Sermons:
Do YOU Want to See Jesus? John
12:20-33
by Rev. Rick Thompson
Forgiven and Forgotten, to be Remembered, Jeremiah
31:31-34
Rev. Randy L Quinn
Have Mercy On Me, o God,
Psalm
51:1-12
Doug in Riverside
The Greek Mizzion
John 12: 20-33
by Rev. Thomas Hall
Create In Me A Clean Heart, Psalm 51:1-12 , by T. Hall
Fumbling in the
Dark, John 12:20-33, by John Nadasi
To
Please God, John 12:20-33, by Pastor PJ
Who will get glory?
John 12:20-33, Jim Hill from B.C.
Melchizedek, Hebrews 5:5-10, by KK in Brookfield
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No More Excuses!
based on John 12:20-36
by Rev. Randy Quinn
I
don’t know how many of you remember the television ad campaign Wendy’s
had several years ago. It featured two hamburgers, “Hamburger A” and
“Hamburger B.” People were shown both hamburgers and asked which they
would prefer.
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Hamburger A looked larger than Hamburger B. It
was in a soft bun with lettuce and tomato. The meat looked thick and juicy.
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Hamburger B was much smaller. The bun looked
stale. The meat looked like it had been overcooked – or maybe even freeze
dried.
Do you remember that commercial?
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One man chose “Hamburger B” because it reminded
him of his mother’s cooking (and his wife whispers that she never was a very
good cook).
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Another man chose “Hamburger B” because, he said,
“I’m a truck driver and I like to taste my lunch all the way from
Philadelphia to Detroit.”
When given a choice, we often make
poor decisions for the wrong reasons, don’t we? And when we realize what we’ve
done, we often make excuses for our decisions. Our own pride won’t let us admit
to failure. Our own pride won’t let us – to use a Biblical word – our own pride
won’t let us repent.
You may or may not be surprised by
the number of excuses I have heard for not being in church on Sunday. I suspect
they tell me their excuses because they want someone to give them permission for
not being there, but I’m not the one who is offended by their absence.
It is the moral equivalent of
telling your neighbor why you didn’t go to work instead of letting your boss and
coworkers know. It’s like telling the clerk in the convenience store why you
didn’t go to school instead of letting your teacher and classmates know why you
weren’t there. [continue]
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