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2701. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... and the future. That is us. We are Bartimaeus. That being the case, would you remember these things? I Jesus invites you into his presence. Jesus invited the blind man to come to him. Luke tells us that when Jesus heard the cries of the blind man he stopped, "and commanded him to be brought to him." Jesus invited Bartimaeus. Jesus always invited people to come to him. He said, "Come unto me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." Later, when Jesus got into Jericho he found Zacchaeus up ...

2702. The Road To Emmaus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . They were going home in defeat, shame and disappointment. It was late in the evening and the sinking sun reminded them of the sinking feeling they had on the inside. But as they walked along, a stranger joined them. He asked what they had been discussing. They stopped dead in their tracks, looked at each other and then asked him if he was the only person who did not know what had been going on for the last few days. He asked them what things were they talking about. They replied that they were talking ...

2703. Wedding: 1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon Aid

Joseph R. Foster

... talked about how important it is to share with each other on a regular basis how you are feeling. It is critical to the journey that you begin it with the understanding that when your vehicle of travel (called marriage) begins to sputter and malfunction, you stop right away and see a counselor (what might be called a marriage mechanic). To admit that one needs some help is the greatest compliment one can make to a spouse, a friend, or a counselor, because in that admission a person says: “I trust that you ...

2704. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... , and then one day he wrote to Edith saying that he had obtained a divorce in Mexico so that he could marry his Japanese servant girl, Aiko. Edith's life was shattered! She and Karl had been married 23 years. She still loved Karl and could not stop loving him. She accepted his decision, asking only that he write to her occasionally about his life. It was in this way that Edith learned of the two daughters' born to Karl and Aiko. Then came the dreadful news that Karl was dying of lung cancer. Suddenly ...

2705. The Recovery Of Reverence

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... of reverence. The source of trouble in our irreverent society is our delusion that we have outgrown our need for the Living God. A few years ago a pastor friend of mine accompanied a group of pilgrims on a visit to Israel and the Holy Land. The group stopped at a kibbutz on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Their guide was a man named Moses Ezekiel, who pointed with pride to the miracles that had been accomplished by the Israeli people since taking possession of this land in 1948. Here were rows of ...

2706. Lessons From The Mountaintop

Exodus 24:1-18, Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... resolved Peter's doubts forever. 3. The Temptation Of The Mountaintop In almost all accounts of mountaintop experiences in the Bible, those who have the experience face the temptation of wanting to cling to the moment forever. It is a tragedy when people stop and build upon one period in their religious thinking. There are those whose understanding of God has never progressed beyond the "now I lay me down to sleep" stage. Conversely, there are those who have rejected religion in their early years because of ...

2707. Christmas Preparations We Often Forget

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... as usual. He hurried towards the center of town. "Why are all the stores open on Christmas?" he asked a woman he passed on the street. "Christmas," she muttered, "I've never heard of it!" Everywhere it was the same. People hurried by and no one even stopped to greet the now fearful boy. Suddenly, he knew there was one place he could go where people knew about Christmas - his church! The boy and his family always went to the Christmas Day service in the little church. He hurried as fast as he could along ...

2708. What Christmas Is About

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... came to school and beat the teacher to a pulp. Everybody at first felt good. Justice had been done. The evil had been avenged. But slowly, the people in that Valley remembered how Jesus had taught that nothing is ever solved by repaying evil for evil. The ultimate way to stop evil is not by force but by courageous love. It is by a cross lifted up to the heavens, when with all the chance in the world to revile back, Jesus dies with a prayer of love upon his lips. This power of love is a strange power, but in ...

2709. Ooo Boy!

Matthew 5:33-37, Matthew 5:31-32

Sermon

John Jamison

... this passage as a club to pound people over the head with guilt. Most of the time we simply shake our heads and walk away, confused. But I believe there is an answer. To find it you have to listen a little longer to what Jesus says. He doesn't stop talking and sit down after he talks about marriage. He goes on to say, "And the same goes for all those other oaths and promises you make. You make vows in the name of Jerusalem, or in the name of Israel, or in the name of Abraham. No more! Don ...

2710. The Man In The River

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

John Jamison

... far to see? He was busy talking to someone, then shouting to another. He would dip someone into the water and then turn to the next. So, this is it then? You and I stood there next to each other, not really sure what to do next. And then he stopped. He walked out to the middle of the river and turned to face the crowd on our side. Right down in front were those colorful robes I had seen in the temple courtyard. They seemed to have gotten the baptizer's attention. One of the priests stepped foward, like he ...

2711. James the Lesser · A Small Man for a Big Job

Matthew 10:1-3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... was full of courage. Some of you have nicknames and you love them. Maybe you have a nickname that you do not like too well because you don't think that it fits you. If you don't like your name, do not answer to it, and people will soon stop calling you by that name. James must have liked his name, because all of the disciples called him the "Lesser" and he answered to it. He did his job and went wherever the Spirit of God called him. "James the Lesser" is a name and a man to remember since ...

2712. Simon the Zealot · A Man Who Changed His Mind

Mark 3:13-19

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... was the kind of person who believed that he was always right. He did not like to give in to anyone, and he worked very hard to prove that he was right. Simon knew how to hate. He hated people who were against him, and he would do anything to stop them from winning their way. Simon especially hated the Romans who lived in his land. Most of the Romans were soldiers who lived in Israel for a short time, and then when their time was served, they would return home and some more Roman soldiers would come to take ...

2713. THE HARD WORKER

John 11:7-8, 14-16

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... spear. Oh, I suppose you wonder why there is a spear. Well, one day when he was teaching about Jesus in this very strange land, a heathen priest threw the spear at Thomas and killed him. This priest thought if he killed Thomas the people would stop wanting to hear about Jesus. But he was wrong because Thomas had brought Jesus to the people forever and Jesus would never leave. Sometimes we forget all of the hard workers like Thomas and just remember the good thinkers and good talkers. But Thomas is one hard ...

2714. Matthew · A Changed Man

Luke 5:27-32

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... from travelers who were moving their merchandise along a road a certain person said to him, "Follow Me." It was Jesus who said that, and you know what? Matthew did. He left his job and followed Jesus. That's right, he laid down his money bags, and stopped collecting taxes from the people who used the road and followed Jesus. Well, Matthew was so thrilled to meet Jesus and follow him and start a new life that he threw a big party and invited all of his tax collector friends. The other tax collectors came ...

2715. Whether We Live Or Die

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Sims Robert

... what we will do. Do not take time for granted. Do not assume that it will forever stretch out before you. Will Rogers once wrote a poem about time. The clock of time is wound but once And no one has the power To tell just when the hand will stop, At late or early hour. Now is the time we have. Live, love, toil, work with a will. Do not wait for tomorrow For the clock may then be still. Those people who saw the man the day before he went to his office basement, who talked with him, laughed ...

2716. Love Without Demand

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

Sims Robert

... world of reality. She sat in her hospital room staring blankly into space. She would not look at anyone or speak a single word. Jane remained in that dormant condition for months. One day her psychiatrist told an artist about Jane’s condition. The artist asked if he might stop and visit with her. Each day the artist went to her room, sat down in front of her and held out before her eyes a lump of clay. He would work the clay with his fingers. For weeks she gave no indication of seeing the artist or what ...

2717. The Ten Commandments For Today

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Erskine White

... . You shall not accuse your neighbor falsely - whether that neighbor is someone down the street or a hostile nation halfway around the world. Even when it is to your advantage to tell a lie or just part of the truth, be kind and trustworthy in your speech. Jesus didn't stop by saying that we shouldn't swear falsely; He said we shouldn't swear at all. Don't swear by heaven, for that is the throne of God; and don't swear by earth, for that is God's footstool (Matthew 5:34). Just tell the truth with a "yes ...

2718. Palms By Day And Plots By Night

Sermon

Erskine White

... you be able to hit me again when I wasn't even trying to defend myself? Some people could, I suppose; but many people could not keep hitting me. If I turn the other cheek to you and you back down, then I have used my power to make you stop, and I have won the victory. I have defeated you without anger or violence. That is the power, the courage and the strength Jesus told us about, the power of nonviolence, the power of love over hate. It goes against everything we are taught in this world, from cartoons ...

2719. The Vine And The Branches

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... to Christ is like. It teaches a Christ centrality. Whenever we forget that Christ is the heart of everything, everything goes crooked. This is true of preaching, teaching, family life, vocation -- everything. Sometimes in meetings and discussions among Christians, I wish we could stop and ask, “Where does Christ fit into all of this?” Branches are grafted to the vine or they are no longer branches. When I was a young lad on the farm in Darke County, Ohio, “Grandpa Miller,” who lived across the road ...

2720. Death at Christmastime

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Eulogy

Allen Puffenberger

... baby wasn't for long. Then, before the couple could gain their composure, they were surrounded by smelly shepherds. Later, there came the strange astrologers presenting, among other things, myrrh, a spice used for embalming the dead. On Christmas Eve, we traditionally stop reading Matthew's Gospel at this point, but the story goes on to tell of Herod's lashing out in rage, threatening Jesus' life and slaughtering the children in the region. This account of Christ's birth ends in wailing and loud lamentation ...

2721. Lord, That I Should Receive My Sight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... is a central figure in the play and says: “Do any human beings ever recognize life while they live it--every, every minute.” We don't see life. We don't see the needs of others. To our lasting shame we are like the disciples. We are too busy to stop and to care, and to be a friend. Somehow you and I have got to start kicking out the junk of our lives and start making room for people. There are too many lonely people in the world. There are too many sick people in the world. There are too ...

2722. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Helen Keller

... the opportunity have not made use of it. There, indeed, is a place to use your eyes. You who can see can spend many fruitful days there, but I, with my imaginary three days of sight, could only take a hasty glimpse, and pass on. My next stop would be the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for just as the Museum of Natural History reveals the material aspects of the world, so does the Metropolitan show the myriad facets of the human spirit. Throughout the history of humanity the urge to artistic expression has been ...

2723. Bartolome’ de Las Casas Protector Of The Indians

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... before the king, he made this plea: Reader 3: “In order that the glad tidings of Redemption might reach those vast transatlantic regions, the Indians were entrusted to our care. But alas! the damnable Encomiendas choke the voice of the apostles and stop the work of God. For how shall the preacher instruct a people oppressed and broken down by labor? The Spaniards possessed of Encomiendas are the greatest enemies of these apostolic clergymen, who are engaged in the evangelization of the Indians. They fear ...

2724. Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... and the senior pastor talked to him about it. Reader 2: “He was much embarrassed as I was. When he asked what he was to reply to the aggrieved member of the congregation, I replied that he might say that I was only a poor Curate who stopped speaking when he found he had nothing more to say about the text. Thereupon he dismissed me with a mild reprimand, and an admonition not to preach for less than 20 minutes.” Reader 1: During this time Schweitzer was also teaching theology as well as developing his ...

2725. Life Always Springs New!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... weeks, we should do something about it. First, we should get enough sleep; sleep ourselves out. If that doesn't help, then we should have a medical examination. Beyond that, it is up to us. We need to open our sails to the four winds. We need to stop feeling sorry for ourselves, and walk right out of our valley. God is leading us in that direction. The tragedy with many people is that, though they are human, they have no life, no breath. They are walking zombies, deep in despair. Despair has them shuffling ...

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