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John 1:35-51

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... dance to the melody. We're called to invite others into this glorious relationship of love, acceptance, and forgiveness in Christ. We are witnesses of the resurrection and we're called to invite others to the dance of faith, and then ask them to dance. As you go about your busy week this week, look around. Think about your coworkers, your friends and neighbors. Who can you invite to the dance? Who can you ask to dance? We are witnesses. Take the initiative. "It's Everybody's ...

2. It Costs to Belong

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... with him at the raising of Jairus’ daughter. They were with him in Gethsemane. That night in the garden when Jesus sweat great drops of blood in prayer wrestling with His future, they accompanied Him. Yes, they did fall asleep...but who could blame them? They surely had a busy week! And they weren’t as sure as Jesus was of what was about to happen. Have you ever had a time when you simply could not keep your eyes open to save your soul? I have. So I am not so hasty to condemn him. I. HOWEVER, THERE IS ...

3. Where Earth and Heaven Meet

John 1:14

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... with shopping, worship planning and all the rest. Then a request came from a church member to visit a friend of a friend in the hospital. Frankly, not a welcome request. She had plenty to do, and it was just one more interruption in a busy week. Of course, she went anyway. But she says… "…as I stepped into that gloomy hospital room, I stepped into Advent as well, unwanted, unexpected, but more precious than any gift I received that Christmas." The man was dying. She came to discover he had served as ...

4. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

Luke 24:13-35

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David E. Leininger

... outside the realm of normal expectation. After all, if God decided to make that point with us here this morning all that would be needed would be for the late Pope to walk in in a business suit and take a seat. Would you identify him right off? Despite his image having been everywhere this past week? Another thing. These folks were not biblical illiterates. Those stories that the mysterious stranger told them about were not unfamiliar. They knew them. But they still didn't catch on. Is there a message there ...

5. The Benefit of the Doubt

John 20:24-31

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Johnny Dean

... as I normally do, wasn’t quite as visible as usual. I tried to follow the advice of our Regional Minister and take some time for myself, some time to just relax. There are two main reasons we are advised to do this. First, the week before Easter is usually a very busy week in the life of the church and the preacher. There are additional worship services to prepare for. In our case, there is the ecumenical service on Palm Sunday evening. Now, I know I didn’t have to preach at that service, but since we ...

6. God Bless the Child

Mark 10:13-16

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David E. Leininger

... church. There will be no real progress, no genuine hope for America's children to ALL be looked upon as GOD'S children until some sense of urgency forces us to reconsider our values. That Congress and the administration could give business a $136-billion tax break this week while so many millions of American youngsters cannot get medical care is unconscionable. The ultimate test of any civilization is not the power of its armies nor the size of its gross national product but the condition of its children ...

7. The More I Understand, The Less I Know

John 3:1-21

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Johnny Dean

... all the right stuff, just the right blend of humor and drama, and only lasts twelve minutes? I just don’t know. On a good week, when there’s been ample time to do all the research and word searches and Internet surfing through the preaching resources (and there are lots ... . What’s even worse, sometimes sermons work and the preacher doesn’t know why! Sometimes you have a busy week, with meetings, meetings, and more meetings. Folks are in the hospital, there’s a newsletter to get out. You really mean to ...

8. The Gift of Wisdom

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... ! You bet it's a miracle. They don't call this Low Sunday for nothing!" Someone else is thinking, "Any morning I get up after a busy week and can still get the kids going and fed and dressed and to church, I've accomplished a miracle!" Or "You bet it's a miracle ... and that though Jesus died on the cross, these disciples still served a living Lord! The narrow streets were filled with busy and idle people. Everyone had a reason to drift by or hurry past. Cheesemakers were setting up shop. Peddlers were plying ...

9. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... Thank God it's Friday! (For some people, it's Thank Goodness it's Friday!) This phrase was probably originated by someone tired of working and anxious for the weekend. After a busy week of problems and pressure on the job, hassle and headaches, Friday is a welcome day because it means a break ... a chance to get away for a day or two until the week begins again in earnest on Monday. Today, we can thank God it's Friday - not just because we're looking to the weekend; not just because we can leave our place ...

10. No Angels, No Shepherds, No Star

John 1:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... -old son, Pete, that there would be no store-bought presents this Christmas. “But I’ll tell you what we can do,” said Pete’s father, “we can make pictures of the presents we’d like to give to each other.” That was a busy week. Marjorie and her husband set to work. Christmas Day arrived and the family rose to find their skimpy little tree made magnificent by the picture presents they had adorned it with. There was luxury beyond imagination in those pictures a black limousine and red speedboat ...

11. A Kingdom Investment Policy

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... some of the most conflicted miserable people alive. And if you sneak up behind them and look down at their hind ends, you will see that their pants are split! 1. PreachingToday.com search under Mt. 6:19-24. 2. Ibid. 3. Business Week Online, May 29, 2000. 4. The insight of Jewish apocalyptic, which Ernst Kasemann labeled “the mother of Christian theology.” 5. “Why Bother With Discipleship?” as reprinted in Dallas Willard, The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’ Essential Teaching On Discipleship (San ...

12. God's Original Seatbelt (Mother's Day)

John 13:31-38

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Leonard Sweet

... ? Let's stop there for a moment. Before seat belts, parents could pack eight kids into a family car, ages one week to 18 years, with no restraining thoughts or devices. Automobile safety is much more regulated than it used to be. Today ... of $105 on Mother's Day gifts, $90 on Father's Day gifts. The phone rings more often on Mother's day than Father's day. (Business Week survey, as reported in "Happy Mother's Day," The Boomer Report, May 1998, 3.) The busiest day of the year at car washes? The Saturday before ...

13. Son-burned, Wind-blown, Earth-Stained

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... to GM engineers. The image of the Microsoft CEO on his hands and knees to please some customers made such an impression on the author that he wrote a whole article based on this one incident. (Steve Hamm, "Why High Tech Has to Stay Humble," Business Week, 19 January 2004, 76.) Corporate executives will get on their hands and knees to show customers how much they care. Will Christians get on our hands and knees to show people how much God cares? At the Transfiguration, when Jesus took Peter and James and ...

14. Poison Control

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... seat? Just 50. "People use disinfectant to clean that," he explains. If you eat at your desk, that's the worst. Receptionists' desks, where lots of people pause daily, are the worst areas of all. Gerba calls our desks "a bacteria cafeteria." (Sheridan Prasso, ed., "Up Front," Business Week, 31 May 2002, 14.) Going home right after church to clean up your desk? In today's epistle text, Paul's whole point is that we can never fully clean up our act. No matter what we do, no matter how hard we try to keep ...

15. An Unnerving Experience

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... his closest disciples Peter, James and John to join him on a hike up a mountain. We have no evidence that it was a harrowing climb it was no Everest but what happened on the top of that mountain was still unnerving. It had been a very busy week for Jesus and his disciples. The disciples witnessed their Master feed a multitude of people with just a few loaves and fishes. They then saw him give vision to a man who was, for all practical purposes, blind. Then he revealed to them his mission as the Messiah ...

16. Predictions of the Future

Mark 13:1-8; Luke 21:5-38

Illustration

... in their home." Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977. "With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market." Business Week, August 2, 1968. "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929. "There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would ...

17. History's Prophetic Goofs

Illustration

Staff

... 't have time for it. An English astronomy professor said in the early 19th century that air travel at high speed would be impossible because passengers would suffocate. Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1911: "Airplanes are interesting toys, but they have no military value." Business Week, 1958: "With over 50 foreign cars already on sale here, the Japanese auto industry isn't likely to carve out a big slice of the U.S. market." Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, on December 4, 1941: "Whatever happens, the ...

18. They're Drunk

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Will Willimon

... behavior somewhat bizarre, particularly for Methodists. As I was talking, I looked over at my friend. He had an odd look on his face. I said, "Wait a minute. You haven't spoken in tongues, have you?" He grinned sheepishly. Then he told me. It had been a busy week for him. So Saturday, bright and early, he went down to the church and sat down at his desk to write his sermon. While working on the sermon, "I felt my head fall back. My tongue began to move. I heard strange, guttural sounds. Then, it was over ...

19. Finishing Strong

Nehemiah 9:38--10:39

Sermon

James Merritt

... forego the seventh year's produce and the exacting of every debt." (Nehemiah 10:31, NKJV) You see the Gentiles treated the Sabbath just like any other day of the week. It was just another work day, but the Jews were to rest. The Sabbath was a weekly reminder that they were God's chosen people and that they had a special calling in this world. They were not to be doing business on the Lord's Day. I could not help but think of Mr. Truett Cathy, the founder of Chic-Fil-A. As you know, he is closed on Sundays ...

20. A Cure for the Workaholic

Genesis 2:1-3

Sermon

James Merritt

... a 50 hour work week.[[1]] This is not a problem to take lightly. An estimated 60% of absences from work are from psychological problems due to stress and job burn out. It costs our economy over $57billion dollars a year. Add to this, massive lay-offs, pay cuts, endless work days, disappearing vacations and Americans are coping with an unprecedented level of job stress. A psychiatrist, by the name of Edward Hallowell, is coming out with a book that he has entitled, Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overbooked And ...

21. The Sabbath - Delightfully Different

Exodus 20:1-21, Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us; and, to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A." As you know, the fast-food business is highly competitive. But don't look for Chick-fil-A restaurants to be open on Sundays. They are not. Cathy has heard all the arguments for staying open seven days a week. But he replies, with a slight grin, that his restaurants usually generate more sales in six days than others do in seven. I know a teenager who needed a summer job ...

22. Me - A - Missionary?

Acts 1:8

Sermon

James Merritt

... the greatest needs that we are going to have in the future for people who are willing to go and spend a week or so overseas are business people -professional people. There is a crying need in foreign countries for business people who have been successful to go and to share how to build a business, how to grow a business, and how to be successful using biblical principles with business people overseas. We need doctors and dentists, who will provide medical care. We need teachers, who would be willing to go ...

23. In The Shade Of An Awning

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... greater magnitude. I was involved in beating a frightened child. Jesus said that there were qualities of childhood necessary for adulthood. I was busy with the inventory. And - I remember this too well - Jesus told about a man who kept building bigger and bigger barns to store his great wealth - only to die in the night, leaving behind the single inheritance of barns. And at the end of that second week I proposed to close my inn and head for Jerusalem. Jesus was there. I wanted to talk with him more. He had ...

24. The Tenth Man

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... she baked her another pie. This time her neighbor said, "Try using a little more sugar and don't bake it quite as long. The crust has been a little bit hard lately. And I'd like cherry instead of apple filling next time." The next week Carol was so busy, she was unable to cook for her neighbor. When Carol passed by her house on the way to the store, Mrs. Smith looked through the window and noticed she wasn't carrying a pie. She then stuck her head out the window and yelled, "Where's my pie?!" "It's ...

25. Soaring with Christ

Matthew 28:1-8

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... eye she said, “Fun in the sun. I'm on my way to spring break." If you happen to be employed with the church, Easter week is the busiest week of the entire Christian year. What does Easter mean to you? Is it a family reunion? Is it an Easter bonnet with all the ... to put on the mind of Christ. If you could use a new way of living, a new set of ethics by which you do your business and live your life, I can think of no better day than Easter Sunday morning to embrace the way of Christ. New life is available for ...

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