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2676. Song of a Prophet

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... new order the Almighty will establish in the last days - can shake her foundations despite their quakes rending the earth and their racing fires gutting the land (cf. Joel 2:3, 10). For the God of Jacob, with his sheltering strength, will still be her guide and stay. Let none be deceived. The Lord, who even this moment is watching over Israel, brought order out of chaos at Creation eons ago, and what God has done once, God can do again (Psalm 46:2, 3). Moreover, the Lord has taken up residence in Jerusalem ...

2677. Song of an Evangelist

Psalm 103:1-22

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... with which the author of the One hundred and third Psalm is concerned. For it is grace, he recognizes, that gives meaning to life and significance to the individual. Moreover he sees that grace in terms of widening concentric circles providing a sure stay for those who love the Lord even after everything on earth has been swept away (Psalm 103:15-18). Here, indeed, is a revolutionary thought, offering strong grounds for jubilation; for it lifts the faithful above transitory things so easily mistaken for ...

2678. Song of a Philosopher

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... to hear music, hands to fashion art, feet to climb high places, and - above all - minds to think the Lord’s thoughts after him (Psalm 139:17). God would hardly be with us prior to our coming into the world, reasons the singer, unless he intends to stay close by us during our sojourn in it. Given such a concept of the Eternal’s lifelong oversight, it is not surprising that the psalmist meditates on the divine goodness day and night. So precious to him are the Lord’s concerns, in fact, that he falls ...

2679. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Robert Allen

... there are some specific promises which strengthen us and give us the courage to face whatever comes our way in life. I. There is the promise of God’s care and concern for us. I don’t know if you have ever been in areas where the shepherd stays with his sheep. If you have, you have probably noticed that the sheep are very calm and content when the shepherd is present. They know the shepherd is there and that he is interested in them. The shepherd is one who cares for them ... The shepherd provides them ...

2680. Religion In A Nutshell

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Robert Allen

... that in his younger days, he was the kind of fellow who didn’t step aside for any man. However, around Mildred, he had become quiet and almost gentle. Every time she was hospitalized, Bill practically camped out at the hospital. He would arrive early and stay late. It was obvious that 42 years of marriage had created a bond, a closeness between the two. Mildred summed it up one day when she said, "Although we were not blessed with children, we were blessed with each other." Mildred was the religious one ...

2681. The Easter Event - After The Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Robert Allen

... and clinging tightly to Caesar, I started out for my new home. As we rode along and night fell, I became more afraid. "Do you think she’ll go to bed before I get there?" I asked Caesar anxiously. "Oh, no," he answered reassuringly. "She will be sure to stay up for you. When we get out of these woods, you will see her candle shining in the window." Presently, we did ride into a clearing, and there, sure enough, was your candle. I remember you were waiting at the door ... that you put your arm around me ...

2682. What To Give The God Who Has Everything

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

Erskine White

... !" Or, "I’m looking at a health problem or a nursing home decision just down the road. It’s hard to feel thankful in the midst of all this uncertainty!" Despite all this, do you think there is a way to develop that sense of thanksgiving which stays within you no matter what? Perhaps I can best begin by telling you two ways not to do it! First, there’s the old cliche, "Count your many blessings." When you’re feeling down or troubled, stop for a minute and count your blessings. Then you’ll remember ...

2683. When Is The Baby Coming?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Erskine White

... the child will need from birth through high school. If you are like me, you spend nine months wearing out the starter on your car by checking every ten minutes to make sure it will start when the big moment arrives. Of course, we don’t stay that neurotic and compulsive forever. My mother-in-law raised nine children, and she jokingly observed one day that the manner of your preparation changes as you go along. "The first child gets everything," she said. "You lay out the baby’s room, fill it with ...

2684. Tell God When You Are Happy

Luke 1:46-47

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

... had to do something or eat something you didn’t like lately? (Let them answer.) That’s right, you let your parents know what you thought of the creamed asparagus they made you eat, or how your bedtime is unfair because your friend down the street gets to stay up later. You may have mentioned once or twice (perhaps in a rather loud and insistent voice) that you didn’t think you were dirty enough to take a bath. If you have brothers and sisters, I am sure you complained when your sister got three pieces ...

2685. Merry Kurtzman

Sermon

Erskine White

... country like this could remain largely unnoticed by the rest of the world, but it really isn’t so mysterious! You see, no one from Cornucopia ever wanted to leave, and the few visitors who did come quickly decided that they wanted to stay. In this way, Cornucopia went on quietly about its business year after year, generation after generation, with minimal interference from the rest of the human race. One day, two visitors came to Cornucopia, wearing backpacks and hiking right down the main street of ...

2686. Is There Life After Christmas?

Luke 2:21-40, Isaiah 12:1-6

Sermon

Erskine White

... line - by which lives are tested and hearts are measured. By His life, death and resurrection, Jesus will present to each of us the only essential choice we must make in life: will we go against the grain of worldly convention to follow our Lord, or will we stay on the safe side of conformity? We reveal the thoughts of our hearts when we come down on one side or the other of that line (Matthew 25:31ff). Whether we perceive it, we reveal our inner thoughts all the time, by every action we take or fail ...

2687. Born to Play This Game

Matt 10:1-4; Mark 13:13-19

Illustration

Brett Blair & Stephen Brown

... moments are born from great opportunity. And that’s what you have here, tonight, boys. That’s what you’ve earned here tonight. One game… If we played ’em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game… Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, WE are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players, every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time is done ...

2688. Turn Your Other Cheek

Illustration

John Thomas Randolph

... - when he broke a long standing barrier and opened the big leagues to black athletes. As Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, prepared Robinson to sign a contract, he wondered if the young player would be equal to the challenge. Would Robinson be able to stay out of fights, both on and off the field? Could he behave in such a way that he would neither arouse black fans nor openly antagonize white fans? Obviously, Robinson was going to need to be more than just a great player of baseball. One day ...

2689. You Can Go Home Again!

Jeremiah 3:6-4:4

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... no longer denoted a viable political entity. The space agency that sent him aloft was broken up, and even his home town had a new name. Because of the political changes and disputes among newly independent states, what should have been a routine three-month stay aboard the Soviet space station "Mir" lengthened to almost a year, and poor Sergei was stuck up there all that time. Some people say that you can never return home. Sergei Krikalev might agree. Much of what he left ceased to exist while he was ...

2690. Call Waiting

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... around Pittsburgh in a not-so-classy nightclub - the kind with beer signs flashing in the windows and a pool table in the back. If that were not a come-down enough, there was a terrible blizzard on her opening night and most people, who might have been there, stayed home. Her second night the weather was even worse. She was there, but there was no audience. The third night she didn’t go either. The owner of the nightclub telephoned her and said, "I pay you to sing, and if you don’t sing you don’t get ...

2691. Barabbas - People’s Choice or Chance of Providence?

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... in your minds. Did it mean anything to me that Jesus suffered the death that I deserved? I’m not surprised if that’s what you’re thinking. Many others have wondered about that. Was I thankful to be free? Of course! Only a fool would have wanted to stay in that prison. But, was I, myself, thankful to Jesus? Did I appreciate his death, or believe in him as my Savior? Is that what you would like to know? Let me answer that with another question. What do you think I would have done? The Bible really doesn ...

2692. The Covenant Of Amazing Grace

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." Since God’s promise is contained in God’s "covenant," it is important that we have some understanding as to the meaning of this rather strange word - at least strange to modern ears. Nevertheless, try to stay tuned to my wavelength, because this is an important biblical word and it will be back time and time again in the Lenten texts that are to come. To ease us into these covenant waters, think agreement for the word covenant. There are three main ...

2693. Whatever Happened To Sanctification?

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... who loves nobody, least of all himself or herself. In the commandments, God is telling us that we don’t have to live that way. The commandments from a loving God are a description of what God can make out of our lives. We don’t have to stay the way we are. God’s commandments are not a burden but a blessing. Justification and sanctification belong together. In the season of Lent, we see once again the cross of Christ revealing the great loving heart of God. It is because of the cross that the Apostle ...

2694. The Right Spirit Within Us ...

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... to do what is right, filled with desire to do God’s will. This transformation comes about in grateful response to what a forgiving God has done for us. This is the drawing power of the cross. Because of this event, we can change, we don’t have to stay the way we are. The love of God revealed on the cross empowers us to respond in love. In this relationship there is true desire to do that which is pleasing to God. "Behold, the days are coming ... when the law will be written in the heart." Christians see ...

2695. Peter’s Second Sermon

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... place. No one is responsible. It is hard for healing to take place if there is no recognition that something is wrong. So went Peter’s second sermon. So Christianity was spread by the word of preaching. But not just words. People repented and their lives changed. They did not stay the way they were. That’s how the early church grew - through preaching and changed people. May we be so empowered. Amen. 1. Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree, Laurel.

2696. When God Was Nothing

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... of his sister at the piano. Edward's father thought that was a poor showing. But his mother insisted that the photograph of his sister was so beautiful that it more than compensated for 49 failures. Her encouragement convinced the youngster to stick with his new hobby. He stayed with it for the rest of his life, but it had been a close call. Now you tell me. What tipped the scales in that 16 year olds life? It was a mother’s vision to spot excellence in the midst of a lot of failure and her encouragement ...

2697. The Ten Commandments - Part 1

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... we Christians practice. Church buildings and their maintenance can become one of these lesser idolatries if we are not careful. It is an often-repeated mistake for laity to get attached to buildings. I know churches with neighborhoods in transition that have decided to stay in the neighborhood and not move. That was probably the right decision, but I soon discover that the reason so many voted to do this was not to minister to those in the communitity, but because momma paid for this pew, and daddy built ...

2698. The Marvelous Style Of Jesus: Truth And Love

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... to arranging His Son's wedding feast. The word "prepared" or "gave" reveals one who has been willing to wait and to plan for centuries for His Son's wedding. Think of the centuries God has moved with, through, and even against people and events to stay on target for that day when His Son would arrive on earth! I often share with wedding parties during rehearsal times that God is truly the most imaginative of all. We need only look around at one another to easily note how unrepeatable and unique each ...

2699. Terminally Distracted Or Decisively Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... people accompanied the married couple to their new home, but, according to Barclay, “They went by the longest possible road, in order that they might receive the glad good wishes of as many as possible (and instead of going on a honeymoon) they stayed at home, kept open house (and were) treated and addressed as prince and princess.”1 A whole week of celebrative festivities involved certain invited close friends. Our foolish virgins in the Gospel story missed both the marriage ceremony as well as a week ...

2700. What God Requires of Us

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... hate to see you lose your standing in the community, in the Sanhedrin, and with the Pharisees. Besides, how do you know so much about this Jesus and what he wants? Nicodemus: Because on one dark, cold night, he enlightened the world for me. Caiaphas: Look, my friend, stay away from him. If he is arrested, or hurt, or worse, I would hate to see you implicated with him. (He puts his arm around him and ushers him out the door.) Put him and his idealistic dreams out of your head. Enjoy what Yahweh has given us ...

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