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  • Preaching To God's People

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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     | 3,349 views

    Preachers don’t want to ruffle feathers, lest folks fly away, startled, and go to a church down the street. And so we preachers often preach anything but God’s Word. But God uses real preachers, not pale, second-rate imitations.

    Intro Today, the Church finds herself wandering on dangerous terrain, for she no longer wants to listen to her preachers. Even worse, preachers don’t want to preach. They don’t want to ruffle feathers, lest folks fly away, startled, and go to a church down the street. And so we ...read more

  • Living Under Two Trees

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,608 views

    We live under two trees. The first tree was one by which Satan conquered us. But the second tree was one by which Jesus conquered Satan for us. And because of that we live.

    Intro Satan is patient, stoking the power of evil that he believes is stronger than God. He devises a scheme and becomes one with a snake. And there he waits. He will wait as long it takes to entrap and ensnare. And so he waits. He waits for Eve to walk past the Tree of the Knowledge of Good ...read more

  • Following In The Apostles' Footsteps

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
     | 2,311 views

    Living according to the pattern that the Apostles have handed down to us.

    Philippians 3:17: “Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.” --------------------- As a Lutheran convert, I can only go by what others tell me about what we did as a church body 60 years ago. But I’m ...read more

  • Bread Of Life

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,895 views

    Jesus is manna for the wilderness.

    Intro One month in the wilderness and the Israelites are hungry, without food. That wasn’t in the travel brochure when Moses freed us from the Egyptians. Now our feet are tired and our legs weary. Sand and stones irritate in our sandals. Snakes and scorpions infest the ground we walk. ...read more

  • Gazing On God In All His Glory

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,389 views

    What it would be like to see God and gaze upon His glory? Just listen to Isaiah’s experience.

    Intro What it would be like to see God and gaze upon His glory? We think it would be an awesome sight, don’t we? Oh, no doubt, it would fill us with awe--so much that fear would seize every corpuscle of our being. But it would not be awesome; it would be awe-full. Main Body Just listen to ...read more

  • God Serves Us Even In Eternity

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,642 views

    We live as those who keep our lamps lighted--our lamp of faith, fueled by the Holy Spirit whom God the Father has sent through His Son.

    Intro Veiled underneath the noise and rancor of the new-year celebrations, a low thrumming makes itself known. It is a thrumming undercurrent of sad acceptance pervading the new-year festivities, a presence of wistfulness and nostalgia--and yes, even of muted sorrow. The year has fled and gone, ...read more

  • God Comes As An Infant

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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     | 2,993 views

    The God from all eternity, whom the heavens cannot contain, comes as an infant. Jesus, the Exalted One, has been brought low, that He might raise us to unknown heights.

    Intro On this most blessed of nights, the God from all eternity, whom the heavens cannot contain, comes as an infant. Jesus, the Holy One, descends from His royal throne. He has come--a dirty, animals’ feeding trough for His bed. On this most blessed of nights, the One too holy to touch has ...read more

  • Jesus: The Fulfillment Of Hanukkah

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,629 views

    In the middle of the Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah), where the people remembered the Most Holy Place being reconsecrated, Jesus says He is consecrated and set apart by the Father just like the Most Holy Place and just like the Temple.

    Intro It is now winter. The fall harvest complete, the skies are now a darker hue, and the festivals are over. The Israelites have kept God’s ordained festivals and now the long, cold wet winter descends until the spring festivals begin. We can easily lose our focus on God during this time ...read more

  • It Is Finished

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,221 views

    Jesus has done everything. And He gives it all to you as a gift.

    Intro We know how satisfying it feels to do a job well done. At times, the harder the work, the greater the satisfaction. The more intense the toil, the greater the joy of completion. A doctor saves a life and restores health. A worker finishes a difficult and complicated project. A woman ...read more

  • Eternal Life From The Good Samaritan

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,686 views

    Jesus is the Good Samaritan. He stepped into our cesspool of sin. He stooped down, soiling His hands to pick you up. He brings you to the inn of the Church, where the innkeepers, His pastors, look to your eternal needs.

    Intro “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” So asked a Pharisee, a lawyer, to Jesus. The Pharisee was a man who had spent his life studying the Old Testament. And to him, Jesus was cheapening the Law, the Torah, making it into nothing. Now, all the wrong people were thronging to ...read more

  • Unforgiveness Is The Cancer Of The Soul

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 11,543 views

    Unforgiveness is the cancer of the soul. It’s a spiritual prison, enslaving the one who refuses to let go, to leave behind, to forgive.

    Intro Unforgiveness is the cancer of the soul. It’s a spiritual prison, enslaving the one who refuses to let go, to leave behind, to forgive. We in stubborn blindness don’t see the good God is doing when He teaches us to forgive. Instead, we see ourselves as losing out in some way, ...read more

  • Mary, The Mother Of God

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
     | 8,668 views

    Elizabeth is Mary’s older relative, yet she considers it an honor that Mary should visit her. She even calls Mary “the mother of my Lord.” And so the Church has called Mary “Theotokos,” which means the bearer of God.

    Intro We are on the cusp of Christmas. In less than a week, we will marvel at the mystery of our Lord’s incarnation, of His taking on our humanity to save us. We are in a time of expectation; we are in Advent. It’s much like being pregnant, where a mother eagerly awaits and watches for the time ...read more

  • Bored Of The Gospel

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,398 views

    People talk about being “relevant,” even in the church. Being relevant is not bad; in truth, being relevant is most important. But what do we mean by “relevant”? That’s the big question.

    Intro People talk about being “relevant,” even in the church. Being relevant is not bad; in truth, being relevant is most important. But what do we mean by “relevant”? That’s the big question. To some, being relevant in the church means that worship is exciting, ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Forgiving Father

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,958 views

    So what do we learn from this parable? We learn who the Father is, and what His nature is.

    Intro Today, Jesus tells us a parable, a story. You probably know the Parable of the Prodigal Son. And the point of the parable is simple: When the lost are found, you rejoice. Instead of being a spoilsport, looking down on someone else, you rejoice when a sinner repents, and you join the ...read more

  • Rebellion Against God

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,510 views

    Jesus confronts every smug and complacent sinner. But Jesus is also speaking to us. For Jesus forces us to ask, “How are we treating God’s vineyard today?”

    Intro There was a beautiful vineyard, its vines bending, laden with the weight of rich, swollen grape clusters. For the owner had planted a good vineyard. He had chosen a vigorous, hardy stock of vine. He had well prepared the soil to guarantee a good harvest. Yes, the vineyard had rich, ...read more