29, Luke 9:1-9

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... her mother, “What should I ask for?” She replied, “The head of John the baptizer.” Immediately she rushed back to the king and requested, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” The king was deeply grieved; yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he did not want to refuse her. Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl ...

21. Revised and Revisioned

John 8:48-59, John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41, John 10:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... honey, but tell also of the story of Jesus’ healing of the man born blind…with dust and water. You turn things upside down! Shall the potter by regarded as the clay? Shall the things made say to their maker, “He did not make me?” or the thing formed say of the one who formed it ... and The Jewish Encyclopedia. For original source, see the Sefer Yezirah. **Sanhedrin 38b. ***For more on Tolkien, particularly regarding Tolkien’s revision of 1951 in which he makes Gollum a fallen hobbit in need of pity ...

22. When Self-esteem Gets Out Of Hand

Luke 18:9-14

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J. Will Ormond

... sacred head for such a worm as I?" She thought such phrases as "miserable sinner" and "such a worm as I" did nothing to enhance one's self-esteem. I suppose she had a point. We are much concerned about having a healthy sense of self-esteem in regard to ourselves, and especially for our children if we are parents, or our students if we are teachers. This is as it should be. There are people who have an extremely low sense of their self-worth. Often they try to compensate either by an obnoxious false bravado ...

23. Rich In God's Sight

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Richard Patt

... , for the kingdom of God is near!" Though Jesus dealt with people in a patient manner, one can sense an urgency about everything he said and did. There is an opportune time. There is a day of salvation. Many of the hymns of Christianity stir us in regard to the urgency of our eternal salvation. "Delay not, delay not, O sinner draw near ... delay not, delay not, the hour is at hand." The Advent hymns breathe the urgency too: "Prepare the royal highway; the King of kings is near! Let every hill and valley a ...

24. The Spirit Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... , in many ways the divisions of spiritual language, of faith and spiritual belief, do more to separate and divide people than anything else. What keeps good Christians confused and polarized? The inability to come to terms with those divisions regarding basic hermeneutics, that is to say, what is interpreted, why it is interpreted, and how it is interpreted. The Spirit of Pentecost unified people not only across national language barriers but also across barriers of spiritual meaning and consciousness ...

25. Out Of The Whirlwind

Job 38:1--41:34

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John A. Stroman

... any conversation can continue, to acknowledge the parent's authority and the reason for it. So God speaks firmly and directly to Job that Job has no misunderstanding of God's purpose. Throughout the earlier chapters of Job, Job has demanded an answer from God regarding the events of his life. Now he has God's response through chapters 38-41. Remarkably through God's speech the focus slowly turns to God's loving care for all of creation -- something that Job finds difficult to do. No matter how unfair or ...

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