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Compassion: A Heart for the Hurting (3 of 10)
by Larry Osborne
THE TWO GREATEST COMMANDMENTS AND A BIG SURPRISE Luke 10:25-37/ Matthew 22:34-40/ Leviticus 19:18 and Matthew 5:46-47 BLEEDING HEARTS AND HARD HEARTS How the world tends to look at the hurt and needy (1) Bleeding hearts think everyone is an innocent victim (2) Hard hearts think we get what we deserve A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE Compassion: A Heart For The Hurting (1) Learn to distinguish between divine appointments and drive-by-guiltings Luke 10:33/ 1 Timothy 5:8/ Deuteronomy 15:11 and Galatians 6:10/ Matthew 25:34-46/ James 1:27/ Mark 14:3-9/ Proverbs...
Mugging on the Expressway
by Jerry Vines
There's renewed interest today in story telling. I was in a bookstore the other day and I noticed there is now a storyteller's magazine and they are having conventions all over the land where people who are gifted in the art of storytelling come and tell their stories. I think one of the reasons this is true is because we have learned that telling stories and illustrations and drawing verbal pictures is very important to help people in the process of learning. The neuro- physiologists have found that we are not only left- brained, but we are also right-brained in our learning. In the left brain is where we get language and concepts. In the right...
The Good Samaritan
by Tony Nester
Many of us have heard this story so many times it might be helpful to update it and put it into modern language. Here's a contemporary version of the parable. A certain man went along down the road traveling from point-A-to-point-B. And as it happened he fell among some thieves who beat him terribly, then left him wounded and bleeding along the highway. And by chance there came a charismatic Catholic and a reformed Jew walking along that way. And when they saw him, they passed by on the other side. Likewise, a bible-toting Baptist, a proud to be ''full-Gospel'' Pentecostal, a ''word- walking'' plain-old Protestant...
Who Is My Neighbor?
by David Cawston
The setting for the teaching or this parable began with a question, the kind of question asked by those who don't want an answer. It was asked by someone who thought he knew the answer. The one asking the question was a religious Jew, an expert in the law of Moses. Such men were sometimes called lawyer or the other word was scribes. They were people that had mastered the Jewish law, the first five books of the Bible or Torah. 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, ''Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?'' Jesus answered him by asking a question. 26 He said to him, ''What is written...
Like a Good Neighbor - Jesus Is There
by James Merritt
If you have ever watched the President of the United States deliver the State of the Union Address in recent years, you know that at some point in his speech he will point to the balcony and introduce an ordinary citizen as a real hero in this country. You may not know but that custom began when President Ronald Reagan introduced a man named Lenny Skutnik. To this day reporters will ask presidential aides the question: ''Who are the 'Skutniks' this year?''' 2. Lenny Skutnik was a federal worker walking down the street minding his own business, until the day that Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the Potomac River. The flight had just...
Helping People as Jesus Helped Them (5 of 6)
by Stan Coffey
We have been talking about ''What Would Jesus Do'' and truly we want to be a church that would carry the ministry of Jesus in to the next century. We have talked about seeing people as Jesus saw them. We have to see through His eyes if we are to do what He would do. We talked about touching people as Jesus touched them. We talked about loving people as Jesus loved them. And today we are going to talk about ''Helping People As Jesus Helped Them''. This is the wonderful story of the Good Samaritan. Of course there are those who are trying to justify their religion, trying to emphasize their goodness and they...
Is My Neighbor Really Lost (3 of 6)
by Rick White
Message Truth: It is hypocrisy to say that we are interested in reaching the world for Christ if we are not concerned with reaching our own community. Introduction: 1. During the Zenith years of the Green Bay Packers under the leadership of legendary coach, Vince Lombardi, something very unusual happened. The Packers lost a game to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field that should have been an automatic win for them. Lombardi was livid. When the team plane landed back in Green Bay, Lombardi bused the team right back to Lambeau Field and they put back on their sweaty gear from the Bear's...
A Certain Lawyer That Had a Certain Samaritan for a Neighbor (4 of 11)
by Ken Trivette
Robert Frost once said, ''Good fences make good neighbors.'' G.K. Chesterton wrote, ''The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.'' Another has written: To love the whole world For me is no chore; My only real problem's My neighbor next door. In the familiar story before us we meet several ''certain ones'' in Luke. There is a ''certain lawyer,'' a ''certain priest,'' a ''certain man,'' and a ''certain Samaritan.'' Jesus gave to the ''certain lawyer'' a parable that told of a ''certain Samaritan.'' In doing so, Jesus taught the Lawyer an important lesson on...
Like a Good Neighbor (13 of 13)
by Jeff Lynn
Over the past twelve weeks we've looked at a few disciplines, or habits, that we exercise in order to become a more mature disciple of Christ. In fact, Paul told Timothy that he should discipline himself for the very purpose of becoming more Christ-like. If you've noticed, these disciplines such as prayer, bible intake, giving, fasting and worship are really based on our ''loving the Lord our God with all our heart and soul and mind and strength.'' In fact, you'll recall that I said our passion compels us to pray, read the Word, give, fast and worship. But in this passage, this lawyer asked how the second commandment could be...
Who Is My Neighbor?
by Frank Pollard
''On one occasion,'' says the text. On a certain occasion, like, ''Once upon a time. It happened.'' There are no details of where or when but it happened. An educated, religious, titled man asked a question of our Lord. Often people ask questions, not to get an answer but to demonstrate their wit or to sharpen their minds on the grinding stone of argument. Sometimes they ask questions to make someone look bad, you know, questions that just can't seem to be answered well. Maybe a little of all of this is what is meant when scripture tells us that this young doctor of Biblical jurisprudence ''stood up to test Jesus'' and...
Generous Living Matters: Meeting the Needs of the Outside World (2 of 4)
by Scott Maze
Today, I continue a series of five sermons where I speak to the NRHBC family. In these five messages I want to speak to the framing values for our church going forward. Paying attention to the values that have framed our church’s past, I want to speak to the clarifying values that will frame our future. Another way of looking at this series is to ask the following question: What did Jesus send His followers to do while waiting on His return? Think of these as five vitamins for a healthy church. Last week we examined the epicenter of the church – worship. We conclude today with Vision Sunday, May 5. Today I want to talk the need...
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (5 of 8)
by Jeff Ginn
America lost one of her most beloved public figures last year. Mr. Rogers passed away of stomach cancer. He hosted the longest running show in the history of PBS--''Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.'' He posed the question each show, ''Won't you be my neighbor?'' It is interesting to note that he was an ordained minister and saw his show as a ministry tool. I believe I know where he got the idea for the ''Neighborhood.'' He got it from One who asked, not just, ''Will you be my neighbor'' but ''Will you be a neighbor?'' b. Running commentary during reading. After v. 29 explain why Jesus pointed the man back to the Law. Not that...
Attitude - Why I Give (1 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
Dr. Hood has an excellent packet to go with this sermon series that would be well worth your investigation. OPEN: Eric Hulstrand writes in Leadership magazine: ''While I was preaching one Sunday, an elderly woman, Mary, fainted and struck her head on the end of the pew. Immediately, an EMT in the congregation called an ambulance. As they strapped her to a stretcher and got ready to head out the door, Mary regained consciousness. She motioned for her daughter to come near. Everyone thought she was summoning her strength to convey what could be her final words. The daughter leaned over...
Who Is My Neighbor?
by Tony Nester
The lawyer who questioned Jesus was an expert in the Jewish scriptures. The New Testament often refers to them as Scribes and Pharisees. These scripture experts had combed through our Old Testament Scriptures and identified 613 commandments. 248 were positive commandments ("Thou shalt ...") and 365 were negative commandments ("Thou shalt not ..."). The commandments were also grouped according to seriousness. The most serious were The Ten Commandments -- these were called the "heavy" commandments. The "lighter" commandments included those like the one found in Deuteronomy 22:6-7 which stipulates...
Loving My Neighbor (4 of 7)
by Stephen Whitney
In 1970 Dianna Ross released her first solo which became one of her most popular songs. During her concerts she would have the crowd turn to their neighbors and reach out and touch their hands. Reach out and touch somebody’s hand make this world a better place if you can. Take a little time out of your busy day to give encouragement to someone who’s lost the way. Or would I be talking to a stone if I asked you to share a problem that’s not your own. We can change things if we start giving why don’t you reach out and touch somebody’s hand make this world a better place if you can. GREAT QUESTION :25-29 Question...
The Great Commandment (9 of 52)
by Christopher Harbin
Jesus liked to tell stories. He made up stories about fictitious people that would capture the imagination of his audience, allow them to set aside some of their cultural notions, and grapple with reality from a new perspective. It was a tactic he often used to help people better understand God. It was also a way to force people to take a closer look at themselves and their received traditions. In this passage of Luke, we find Jesus talking with one of his critics who was trying to trap him into saying the wrong thing. ''What must I do to inherit the life of the ages?'' The Jews divided time into two sections. There was the age...
Who is My Neighbor? (3 of 6)
by Jeff Schreve
He was born on March 29, 1955 in Tyler, Texas. He was the 6th of 11 children. His mother named him Earl. Earl was really good at football. He won a state championship in 1973 in high school. He got a college scholarship to the University of Texas. In 1977, Earl Christian Campbell won the Heisman Trophy. He was 5?11", 233 lbs. He had 34" thighs. And he ran a 4-5-40. He was incredible. Earl Campbell was a number one draft pick for the Houston Oilers. He had an incredible career with the Houston Oilers. And I was in Houston when Earl came. And man those were the Love Ya Blue days, and it was...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Part 3 (3 of 3)
by Scott Maze
Won't You Be Our Neighbor? is a series designed to introduce our fall focus of connecting with the people's closest around you. Throughout all of our Bible Fellowship Groups, you'll be hearing about this follow up over the next weeks to come. We are asking many of you to read The Art of Neighboring as we progress through the series. This is a light read that you can move through in a matter of a couple of hours. In fact, one of simplest pieces is this tool: where you are asked to identify the names of your 8 closest neighbors. As we have been preparing for this day, our staff called this ''the chart of shame.'' Today, we are...
The Personality of Loud Love (8 of 14)
by Fred Lowery
Are you kind? Let me ask you this if you were arrested for being kind would there be enough evidence to convict you. Are you sure? Would your wife say that you are kind? Would she say she has a kind husband? Would your husband say that he has a kind wife? You know when you ask people when you think of Jesus Christ and His time on earth, what stands out? Usually they will say something like, kindness, gentleness, understanding and we are to be examples of Christ. We're talking about the fruit of the spirit. We're in Galatians 5:22-23 and we plan to finish this by the end of the year. But the fruit of the spirit is...
