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2626. Refuse To Be A Victim

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

James Garrett

... stars were fading and the pink light of the morning was beginning to spread behind a dark bank of clouds. But my mind clung to my wife’s image, imagining it with an uncanny acuteness. I heard her answering me, saw her smile, her frank and encouraging look. A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth -- that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which one can aspire. Then ...

2627. The Pitfalls Of Practicing Piety

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... a much smaller dog, a cocker spaniel; still, I froze. I am sure it sensed my terror and was enjoying mastery of the situation. Unable to move, I had to wait until the owner came to rescue me by inviting me into their house. I mentioned that I thought it strange that their dog should be loose when the sign gave a warning. "Oh, that," the man said, "the sign is meant to fool salesmen and prowlers; everyone in the neighborhood knows that Suzie wouldn't hurt anyone." Jesus isn't trying to fool anyone. He places ...

2628. Good News From A Graveyard

John 20:1-9

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... understanding of why they were afraid if we are going to plumb the depths of the resurrection and recapture the Easter ecstasy. For one thing, if Jesus had really come back to life it would mean that they could never get away from God, even in death. That thought is more than a little frightening for it means that one's life is always subject to God's judgment; there is no forgetting; no escape. If a person wanted to evade God, if they wanted to declare their independence from God, one of the first things ...

2629. A Strange Kind Of Glory

John 13:31-38

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... of Horville Sash. Horville had a very humble job in the offices of the largest corporation of the world. He worked as the go-fer in the lowest reaches of the building doing what he could to help other people do their jobs, but often he wondered and thought about the floor just above his. Then came a day when Horville found a bug scurrying across the floor. As the mail room clerk, Horville had only bugs to command - to bully. He raised his foot to flatten the helpless speck. "Spare me." The bug spoke. A ...

2630. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... concept of what God had commissioned them to do. It became unmistakably clear that their mission field was nothing less than the world. And God brought about that historymaking event with characteristic ease, but in such a giddy way, that the disciples were thought to be drunk! However, greater wonders await us! On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit only set the stage. The initial thrust of the gospel into the world had been accomplished, but that was only the beginning. What of the nations unaware ...

2631. The Story Of The Scandalized Neighbors

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... of my sons came up to me and said, by implication, "I wish you were dead so I could get my hands on the inheritance." The thought of it would break a mother's heart! I would have given the kid nothing but a swift kick and tossed him out on his ear. ... to the community and family he had so blithely renounced. I'm sure he knew it would be effective. He must have smiled and thought, "Tonight I will eat and find rest in the warmth and comfort of the servants' quarters." You know what happened next. That fool ...

2632. The King Who Came To Die

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... ! Some king. Some king. Then he died. God died! The elements of the universe cried out with the anguish of an angry impossibility. How Satan must have rubbed his hands in glee. He did not know, could not know that at the very moment when he thought victory was at hand, God was ready to speak his word, a crushing word against which the devil could not stand. In Jesus' words, "It is accomplished!" the ingenious plan of God was finally revealed. With magnificent power he smashed right through death to life on ...

2633. Not Defeated But Victorious

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... no verse could be more fitting than the words of St. Paul: "I have fought the good fight; I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." Words are poor tools in this hour to express the thoughts which we feel within our hearts with the passing of our loved one and friend. The gap is always wide between our love and our words, our feelings and our speech. But in a simple way let us reflect upon a few of the blessings which this hour brings ...

2634. God's Everlasting Love

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Stephen Youngdahl

... strong power. It can separate us from loved ones, it can bring moments of loneliness for those who survive, it can make us call into question all that we believe. Today we are faced with the death of one whom we loved. I'm sure many of you have already thought ahead to moments of loneliness you will face. Yes, death is real, death is powerful. But that is not the end of the story today. If it were, there would be no reason for us to be gathered here together. We are here because we realize: death, with all ...

2635. The Public Effect Of Private Living

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... because the choices you make touch the lives of others. What influence are you having in the lives of others with the choices you are making? III. The Public Effect Of Private Living Points To The Need Of Repentance And Forgiveness. I sometimes wonder if David thought he got away with his little scheme. Or, was David torn by the inner guilt of his actions? The Bible doesn’t say. David simply went on with his duties as king until one day Nathan, the prophet, appeared in David’s court. Nathan told a ...

2636. Selling One’s Soul

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Robert Allen

... and Faustus realizes that he has sold his soul for all eternity for only 24 years of pleasure. Finally, in the last hours before Satan returns to claim his soul, Doctor Faustus realizes what a bad bargain he has made. The agonized cry as he contemplates the thought of eternal hell is very moving. Doctor Faustus says: God forbid it but (I) have done it; for vain pleasure of 24 years hath Faustus lost eternal joy… I write them a bill with my own blood: the date is expired; the time will come, and he (Satan ...

2637. Marked In An Empty Tomb -- The Cross Is Still There

Sermon

George Bass

... the case of Peter and the others, it wasn’t until Jesus appeared to them in a locked room that the issue of his resurrection was addressed and settled once and for all time, at least, for them. Jesus spoke, “Peace be with you!” Luke tells us that they thought they were seeing a ghost, but the Lord asked, “Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet; yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves; a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can ...

2638. Marked For Death

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

George Bass

... Christian home with my brother, and the two of us were the closest pals. We were both at the university together. My father and mother were deeply religious. My brother and I had no time for religion. We thought that religion was all right for old people, but we were scientists and we thought we had found our way through by what we were pleased to call scientific methods. Then my brother was killed. My father and mother had resources, and with their resources they could meet that shattering loss. But I had ...

2639. The African Foundations Of Christianity

Exodus 4:1-17

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... Bonaparte, upon arriving in Egypt with garrisons of conquering soldiers, ordered his cannon battalion to blow off the nose of the Sphinx because of its African features.In further corroborating the role of black Africans in giving the world its first systems of thought, Count C.F. Volney tells us: These are a people now forgotten discovered while others were yet barbarians, the elements of the arts and sciences. A race of men now rejected from society for their sable skin and woolly haii founded on the ...

2640. Shake It Off!

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... . Are you still wallowing in self-pity, anger, doubt, disillusionment, betrayal, heartbreak, and heartache? Shake it off! Are you stuck on going nowhere road? Have you lost your job? Have you lost your girlfriend or boyfriend? They didn't treat you right or give you what you thought you deserved after you worked so hard to please that person? Shake it off! Whether you've been pink-slipped or dung-dipped, shake it off. God wants you to move on and get a life! Don't ever let others' sins against you stop you ...

2641. On the Art Of Listening To Sermons

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... , since these people had come out of the woodwork when they got the word that Jesus was in the area. Maybe they thought they were going to see something, rather than have to do anything as strenuous as listening carefully and thinking about what a ... in the pulpit may not always be the most entertaining person or the best looking one, and may not preach the most creative or thought-provoking sermons, the problem may not be all in the speaker. The source of the problem may be as much in hearer as speaker ...

2642. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... that Peter, James, John and certainly Matthew now that he had joined the group, sat up into the night trying to sort through the meaning of that text. “What if he gives us a pop test tomorrow?” Peter would have mused. “We, too, better give this some thought.” And so had we. Taking Jesus at his word in this text, I decided to do some homework as well. Let me share with you what I have learned about this line: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” What in the world could that possibly have to do ...

2643. How’s That Again, Jesus?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... will not easily recover. There are many passages in the Bible I would just as soon not be there. I have a hunch if you thought for a few moments, you would come up with a few of your own. The text for this morning is one of those major ... have children, join the club, play all the business games, join a church, and save for retirement.” The mistaken belief that such thoughts generate is that joining the church and claiming faith is simply part of the maturing process. “Just add Jesus” seems to be ...

2644. Everybody Plugs Into Something

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... had run out. (Harry is sitting on a chair, slumped over. There is a plug coming out of his back. It is long enough to reach all the other characters and still perform the actions he needs to make.) Harry looked around for something to get plugged into. He thought maybe it might be his health that was going. You know how it is when you get into your forties. First the legs go, then the eyes and finally - ugh - the hair. Maybe, if he plugged into a good exercise program ... (Harry walks the plug over to the ...

2645. Behind My Back

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... is trying to get drugs out of our neighborhood and out of our kids. He has been so vocal around town about the trouble that our kids are in. I heard him at a political function. He stressed how important his faith was and how important the kids were. I thought since he was such a pillar in the community, a good Christian man and a solid businessman, that I might be able to solicit some help - actually some funds. All of sudden I get this story about how bad business is. He wished he could help but it was a ...

2646. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... success by God's standard of design in history, not by whether or not we are immediately on the top of the world's heap. I know many people who have "arrived" and they are not very happy. I know others who look back on what they thought was a burden at the time and they now view it as having been a tremendous learning experience. Consider the Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto. In 1944, he was the minister of the largest Protestant congregation in southern Japan. It was in the city of Hiroshima. Tanimoto must have ...

2647. Revealed Glory

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... destruction. They were instructed not to look back and not to stop anywhere in the plain. “Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away… (Genesis 19:17).” Verse 26 tells us that, “Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” The thought of what happened causes, even today, an eerie internal feeling. Something grips me on the inside and won’t let me go. Not the fire shut up in my bones, but the knots in my stomach. Lot’s wife was guilty of looking back and was also guilty ...

2648. Keeping In Touch… With The Lord

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... of the unnamed woman who had been bleeding for 12 years without finding relief. Medically, she should have been dead as the result of a depleted blood supply. But, for whatever reason, she was still alive. She heard that Jesus was going to be in her community and thought that if she could only touch the hem of his garment, she would be made well. With a weak and frail body, but a strong faith, she managed her way through the massive crowd and got close enough to Jesus to touch his garment. We can touch God ...

2649. Look What Water Does!

Matthew 3:13

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... promising you that you will live with God forever. But another reason that you were baptized with water was because Jesus told you and your parents that you should be baptized. Jesus was baptized. He asked John the Baptizer to baptize him, and John finally did it. John thought that Jesus was too good to be baptized by anyone, including himself, and he said so. But Jesus wanted John and everyone else to know that he was one of us, and therefore he had to be baptized also. It makes you feel good to know that ...

2650. One Flower or Many?

John 11:50

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... was one growing last year. The seeds of the flower that died make many new flowers. If you know this, then you can listen to the story better. There was a man named Caiaphas and he was the chief priest of Israel. He was afraid of Jesus. The chief priest thought that he should know more about God, and what God wanted, than anyone else in the whole world. He was so sure that he was so important that he could not listen to what Jesus said or taught. Whenever he listened or was told something that Jesus did or ...

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