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2826. When Love Runs Out of Breath

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... system is not Christian, but humanism. We’ve said: "Let man be center, let man be the focal point, let man be first, let man be pre-eminent." But this "human awareness" has cost us - we’ve lost our "God awareness," and as a result we soon don’t care too much for God or man. Until we truly love God, we can’t really love man. The God-to-man, vertical relationship, must be sound before we can even start on the horizontal relationship, man-to-man, person-to-person. What has happened is that we start out ...

2827. Defended By the Divine

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... lifetime." "Why does your Majesty feel this earnest desire?" asked the great preacher. Her countenance lit up with deep emotion as she replied, "Because I should so love to lay my crown at his feet." Remember that the two always go together - the heart that loves and cares, and the gift that costs. Sometime ago, a brother minister was telling a group about a new unit that was being added to his church. It was an expensive project, and was not going well at all, funds were very slow in coming in. Late that ...

2828. Fingertip Embalming

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... but, somehow, I just can’t help doing it." And he plunged out of my study into the night and what I learned later was tragedy, unhappiness, and defeat. Genuine doubt, you see, is doubt in our own faith. We will not to believe what we believe. I don’t care whether it’s Thomas or one who stands in the pulpit or one who sits in the pew. We will not have faith in our own faith. Genuine doubt, you see, is not just some kind of intellectual difficulty. It is fear - a ghastly fear - that futility and despair ...

2829. Strained Gnats

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... her. Two indignant women came with a police officer and took her bodily out of the orchestra pit. She was under age and should be in school, they said. They were going to see that children did not work - and that was that! But they seemed not to care that at the moment she was the only support of two members of her family. Miss Wilson says, "They were very sentimental about a child’s playing the piano two hours a day, but they weren’t even sympathetic about shelter and food and medicine for three people ...

2830. What On Earth Is God Doing? - 1940

Psalm 76:1-12

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... and the threat of the triumph of ruthlessness so imminent, one question keeps coming up to pester and plague religious faith with an incorrigible persistency: With everything seeming to go to pieces, what on earth is God doing? Where is he? Doesn’t he care? Is he unaware, or unseeing, or impotent to do anything about such a ghastly calamity? Of course, the irreligious, in face of such human horror, cynically cite the uncontrolled chaos to vindicate their contention that there is no God, or should there be ...

2831. Is The Social Gospel Out Of Date?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... fear-conditioned conservative, "social" smacks of socialism. And what could be more dangerous than communism which, they’ve carefully taught, is nothing but socialism in a hurry? To these people the phrase "social gospel" has become a ... was sick, did you help to heal him? When he was naked, did you clothe him? when he was in prison did you visit him? Did you really care for people, their plight, their well-being? Listen! "As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me" (Matthew ...

2832. EPISODE 8: GOOD FRIDAY

Drama

Robert Clausen

... : I had to come. I want to know what’s happening. GOVERNOR: To the prisoner? WIFE: Yes. GOVERNOR: The examination isn’t over. WIFE: Have you decided...? GOVERNOR: I thought I had. Now I don’t know. WIFE: What will you do? GOVERNOR: Why do you care? WIFE: I fear him. GOVERNOR: Why? WIFE: I keep having a dream ... GOVERNOR: What about? WIFE: The time I heard him. GOVERNOR: Where? WIFE: In the city. GOVERNOR: You never told me. WIFE: No. GOVERNOR: What did he say? WIFE: He took a child ... a little girl ...

2833. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... he asked that servant for an accounting, all he got was a confession, an embarrassed apology for having done nothing. "Why?" asked the king. "Why did you not do something?" And the man answered, "I was afraid." Well, what was he afraid of? His assignment had been to take care of things for the prince until he should return, to act in the name of his lord, to look out for his interests during the interim of his absence. But the man was a victim of a paralyzing fear. He was afraid of how things might turn out ...

2834. The Time of Our Visitation

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... simply saying: Let events speak for themselves. So, here and now, my good friend, let us let the events speak, and let us listen carefully to what the events are saying. First, we look in upon one which occurred after almost three years had gone by. As you and ... there somewhere; now I ask you believe also that in me he has come in very close to you. You do believe that God loves and cares; now I ask you to believe also that he is acting as if he does. Yes, John, you yonder in Herod’s prison, rejoice and be ...

2835. To Bethlehem and Beyond

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... ’s a terribly disturbing picture. But I’m afraid there are elements of truth in it. In The Genius and the Goddess by Aldous Huxley, the narrator sees his guest to the door as he is leaving on Christmas Eve, and his parting words are: "Drive carefully; this is a Christian country, and this is the Savior’s birthday; practically everybody you meet will be drunk." It is, of course, a matter of record that in our country, in the three weeks around Christmas, more liquor is drunk and more people are killed ...

2836. Needed: Fidelity Insurance

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . When we reverence Christ we give him permission to mend our brokenness with the glue of his grace. It's an ongoing process that lasts a lifetime. An unhappy wife said to a sympathetic neighbor, "My husband doesn't show any interest in what I do. All he cares about is whatever it is that he does at that place-~wherever it is--that he works!" Christ teaches us to listen, to be more flexible, to be more understanding, to be less demanding, to say the right thing at the right time, and at the proper time ...

2837. Like Buoys In The River

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... no ball- playing on the street. In our minds, that was just one more example of harassment of juveniles by parental authorities. But in reality that rule was an act of love. Each and everyone of the Ten Commandments is a loving admonition from the One who cares more about us than our earthly parents. The second truth about the commandments that we find in our text is this: God's Commandments Are Our Guideposts to the Good Life. In verses five and six of our text, God spells this out: "Now, therefore, if you ...

2838. Our Exclusive God (The First Commandment)

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... you want to check on yourself to see if you are in danger of worshipping affluence, here is a good test to use: Are you giving away at least 10 percent of your earnings for God's purposes? If the answer is no, this much is certain: You care more about money than about the guidelines of scripture. Beware! Affluence can steal your soul. A second popular false-god is The Cult of Getting High. This is the pursuit of pleasure, the surge of adrenalin, the big thrill. It can be sought down lots of streets: drugs ...

2839. Our Unmanageable God (The Second Commandment)

Exodus 20:1-21, Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... young man who was preparing to take a rather dangerous whitewater canoe trip. Someone asked if he was worried about the dangers involved. He replied he was not because he was guaranteed divine protection. First he quoted Matthew 4:6 which says, "God will command his angels to care for you so that you will not dash your foot against a stone." Then he quoted Matthew 18:19 which says, "If two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven." This young man explained ...

2840. A Mother Who Could Let Go

1 Samuel 9:1--10:8

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 's words about Samuel in verse 28: "I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord." There are some persons who consider themselves model parents. They provide their children with the best in food, clothing, and medical care. They give them the latest toys. They attend their recitals and little league ball games. But those children never hear their parents call their names in prayer. Those parents never read to them from the Bible. Church has no part in their life style. One day ...

2841. Blessed Are The Focused - Father's Day

Proverbs 4:1-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... a mother who took her poodle dog to obedience class each week without fail, and paid considerable money for it. But she failed to bring her little daughter to Sunday School even though it was free. One day God may ask her, "Why did you care more about your dog's obedience than about your precious daughter's relationship with me?" Often I think about my late father whom we called "papa." I recall some wonderful family vacation experiences. However, we caused Papa considerable stress. When we stopped at a ...

2842. Adultery, Cure and Prevention

Proverbs 7:1-27, John 8:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... alluring. Solomon wrote, "He couldn't resist her flattery." Perhaps the worst failing among married people is that they don't take care of each other's ego needs. There is much talk about the mid-life crisis and escapades of middle-aged men. Often ... going to ask you to bow your head and close your eyes. If you are not married, I want you to pray silently for marriages you care about. If you are married, I invite you to repeat out loud the following vows you made before Almighty God. "I (give your first name) ...

2843. The Hiding Angel

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... we might receive adoption as sons and daughters." (Galatians 4:5) Let's suppose that you are a 15-year-old without parents. There is a responsible adult who has always loved and cared for you. She wants to adopt you. But according to the courts, that adoption requires your consent. In a similar sense, God has always loved us and cared for us. Through infant baptism God declares his desire to adopt us. But our permission is required. Once we claim Jesus Christ by faith, our adoption as a son or daughter of ...

2844. An Identity Crisis

Sermon

James Bjorge

... in hunting skills and I was dubious of his native abilities. Well, the fears were well-grounded for when this explosive black lab hit the fields, he was off chasing the winds. He did not know what he was supposed to be pursuing nor did he seem to care. Little sparrows in the thicket seemed to be fair game for him. In the more open fields he would methodically seek out cow pies and urinate on them with great diligence. Disgustingly we locked him in the car with the decision that we were far better off with ...

2845. The Drop Out

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... down. Remember you and I have been training for six months. DAVE: He’ll train! I promise. Don’t worry about Danny. I’ll take care of him. PHIL: [reluctantly] Well, all right. I hate to refuse you. I’ll start figuring out what we need for one more man. ... as I’m concerned. DAVE: I’ll be worried about you. DANNY: Don’t worry. I’ll take my time going back and I’ll be careful. You just go on with Fidel Castro here and do everything he says. You’ll get to Alaska and back, I have no doubt! I’m ...

2846. Those Bothersome Do’s and Don’ts

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... branch, stuffed animal toy. VOICE: I am the Lord your God. You may not worship any other God besides me. MALE 1: Uh-oh! Here He goes again! I think we’re in for some do’s and don’ts. FEMALE 1: [impatiently] Oh, who cares anyway? FEMALE 2: [stage whisper] You’d better care! He’s GOD you know. FEMALE 1: [snippily] I DON’T know. For sure. Neither do you. You just believe He is. FEMALE 2: Belief is all that’s necessary! FEMALE 1: Preach on! MALE 1: What does He mean, "any other God"? VOICE: You ...

2847. Parts Working Smoothly

1 Corinthians 12:12-21, 26-27

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... sure that all of us are doing the things that we do best if the church is to run like a smooth-running car. The church needs teachers, preachers, evangelists [people who tell others about Jesus) and generous givers of money. It needs people who care about our health, people to take care of the lonely and many others. When something happens to the people who do these things and they break down, they need to be fixed, or helped. One person who is not working smoothly means that the rest of us are not going to ...

2848. A Lesson from Lettuce

Philippians 3:17--4:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... , good choices. It is easy to be fooled about things and it is easy to be fooled about people unless we know what we are looking for when we are choosing. Have you ever gone to the store with your mother when she shopped for lettuce? I have watched how carefully women in the store choose a head of lettuce to buy. I have watched them pick up each head of lettuce until they find just the right one the best one. They seem to know by feeling whether or not the lettuce is good. Some of the heads of lettuce ...

2849. Love Those Who Hate

Romans 12:9-21

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... will change them into people who will also love. If you hate they will only hate you more. But if you love the people who hate, then you may make them into people who can love. Christians are in favor of love and not hate. The next time you take care of a hurt, remember how you can also take care of an enemy, and try to love him the way that Jesus would love him if he hurt him. How many of you will do that? I think that’s wonderful.

2850. Hungry for Anything?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... we are neglecting their deep need for human love. From the time you are born until the day you die - and I don’t care who you are - you yearn, you long for those who are yours in love. You can never get beyond that hunger. But this ... psychology is ready to make. Our need for security, our hunger of it, is only satisfied with the knowledge that we belong to God, that our care, our safety, and the fulfillment of our needs is in His hands. What do you want in life? I can tell you, just as any psychologist ...

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