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Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... -kindness...critical to the living of lives that are pleasing to God. But one can be just without being religious. One can be kind without any religious inclination. That is why Micah says REAL religion requires one thing more: a humble walk with God. It is the daily walk with God that energizes the commitment to do justice and go even beyond to treat people (even the undeserving) with loving-kindness; the ritual of the temple that was so important to Israel could give expression to the vitality of that ...

2. Why Do You Believe What You Believe?

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... among you except Christ and him crucified...that your faith may not rest in the wisdom of men but the power of God." It may have once been our parent's faith. It may have started as an intellectual affirmation or an emotional experience. Now it is based upon a daily walk with Christ in which we experience His presence and His power in our lives. We know it is real not because of what we have been told, or what we have deduced, or because of what we felt once upon a time, but because Christ is as much a part ...

3. Show Me The Fish!

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... the progression of discipleship. We rarely get converted by a blinding light in the sky. Usually it begins by a daily walk with Christ, in which we do the little things that he calls us to do. Then we begin sensing his presence in our lives and we become ... astonished by his goodness to us. And then this daily walk gradually transforms us into the likeness of Christ. Max Anders, in his book titled GOD gives one of the most powerful analogies of ...

4. Gone with the Wind

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... with our own personal levitation. Some of you are living a miracle. You are, in Berry's words, alive within mystery, by miracle. But like Peter in today's gospel text, there are two greatest dangers to those who daily walk against the odds and defy gravity. The two most dangerous winds that vanish the miracle of water-walking and vanquish the mystery of faith we might call the negaters and the divagaters. When we give in to these two contrary winds, the winds of negation and divagation, our water ...

5. Eating Living Bread

John 6:25-59

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... only a reference to the celebration of the Eucharist. It is a statement of the entire life of those who are called to follow Christ. The unity with Christ is not some ethereal mystical event. It is a translation of his life into ours in a daily walk with him that becomes a life forever with him. 4. Is John Anti-Sacraments? As noted earlier, John does not have either the baptism of Jesus or the institution of the Eucharist in the Last Supper during the Passover meal. Does he deliberately omit these events ...

6. Week Five Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... day. It is easy to accuse others; our righteousness sometimes "impels" us to tell someone what others have done. Our need, our frustration at what we know or have observed cannot be satisfied until all is in the open. All of us in our daily walk of faith encounter similar experiences as those described in today's readings. The accusations will not usually be as graphic or significant, but they are present nonetheless. We accuse people by our words; we make judgments by our attitudes and how we relate to ...

7. On the Emmaus Road with Cleopas and His Friend

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the scripture to them… underscoring the importance of Bible-reading. He breaks bread with them… an obvious plug for Holy Communion. And he sends them back to the church. Look at this… prayer, Bible study, the sacraments, staying close to the church and the daily walk with Jesus Christ… through these Holy Habits, Christ can bring healing to a fractured spirit. Listen! If you have a problem today, if you are hurting in any way right now, bring that problem, that pain to the church… bring it to the ...

8. Week One Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... change of heart or mind do we need? What new direction is Jesus suggesting to us this day through our conversation with him? We must understand that we have the tradition; we have the signs. Let us endeavor to change as God suggests to each of us in our daily walk of prayer. Let us be transformed by God this day! Thursday Week OneEsther (C) 4:12, 14-16, 23-25Matthew 7:7-12 Trust Fully In God Albert Schweitzer is a name familiar to most all. He gained fame as a medical missionary in Africa in the early 20th ...

9. Ignite: The Fire Burns Brightly

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

James Merritt

... a preference for us, but a biblical principle. If you are not in a life-group (small group) get in one today!!! If you would like to build your life around the teaching of God’s Word, meet new friends who can encourage and help you in your daily walk, then you can do so by joining a small group. Right outside in the lobby you will see a table, by the large windows, near the Resource Center. Some of our staff and actual life group teachers will be there to answer your questions and help you get connected ...

10. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... , incredible things can happen! A love that never quits is the second aspect in bottom line religion. 3. To Walk With God The third aspect in the sort of life God wants from us brings us to the spiritual or theological dimension: To walk humbly with God. Now the key word here is "walk." It suggests that the whole orientation of life centers in a daily walk of faith with the Lord. This call to walk is similar to Jesus' invitation to the disciples, "Follow me." Jesus seldom asks us "to believe," but rather to ...

11. The First Sunday In Lent

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Kendall McCabe

... church, and to trust Christ more fully to help us keep those promises. We are all in the process of being confirmed, of constantly receiving strength and power from the Holy Spirit of God. Confirmation is not something we get through; it is a necessary part of our daily walk with God. We simply act out, in the liturgy, what God does for us each day. As we all will be involved this Lent in thinking about the implications of church membership and what it means to be a part of the body of Christ, the Gospel ...

12. Colossians 1:1-14

Colossians 1:1-14

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... the light?” Paul promises the possibility of escaping “the power of darkness” that enthralls and enslaves the world. Instead, those who “walk” by faith have been “transferred” or “delivered” into a new existence in “the kingdom of His beloved Son.” The fullness of this kingdom might yet be in the future. But Paul’s text proclaims that in this daily walk with God, all of the faithful may be confident that they have received “redemption” and the “forgiveness of sins.” With this ...

13. The Thoughts of Our Hearts

Luke 2:22-40

Sermon

Robert J. Elder

... morning, regular as clockwork. He had probably been doing so since his youth. He was now an old man, but he would never give up the daily walk to the temple as long as he had the strength in his legs to carry him. He had gotten it in his mind that even though ... , he reached for his hat, combed his beard, and headed out. He knew everyone at the temple, since he was very nearly a daily visitor. But on this day, everyone seemed very busy — no one stopped to chat. So he rested in one corner of the outer ...

14. All In: Calling Your Bluff

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... to work. Authority. - Every church member needs to be under the spiritual authority of a church pastor. Accountability. - The church, especially friends in the church and a small group you are a part of, can help you be accountable and help encourage you in your daily walk with God. II. What Should I Become As A Member Of A Church? Listen to how the first church was formed in the New Testament. "Those who believed… were baptized and added to the church…they joined with the other believers and committed ...

15. The Transformative Power of God

1 John 1:1--2:2

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... well using one’s gift of free will in positive ways. This is precisely the temptation against which Saint John writes, insisting that we must walk in the light which only Christ can give; any other route brings darkness and is ultimately a dead-end that leads nowhere a faithful follower ... and to give our lives over more fully to him in our daily walk of faith. Let us, therefore, re-engage our absolute need for God and place our trust fully in him. If we can, indeed our reward in heaven will be great.

16. Inevitabilities and the Last Days

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... Francis of Assisi. One day, so the story goes, Saint Francis invited one of his monks to leave the monastery for a walk through a nearby town. They were to preach the Gospel when they arrived. When they entered the village, Francis stopped to talk, first ... a morning’s sermon. Ah! my son, it is of no use that we walk anywhere to preach unless we preach as we walk." Busy yourself with the preaching of the Gospel in your daily walk. Walk in the omnipresent Spirit. Do not be delayed or deterred by those who ...

17. Jesus, The Light of the World

Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... shared this great gift with us, but this privilege brings with it a great responsibility. The psalmist tells us, "They [those who fear the Lord] rise in the darkness as a light for the upright" (Psalm 112:4). We have the task to go forth in our daily walk with God to share the light we have been given with those, who for whatever reasons, remain in the darkness. This is not an option if we feel like participating; this is our responsibility as those who have been enlightened by God's presence. This is not ...

18. What Would Jesus Really Do?

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... that nothing else compares to the knowledge that his picture hangs on Jimmy Carter's wall. (1) The question Jimmy Carter asked Jim Stovall is one you and I need to ask. Are we squared away? Do we have our lives in order? Do our values drive our daily walk? "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." Jesus lived a life of integrity. But there is a second thing that the writer of I Peter tells us about Christ: HE KNEW HOW TO HANDLE ADVERSITY. We read in the next verse: "When they hurled ...

19. A Life of Trust

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... easy. Of course, some people use another kind of bottle when they’re not feeling very trusting. Or they reach for other kinds of drugs. But these usually have disastrous consequences. Where is trust to be found? Do you want to know? Trust is found in a daily walk with God. That is, we learn to trust by trusting. Let me give you an analogy. Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie tells about a friend of his who was a high flier in the circus in his youth. This friend told Ogilvie that the secret of becoming a successful ...

20. Not Gullible; But Skeptical

John 20:19-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... life. It may be that such a struggle is essential to a strong, mature faith. Never to have doubted is never to have taken the walk of faith seriously. We must add, however, that in order to experience the true joy that God intends for each of His children, there ... There is only one way to find God and that is to take a step of faith, entrust your life to Him, and enter into a daily walk with Him as Savior and Lord of your life. I cannot prove to you the existence of God, but you can prove Him to yourself by ...

21. Getting Off Of The Mountain

Matthew 17:1-13

Bulletin Aid

... " Meditation Suggestion: This meditation could be printed in the bulletin. "We understand a bit about how Peter felt. How we hate to let go of those experiences which break the normal routine, which relieve the monotony, which transform the drudgery of the daily walk. We hang on to them for dear life until, finally, they slip, reluctantly, from our grasp. We confess the blessedness of such moments; and our heart saddens when they pass. But with Peter, we cannot live forever in the ecstasy of such moments ...

22. Easter 3

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon Aid

... 't done this, try it: Ask three people to simulate the Emmaus Road experience as worship begins. Give them ample notice, but to put the experience in their own words. Perhaps they will want to use one of their contemporary situations in which they recognize Christ in their daily walk. Following the drama, ask for response from the congregation. Act of Recognizing our Humanness and Receiving New Life Follow the call to worship with this: Ask the people to think about where and how they see Christ is their ...

23. In His Steps

Illustration

Michael P. Green

... son follows directly behind, making a special effort to step in his father’s footprints. After the two figures pass off the scene, you notice that there is only one set of tracks visible in the field, although two people had walked across it. The Christian life is that way. In our daily walk we ought to be following Christ’s example, particularly in times when we are suffering. If someone were to observe the snow-covered fields of your life, would there be one set of tracks, those of Christ? Or would he ...

24. Epiphany 8

Mt 6:24-34 · 1 Cor 4:1-13 · Is 49:8-18 · Ps 131

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... . Sermon Angle: The most memorable song from the musical Godspell is titled "Day By Day." The title and the lyrics capture the true nature of Christian discipleship. Though Christians are lifted up by the hope of heaven, our primary focus must be our daily walk with Christ. Jesus teaches that we should not be anxious about tomorrow. Permit the Lord to help you deal with today's difficulties and let tomorrow's troubles rest on his shoulders. Today's challenges are more than ample (v. 34). Outline: Talk about ...

25. Take Care Of Each Other!

Ezekiel 33:1-20

Sermon

Keith Hammer

... with you. Yes, you are your sister’s/brother’s keeper. Every time a sister or brother is hurt or hurts someone else, you hurt, your life is less than what God intended it. How can you go on? Only in a daily walk of faith. When you stay close to Jesus, you can know that though your life is daily beset by the pangs and arrows of other persons who are not living God’s way, your life is safe in him. Part of that life is living with and through the pain of being responsible for others. But another bit part ...

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