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Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

Sermon

King Duncan

... is a glimpse of God’s overwhelming love for us, God’s joy in knowing us and in being known by us. Dr. Paul Farmer died in February of this year. He founded the global nonprofit Partners in Health, which was known around the world for providing health care for the ... Daily Bread Publishing. Kindle Edition. 4. William Tolar, Reader’s Digest, September 2005, p. 134. 5. Mary Sutherland. 6.“Paul Farmer, Pioneer of Global Health, Dies at 62” by Ellen Barry and Alex Traub, The New York Times, Published ...

2. With The End In Mind

Philippians 3:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... should begin each year, each month, each week, and even each day with the end in mind. No one did that better than a man named Paul. Outside of Jesus Christ, no one had a more productive life, got more out of his potential, or had a greater long term impact than ... own power. Coach Lou Holtz tells the story of a guy in Iowa whose car fell into a ditch. He called on a farmer to help him, but the farmer said, "You need a team of young stallions to pull up that car. I only have one horse, Dusty. He is blind and ...

3. Facing Difficult Decisions in Life! Part VI

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... war. Once again, `Good luck, bad luck, who is to say?''" As we continue our sermon series in the Book of Philippians we find the Apostle Paul facing a great dilemma in his Christian journey. Many people, like the Chinese farmer, would have said to Paul, "I am sure sorry to hear about your bad luck and being in jail." However, we know because of this imprisonment Paul is given a larger mission field to challenge with the claims of the Gospel, and we have this great letter of encouragement to read 2,000 years ...

4. United We Stand, Divided We Fall

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... play the chimes at an hour that would not interfere with the turkeys' eating habits, and the turkey farmer called off his artillery. (2) When we as the church lose our focus, we are in grave danger. Often what is most destructive to our churches are not major issues but people disagreeing about the old red couch, or whether or not to put cushions on the pews. Paul was sensitive to the people and their problems. Paul appealed to the believers, "...by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in ...

5. A Faith that Works with a Victorious Attitude

Philippians 2:12-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... from the buggy, took his shotgun from the back of the buggy, walked to the front and shot the horse. Well, his dear bride began to cry and told her husband that he did not have to shoot the horse. The farmer looked his bride in the face and said, "That''s one." This is not the idea and principle that Paul is teaching us in our lesson today about fear and trembling. I remember when I first started preaching in the summer of 1977, I would get so nervous and full of a wide-range of emotions that I would feel ...

6. One Stone Faith

1 Sam. Chapters 16-19

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... your fists. You are God’s spiritual house. May you carry that anointing into the world, to be saviors of all that is good, and shepherds of all who are faithful. Amen. *The Atlantic. Article by Garance Franke-Ruta regarding Paul Harvey’s 1978 ad for Ram Trucks, “So God Made a Farmer.” Based on the Story Lectionary Major Text The Story of David, Goliath, and Saul’s Vendetta (1 Samuel 16-19) Minor Text The Egyptians Do Not Heed Moses’ and Aaron’s Miracles (Exodus 7-11) The Story of Ahaziah’s ...

7. Are We There Yet?

James 5:7-10

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... God's faithfulness there is no doubt about how appropriate it is to be patient. God has promised these rains; therefore the farmer can be patient in laboring. Analogously, God's promise of Christ's return is a reminder that all of history is in ... of frustration. While James would not have had him in mind as a prophet, I think I could be forgiven for including the apostle Paul on the list who famously had had some physical infirmity that he learned to bear with God's grace, concluding, in 2 Corinthians 12, " ...

8. God's Prescription for a Healthy Christian

Jude 1:17-21

Sermon

James Merritt

... more moans and groans. In just a minute the doctor came back and said, "Quick, get me a hammer and chisel." Well, by that time the farmer had had it. He said, "Wait just a minute, Doctor, what is wrong with my wife?" The doctor said, "I don't know, I can't get ... find it hard to pray, find it difficult to get an answer to your prayers, why don't you ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Paul said in Rom. 8:26-27, "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ...

9. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

... arose and, as a gesture of thanks, sang for the farmer and his wife. When the farmer asked his name, the famous singer replied with a swagger, "Caruso." "Lord! Think of that," the farmer gasped. "I've read about you for years." Caruso was ... out of your sails. Sometimes we really have to work at being arrogant, but most of us can manage to be rude without much effort. However, Paul reminds us that either one is inconsistent with love. Samuel Goldwyn often remarked, "I don't say that I'm always right, but I am ...

10. Resisting The Power Of Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... farmer handed the young man the shotgun and grinned. "Here! Now, you hold the gun on me and make me take a drink!" This morning we're going to talk about temptation. It's a topic relevant to everyone's life. If there is anything in this world that is universal, it is the power of the tempter to lure us into sin. And usually he doesn't have to put a gun to our head. St. Paul ... to get back out. But think of this promise God revealed to St. Paul. God will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, and ...

11. Seeing God Work for Good

Romans 8:26-39

Sermon

Larry Lange

... behind on top. Now that field's good for nothing." "Can it be restored?" I asked. "Takes time and money. Two things a farmer doesn't have." I don't know how true this was for Larry's neighbor, but it was especially true for Larry. Two ... did not know how to pray to a God whom he suspected hated him. Maybe life felt that way at times for Paul. Again, in the lesson for today, Paul reminds us that there was plenty of hardship and distress and persecution and peril for him. He quoted an Old Testament passage ...

12. Old Favorite

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... , the builder building on sand, and the innkeeper opening up a room for the Samaritan to house the beaten traveler. But, frankly, you and I are closer in attitude and environment to the ancient Corinthians than to the Galilean farmers, carpenters, and innkeepers. Paul’s definition of love represents a critical statement of life for us. In today’s world, the motivation and satisfaction level of knowledge workers is a real problem. Today, many affluent knowledge workers are totally dissatisfied with life ...

13. The Gardener

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... many gardeners are present]. If you yourselves don’t garden, I’ll wager that most of your grandparents or great-grandparents were farmers or gardeners. One or more of our grandmothers spent hours a day tending her large vegetable and flower garden. I know mine ... Matthew 13:31-32; Luke 13:18-19) John’s Witness to Jesus (The Living Water) With the Woman at the Well (4) Paul’s Witness to Paradise (2 Corinthians 12) God’s Restoration of Humanity to the Garden (Revelation 22) John’s Witness to Jesus’ ...

14. The Danger of American Express

Exodus 20:17

Sermon

James Merritt

... , money is their lord; they eat it, sleep it, breathe it, and live it. d. It Is A Destructive Sin In I Cor. 6:9-10, Paul gives a list of the type of people who will not go to heaven. You might be surprised to see who is on that list: "Do ... was saved, he heard of a man down the road from him who had been burned out and had no food whatsoever who needed some help. The farmer thought he would put his Christianity to practice. He said to himself, "I'm going to give that man a ham from my smokehouse." On the way ...

15. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

... easy, especially if one is suffering. To bolster their hopes James uses the example of the farmer. For the Palestinian farmer, the crops were literally his life and were therefore valuable. His energy had gone into plowing, weeding ... not to imply he might not be speaking truth elsewhere, but to state that no matter how unbelievable his point might seem God knew it was true. Paul is so far from having two levels of truthfulness in language that in 2 Cor. 1:5–2:4 he defends himself for changing travel plans. ...

16. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:1-6, James 4:13-17, James 5:7-12, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

17. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:7-12, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:13-20

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

18. Praying for Endurance and Healing

James 5:13-20, James 4:13-17, James 5:1-6, James 5:7-12

Understanding Series

Peter H. Davids

19. A Ministry of Encouragement

1 Thessalonians 2:1-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... no one in this room who does not need that from time to time. We need to be affirmed, appreciated, applauded. St. Paul was an encourager. He applauded those who deserved to be applauded. He affirmed those who needed to be affirmed. He was ... And my life might have demonstrated my belief.” (4) A simple word of encouragement from his granddad was life-changing for Richard Allen Farmer. Writer Ben Burton tells about a member of his family whom he calls, Blank. Blank--the kid who didn’t fit in. Blank’ ...

20. The Parables About Response

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

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... God put me in Lebanon, Indiana, a small farm town. I had to get educated quickly about planting and nurturing crops. In my third call, my education about agriculture increased considerably. My third call was to St. Paul Church in Davenport, Iowa, where well over half the parishioners were farmers or in the farm implement business. There are three things I learned about farming in Lebanon, Indiana, and Davenport, Iowa, which connect directly with the parables in Mark 4: (1) growth depends on God, (2) we are ...

21. Focus on the Finish

Galatians 6:7-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... yard line, and the other team recovered. His problem was very simple. He did not focus on the finish. That is exactly what the Apostle Paul is telling us to do in this passage of Scripture. If you're going to run your race and win your race, you've ... away with mocking the Lord. Someone has well said, "The wheels of God may grind slowly, but they do grind surely. I heard about a farmer in a country town who was an infidel, an unbeliever. He wrote a letter to a newspaper editor in that small county seat town ...

22. Dr. Jekyll Meet Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... C. Roy Angell once gave a somewhat whimsical example of this hard truth. He told about a farm boy who was angry at a neighboring farmer who had hurt his feelings. The boy tried to think of some way he could get even. The plan he arrived upon was this: ... Walter Wyatt climbed out of the water and onto the ship. He fell to his knees and kissed the deck. He’d been saved. (3) St. Paul is telling us that our situation is like Walter Wyatt’s. There is nothing that any of us can do on our own to free ourselves ...

23. I Love My Church

1 Chronicles 29:3

Sermon

James Merritt

... you remember the occasion when Paul met the Lord Jesus on the Damascus road, and Jesus asked Paul a very interesting question in Acts 9. He said, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" Well, as you know Paul thought he was persecuting the ... barrel by a few bad apples. I heard about a preacher who visited a farmer to invite him to church. The farmer said, "Well, I'm never going to come to your church." The preacher said, "Why not?" The farmer said, "Because I know some of the members of your church and I ...

24. Going the Second Mile

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

James Merritt

... suggested two cheeks, not dozens of them. He was not advocating we become a doormat to people who try to abuse us or walk all over us. Paul went on to say in that 12th chapter of Romans and verse 18, "If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all ... cow is $400." The used car salesman said, "I'll take it!" The farmer said, "Wait a minute. There are some add-ons." The used car salesman said, "Add-ons?" The farmer said, "Yes, for two-tone color—$100; extra large stomach $125; milk ...

25. Proper 6

Mk 4:26-34 · 2 Cor 5:6-17 · 1 Sam 15:34 - 16:13 · Ps 20

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... are burdened to come to him for relief. Home or away (vv. 6-9). Most people would consider the place where they live and love and work as home. Paul has a different perspective. He says that while we're at home in the body, we're away from the Lord. But when we leave our body we ... while, the seeds are growing toward maturity and the man doesn't know how. The farmer doesn't comprehend the dynamics of growth but he doesn't need to. All he has to do is scatter the seed and harvest the grain when it ...

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