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2826. A Blood That Passes Over

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... because the blood of the lamb had caused God to pass them over. Now they would not undergo a death sentence. Now they would not be enshrouded in a great cloud of unknowing. They knew God had forgiven them. They knew that the sentence had been stayed and acquittal had come. No longer would the jury be out. No longer would the jury be hung. No longer would their progress towards freedom be overshadowed by their liberation from Egypt. God’s eternal law prevailed over man’s tyrannical law. Divine law and ...

2827. The Fruit of One's Doing

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... will pay a price for living according to their ways. Bearing Fruit On the other hand, it is equally true that God rewards those who draw strength and nourishment from what God offers in love and grace. As the tree that is planted by the water is able to “stay green ... and does not cease to bear fruit,” the faithful are able to give and yield blessings through the exercise of their faith. The blessing for the children of God who thrive on the love of God which has been revealed to them in our Lord Jesus ...

2828. The Fruit of the Word

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Isaiah built on the work and promises of the First Isaiah. He called the people back to the covenant God had made. If there were those who had made accommodations to their exile and saw no future other than to prepare for a permanent stay in the land of Nebuchadnezzar, Isaiah would want them to think differently. If there were some who enjoyed the prosperity that had come to them in the sophisticated environs of Babylon, Isaiah would want to shake them loose from their complacency. If there were those ...

2829. Saturday Night Live?

Drama

Dave Marsh

... : Now, now, just cause you’re losing (looks at sheet) 2500 to 150. Okay, my turn! April: No, I think 4 hours of Bible trivia is enough. (pleads) Come on, let’s go over to a friends house or something. It’s Saturday night! Jeff: Why don’t we just stay home? April: Come on! I want to go out. I’ll get my address book. (goes off screen to get it) Jeff: (shouts off screen) You just don’t want me to break the Bible trivia record! April: (off screen) No, I just don’t want to lose my mind ...

2830. Blah, Blah, Blah

1 Timothy 3:1-16

Drama

Dave Marsh

... to him. Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, Rush Limbaugh sounded so grim. Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, advice for the drive back home, Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, more news wherever I roam! Narrator: Ah, Home after such a long day. Tonight to go out or to stay? First Matt would eat or soak his sore feet, then time to read, to nap or to play! Narrator: Then he sees it there on the stand, the greatest device in the land. He sits in his chair, with far too much wear. And in a flash, the remotes in ...

2831. He Will Forgive You

Luke 7:36-50

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... 't get mad at me. I found I couldn't wash it off. In fact, when I tried to wipe it off, it smeared and even got messier. I was really sorry I had disobeyed them. They found the drawing on my wall and were very angry. I had to stay in my room all day. I told my parents I was sorry, and that it would never happen again. Have any of you colored on a wall when you were not allowed to? (Let them answer. Give crayons to one of the children.) Would you color on the church's ...

2832. When Our Children Teach Us

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... considered a son of the law and had to take the obligations of the law upon himself. So at 12, Jesus for the first time came to Passover and participated as a man. When His parents started the trek back home, 12-year-old Jesus stayed behind caught up in the theological discussions for the first time. Why didn’t Mary and Joseph miss Him? It was not through carelessness. What probably happened was this: Usually the women in the caravan would start out earlier because they traveled more slowly… and also ...

2833. A Different View

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

Brett Blair

... may see you as hot headed. Only you really know the truth. Why do we tend not to not recognize the nature of other people? Perhaps, most of the time, it is a simple case of forgetting. Mary, Jesus' mother, was upset with her son for leaving the caravan and staying behind in Jerusalem. In a moment of anger she lost her head, and said to him, like any mother, "Wait till your father Joseph hears about this! To which Jesus replies, "Didn't you know I would be in MY Father's house." You know the one about the ...

2834. The Spirit Has Landed

Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the number of sermons preached and the prominent pulpits occupied. But Saint Peter said no one had heard them in heaven. The discouraged servant enumerated his community involvement. He was told they were not recorded. Sorrowfully, the pastor turned to leave, when Peter said, "Stay a moment, and tell me, are you the man who fed the sparrows?" "Yes," the Scotsman replied, "but what does that have to do with it?" "Come in," said Saint Peter, "the Master of the sparrows wants to thank you." Here is the ...

2835. Swoosh

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Drama

Dave Marsh

... . Sarah: Come on, we’re going for a jog, not a workout. Jim: Yeah, all the same, I’ll bring it along. Sarah: (suspicious) What’s in the bag Jim? Jim: Nothing. Sarah: Give me the bag. Jim: No. Sarah: Put the bag down slowly, Jim, and walk away. Jim: Stay back! Sarah: (she grabs the bag and there’s a struggle but she wins out) Okay, what’s in here. A camera? A tennis racket? Wait a minute! Are you trying to be like Andre Agassi???? Jim: hmmm. Well. OKAY, I ADMIT IT! So sue me! Sarah: Hey, take it ...

2836. I'm Number Two (A Drama about Putting Christ First)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... of suffering! It’s where I bring all of my problems and pressures to God. (SLIDE 9) Here’s me bringing God my unpaid bills. (SLIDE 10) And here I am bringing God my son Joe Beth: You brought your son out to the shed? Dave: Yeah, but he only stayed in there overnight. Beth: (stands up) Okay, that’s it! I’m outta here! Dave: What do you mean? Beth: I mean that it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that you’re taking this stuff way too literally. You don’t make the changes out here ...

2837. The Healing Power of the Resurrection

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... had a face. His eye sockets were smashed, his skull, legs and arms were fractured; his nose was crushed; his teeth were gone. His jaw was broken. The medical team went to work and they saved his life, but his injuries were so severe that he had to stay in the hospital for another year. When he finally left the hospital, his body had healed nicely, but his face was horrendously disfigured. He was no longer the handsome young man everyone admired. And when he tried to find work, he was turned down by everyone ...

2838. Choosing the Way to the Cross

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . We are really not interested in having anyone speak at our conference who lives four weeks away from the Holy Spirit.” Christ-like commitment is a close daily walk with God. When we study the life of Jesus carefully, we see His incredible commitment to stay close to His Father and to do the will of His Father. “Thy will be done” was the watch-word of His life… total commitment, total dedication, total consecration… that’s what it means to choose the way of the cross. The hymn writer put it ...

2839. Friendship

John 2:1-11

Illustration

James Garrett

... great man you are, Harry. But you and I both know you ain’t.” Later on, when Sam Rayburn discovered that he was quite ill, he announced to the House of Representatives he was going home for medical tests. Some wondered why he did not stay in Washington where there were excellent medical facilities. He supplied the answer when he told Congressman Jim Wright, “Bonham [Texas] is a place where people know it when you’re sick, and where they care when you die.” Jesus put great emphasis upon friendship ...

2840. Hypocrites

Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Brett Blair

... -themselves." They are really just as sinful as the secular types who have partied like jackals on Saturday, slept late and then pondered what sort of toppings should go on the Domino's pizza during halftime of the football game. In fact, I consider those who stay at home on Sunday as actually morally superior to the hypocrites who drag themselves out of bed and show up for Sunday school. At least they aren't wearing a pious mask and living a lie. Jesus does not tolerate hypocrites, and neither do we. But ...

2841. The World Is Crowded With Gethsemanes

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Brett Blair

... to pursue pleasure over adversity, temptation to renounce our faith in God. Peter, James and John quickly learned this lesson as they denied that they knew Jesus. They left the scene of his betrayal afraid for their own lives. They did not pray so they did not stay. Prayer helps us cope with life’s hardships and it keeps us from temptation. But here is one more thing you can do. Pray for the families of all those who have suffered at the hands of terrorist these past few years. Yesterday we remembered the ...

2842. All I Want for Christmas is a Savior

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

James W. Moore

... was snuffed out.” He described how he struggled to find a way to face Christmas without her. He began asking what God and Vee would want him to do. The answer came: “Do what we’ve always done. Go to church. Sing in the Messiah. Attend your Bible study class. Stay close to friends and family. And don’t forget to decorate the house with at least two trees.’ By doing what I believe Vee and God wanted me to do. I found I could still sing Joy to the World and be thrilled by the Hallelujah Chorus.” He ...

2843. All I Want for Christmas is Hope

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

James W. Moore

... send more workers to help you, but first we must ask, is there a good road to the outpost?” David Livingstone wrote back these words: “If you are offering to send workers who will come only if the road is easy, I can’t use them. Tell them to stay home.” Mary’s hope and Isaiah’s hope were not tentative or conditional. No, in both cases, it was total and complete obedience to God no matter how rough the road may be. Mary’s hope and Isaiah’s hope were great because they heard God’s voice and ...

2844. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... of us saw John eyeing the goodies on the reception table – punch and chocolate chip cookies in abundance… and some of us said to him, “John, would you like to walk over here and have some refreshments?” But no, he would not leave Donna’s side. “I want to stay here with Miss Donna.,” he would say. The love between the two of them was so radiant and powerful in that room. Also in the room that day was a man from Chicago. He had flown all the way from Chicago to Houston to be with Donna. Do you ...

2845. Jesus and Mary Magdalene

John 20:10-18

Sermon

James W. Moore

... John. Together, they ran back to the grave site and found it just as Mary had described it. The stone pushed back and the tomb empty. Peter and John turned back toward home, trying to sort out what on earth this could mean, but Mary, so crestfallen, stayed there in the garden just outside the tomb to grieve and mourn alone. She wept softly. She thought someone had stolen Jesus’ body. She wondered aloud: How could they do this? Haven’t they done enough? And now this. They have stolen his body. They have ...

2846. Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... since childhood the Rabbis had taught me that the best learning comes at night. Our minds are more receptive with the hustle and bustle of the day out of the way. Besides, it is cooler. We sat together in the garden of the home where he was staying. The gentle breeze provided just the faint rustle of leaves in the trees; the moon was bright, having only recently begun to lose its Passover fullness; the stars twinkled in the clear desert sky. We talked softly as was befitting the atmosphere. I was very open ...

2847. The Imperatives of the Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... what it was? "GO...go quickly." What would the resurrection have mattered to history had we been content to sit there outside the empty tomb and reflect among ourselves about what had happened? What comfort could have been offered Jesus' grieving comrades had we stayed where we were and celebrated the resurrection in private? What impact would we have made on the hearts of religious people through the centuries? Had we just SAT there, we would have done no good at all. Of course, the reason for going was ...

2848. Excuses

Luke 14:15-24, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... family comes over, and the Bible says family is important, right? I'll get to worship again one of these days. Sounds like that old Statler Brothers hit: Excuses, excuses, You'll hear them everyday; Now the devil, he'll supply them If from church you'll stay away; When people come to know the Lord, The devil always loses, So to keep them folks away from church, He offers them excuses.(8) I wonder how glibly people would offer their excuses if they understood them in the same way that the people who first ...

2849. Thinking about the Unthinkable - Ash Wednesday

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... their places, simple and safe - life now, while there is life; death later, when there must be death. That is why, for all the millions who will hear those ancient words today and tonight about being dust and returning to dust, even more millions will stay away. But then we pick up the paper or flip on the evening news. Suddenly something sounds like a broken axle in this smoothly rotating machine of existence. In the midst of cheerful stories about how various local restaurants sing Happy Birthday to their ...

2850. Beating Babel

Acts 2:1-13, Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of town for the member-guest tournament at the club and would not be there; Phillip and his family would have been up late the night before and overslept; Andrew would have had a business conference about a new fishing boat; and James would have had to stay home to cut the grass.(4) Togetherness is not considered as important in the church as it once was. Third, the message of the church these days seems less about "the mighty acts of God" than about social justice or abortion or sexuality or any number of ...

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