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226. Runaway Lives

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... he can untie the reed that is binding him to the now dead mouse, a hawk comes sailing over the pond, swoops down, and seizes the mouse with the frog dangling from its leg. In one fell swoop, he has both meat and fish for dinner. Runaway-ness has that quality about it. It swoops down and affects not just the one, but often the many. A Modest Hero But there is in this story a modest hero. I say modest because he is as realistic as he is idealistic. But I say hero because he gives evidence of resisting forces ...

227. If I Live To Be A Hundred

Psalm 30:4-5

Illustration

John E. Sumwalt

... room, he could sense that the time for his morning pills was near. He waited for the nurse to push open the door and greet him and his roommate Arthur, who was still snoring loudly in the bed next to his. Most of the accepted measures of quality of human existence no longer affected Sam. While time, in terms of years, seemed to slip away unnoticed, the hours of the day crept by in agonizing slowness. Time no longer meant anything to him. Schedules all belonged to the nurses and aides and family members who ...

228. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... side with men as hard-working as himself, he had frequently shared the frustration of empty nets (Luke 5:5) or the tedium of mending broken ones, (Matthew 4:21) in the process learning a great deal about human nature. As a result Andrew had developed two qualities that were to mark all his days. The first was accepting persons as he found them. The second was the patience to stand by them until they rose up on their own. No common characteristics these, they undoubtedly led Jesus to tap Andrew as the first ...

229. What Shall We Say To This?

Romans 6:1-14

Eulogy

Bob Kaul

... man as ____________ should come to such a tragic end? What shall we say? ____________ was a person with many fine qualities; Paul would even call them "gifts of the Spirit." ____________ had the gifts of love, patience, kindness, and gentleness. His ... driving or war. On the contrary, we want to do everything in our power to prevent these things, everything in our power to enhance the quality and the joy of life. The point is this. It is not for us to stand in judgment. "If it is God who justifies, who ...

230. Creative Preaching

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... created by God, who has loved us enough to send his Son to die for our reconciliation and salvation. We are precious because we are precious to God. I needed an object which had value not in itself but given to it. First I held up a piece of high-quality carpet about a foot square. It was high-priced carpet, superbly made from fine wool. Then I held up a piece of brand new bond stationery paper. Both items had value in themselves. Next I held up a $20 bill. It was old and crumpled, so the paper wasn't ...

231. I Am The Bread Of Life

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... discover that their needs go so much deeper than those physical needs. She wants to be loved and held. He wants to play. She has a desire for knowledge. He hungers after new experiences. In short, they desire quality of life and not mere existence. That is what Jesus Christ ultimately provides for us--quality of life--a way to get beyond ourselves and mere existence and experience life and an intensity of life that we have never before experienced. Let us this day partake of that food which does not parish ...

232. Baptism of the Lord

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 3:21-38, Acts 8:9-25

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Messiah. Fire (v. 16) - On Pentecost the Spirit came as cloven tongues of fire. Fire means life, light, energy and zeal. "Fire" may also mean judgment, for fire burns up and destroys. In verse 17 John describes the judgment Jesus will bring. Paul writes that the quality of a person's work will be revealed by fire (1 Corinthians 3:13). Jesus (v. 21) - Of all people, why would Jesus have asked for baptism? Matthew points out that John at first refused to baptize him, for he felt that Jesus ought to baptize ...

233. What's The Bottom Line?

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

George Johnson

... fits in. The lover, who is God, has planted a vineyard. Stories from nature that contain deep truths abound in the scriptures. This is one of the most compelling. To have the best harvest of grapes, to make sure the grapes are good, sweet, tasty and high quality, the lover who owns the vineyard pulls out all the stops. Notice what is done for the vineyard. A very fertile hill is chosen, a hill with potential, a hill that has promise, a hill with rich soil. It is cultivated. It is cleared of stones. When ...

234. What Is Servant Leadership?

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

George Johnson

... lesson for today. It says, "The greatest among you will be your servant." What does it mean to be a servant? What is servant leadership? It is not only an issue for call committees to consider as they look for pastoral leadership, it is a quality to be sought by all who follow Jesus, and certainly is desirable in local church leadership and the institutional church. When this community thinks about our church, hopefully they think of us as a servant. "The greatest among you will be your servant." It is ...

235. The Strength of the Master

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... shall a man give in return for his life?(Matthew 16:24b-26) After he finished speaking, suppose he came up to you and said, “Will you follow me?” What would you say to the Master? Prayer Everlasting God, whose will has been revealed through person to person, for Your qualities which are superior to those of people, for Your vast ability to create things impossible for people to create, for Your sustaining power of Your creation and for Your unfathomable love, we worship You. Yet we thank You for Your ...

236. The Room Named Heaven

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

W. George Easson

... are denied the normal capacities the rest of us take for granted; those who require unusual amounts of care and attention. For those with the responsibility of providing that care, it does not take long to discover that there are other human qualities of much greater significance in determining the value of life. They soon learn to value life by other things than productive capacity, Things like love and trust, sympathy and patience, honesty and a transparent spirit are infinitely greater indicators of real ...

237. Let It Shine!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... it shine! Just as the physical darkness got jealous when God said the light was good and separated them from each other, God has called you to be separate, apart, because you have something good. Now you need to stop trying to make those of lesser quality, lesser instinct, lesser capacity be receptive to you. God gave you more light. Shine your light. God didn't call you to compromise your gifts, talents, and skills to make the children of darkness comfortable. Let your light shine for Jesus and get a good ...

238. Soul Food

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... food. It was to enter into a close, personal fellowship with the host and those with whom one shared table. Like Rockwell’s painted scene, this concept of eating is fading from the landscape of our lives. Our modern fast-food establishments have removed much of this quality of eating together. Our fast-paced lives have cut into the time we have to sit down and eat together, even with those of our own families. We eat, these days, in order to swallow enough calories to give us energy to make it until the ...

239. It's Performance That Counts

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... the introduction. It’s performance that counts, Jesus says. It is not enough to make our grand professions in this holy place unless we back them up with gracious actions in that sacred place we call our world. And for that world filled with lonely, hurting people, the quality of our living is much more convincing than the quantity of our affirmations of faith and belief. It is, finally, a matter of reflecting the love of God not only in what we say, but also in what we do and how we live. So what will ...

240. A Road Map to the Kingdom

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... on we insist on signs of success, or at least guarantees that we won’t be hurt or put on the spot. The reverse side of a poor journey is Jesus counsel on how to make a good one to the Kingdom. To do this we must assume the same qualities as children possess. Within the open charm of children is a key that is an ‘‘open sesame” to doors that block our way -- the freedom to be vulnerable. Great strength or profound innocence is required to be vulnerable. As we yearn to be truly strong, we must always ...

241. The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... being in a critical condition has dissected and redissected thousands of tissues and organs preparing himself for the crucial moment. Bradbury sums up his point in these words: “eventually quantity will make for quality.”5 The quantity of those endless sketches and dissections is what makes for the quality of the masterpieces of portraits and landscapes and the precise skill of the surgeon under fire. Our nation was founded by disciplined people. The pilgrims were a people whose lives were captive to ...

242. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... last parachute." "Don't need to," shrugged the youth. "There are two parachutes left. The smartest politician in the world jumped with my knapsack!" Servants are people of God to serve and to give. God wants to build into our lives the same serving and giving qualities that characterized the earthly life and ministry of our Lord. To me, it is always inspiring when someone in the public spotlight remembers this basic call of God to be a servant. Many of you will recall the name of Colonel James B. Irwin who ...

243. For an Eighty-year-old Man

Acts 1:1-11

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

... . Let us rejoice for the bonds of family that he left to his wife, Ada, his children, Bill and Betty Jo, and to his six grandchildren. But let us also accept the changed nature of our relationship with Eck Ring. We are now the witnesses to his life. All those qualities that made his life so attractive to us are now ours to bear. They are not ours to talk about, ours to memorialize, or ours to salute. As we live from this day forward, we use our lives to bear witness to his. Eck Ring has more people where he ...

244. Death of the Unchurched For a Recovering Alcoholic

Eulogy

Alan Bacon Bond

... the highway, then those of us who knew and loved him might forgive him that. But even more would we thank him for the tough love he developed for those among us who needed and sought help from him and people like him. You turned to him for that very quality of strength to help you cope when your going got tough. One of his proud achievements was the formation of an A.A. group for adolescents. It is out of that context I would like to draw an illustration. Each of you in Bill's family is faced with the ...

245. Water Boy

Exodus 2:11-25

Sermon

Justin Tull

... to receive their share? Our state is now trying to solve the problem of both limited funds and the need for improved education. The issue is one involving justice. How does one ensure quality education for all including the disadvantaged? How do we provide adequate education for those who will experience little quality education at home and who already are disadvantaged? Another issue in our country and state is affordable housing. How can we make housing possible for those willing to train and work and ...

246. Revised Edition

Psalm 71:1-24

Eulogy

Richard F. Bansemer

... often do. She made her pastor feel special and welcomed whenever he came. Trust and simplicity. Trust is that ability within to live as though one's situation is okay. Someone, somewhere, knows the situation and is taking care of it. Trust is that divine quality within that believes that God will make things come out right in the end. Trust is believing when "making believe" is no longer possible, as Sister Corita once said. Simplicity is the lifestyle that few of us ever attain. It's as though we have ...

247. Step Six - Willingness

Jn 5:2-9a · Heb 4:14-16 · Is 1:12-20

Sermon

John A. Terry

... judged, and said that the things that get you listed as "Best in the County" are not what God is looking at. Worship and preaching and singing are not intended to please people, but to glorify God. How can we measure the quality of worship? How can we determine the quality of our confession? Isaiah makes it plain. "Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fearless, plead for the widow." This is the litmus test to measure our worship and life together. Where have we ...

248. Is It Well With Your Family? (Mother's Day)

2 Kings 4:8-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of experts was asked to complete some sentences about their moms. What made them experts was the one thing they all had in common. They were all kindergarteners. Even though these are the words of 6 year olds I think the qualities they recognized in their moms are they qualities needed in all mom. Here are the sentences and the answers: My mom is best at: "feeding the dog," "making my bed," "driving," "cleaning," "running," "riding a two-wheeler," "watering the garden." If I had enough money, I'd buy her ...

249. The Importance of Believing

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

... of human life, we believe ourselves to be animals and nothing more, if we have no belief in soul or spirit or moral quality, then we are strongly inclined to act like the animals we believe we are. If we believe other people are out to do ... as they are and work the way they do, so likewise there are realities to be reckoned with in the realm of mind and spirit and moral quality. Jesus has reason to be concerned as to what we believe about him. "Who do you say that I am?" It is a critical question. He comes. ...

250. Finding Life!

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

... born not from the womb, but from above. (John 3:1-10) To be sure, when we human persons are physically born, we do possess more than mere physical life - there is a spiritual quality within us. From our very birth, or perhaps before, we have a spiritual character; from the very start, we are more than mere animals are. The spiritual quality we have is, as it were, a wick unlighted and awaiting a touch of flame to set it aglow. We human persons are spirit-creatures, having the high potential of coming alive ...

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