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2901. "It’s Time to Send Christmas Cards"

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... playing. If we really believe that Jesus was 100% man, as the church professes, he’s an ordinary person who could have died at the age of seven from pneumonia. What a risk for God to take! I was once told that I was to think theologically. I thought about that for a minute and responded, "Why should I think theologically? I’m a theologian." What the person was trying to say to me was that when you watch television, when you watch the ads, when you walk through the streets of your city, when you live ...

2902. Reach Out and Touch Someone

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... t even think enough of you to remember your birthday or your anniversary. It’s not the length of the call, but the thought behind it that brings the words, "Oh, you shouldn’t have." Inside, the heart jumps for joy because the person didn’t forget ... you. I haven’t moved so far away that you don’t count. I haven’t moved so far away that you’re not constantly in my thoughts. Here I am and I dwell in the midst of you." God reaches out and touches. The story doesn’t end there. You know how it was ...

2903. The Role of an Angel

John 20:10-18

Sermon

George Bass

... the disciples had been that night. So Mary turned and ran to them as fast as she could and told Peter what must have been her first thought when she saw that the stone had been removed from the mouth of the tomb, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we ... they were unprepared to recognize before his death, whom they met along the road to Emmaus ... a stranger. Similarly, Mary thought the man she encountered in the garden was just a gardener. Tears might have blurred her vision, but remember that ...

2904. Lift High the Christ!

John 12:20-36

Sermon

George Bass

... little murderer, the small assassin." And after her delivery of the baby boy, she knew her fate was sealed while David thought the new baby was "fine" and "fun." But they never named the baby until she died in a fall that was caused by the baby’s doll, then ... David said, "Funny thing ... I - I finally thought of a name for the baby ... I’m going to have him christened next Sunday. Know what name I’m giving him? I’m ...

2905. Who Keeps Getting in My Way?

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... many of us that means confessing our sins, pleading for forgiveness, and starting with a clean slate. It does mean that, but it means more. To get right with God means we have to make him sovereign over our lives. It means that in any situation our first thought is of God and not self. I suppose we could come closer to understanding this first Beatitude if we were to substitute the word "ego" in its earlier meaning for the word "spirit." Blessed are those who are poor in ego. Ego means self in the sense of ...

2906. Who Has Everything?

Matthew 5:5

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... asked. My nineteen-year-old daughter came out with "timid, weak, spineless." We all agreed that this is our basic concept of meekness. I thought about a little man I used to watch in the movies. I remember he was a character actor. He played the part of a ... meekness. "Come to me, I am meek and lowly in heart." One of our historical favorites is ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Have you ever thought of him as a meek man? His great physical strength was impressive, six-feet-four-inches with powerful muscles! It was startling ...

2907. Do I Dare Be Different?

Matthew 5:10; 10:1-42

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... " at an evangelical meeting house. Hers was more a religion of the Old Testament than the New, because instead of making her sweeter and more loving toward her family, it made her intolerant and critical. The others minced no words in telling her what they thought of her religion. She didn’t mind. In fact, she welcomed their abuse. And just to make sure that she drove all of them mad, she ended every argument by retreating to her bedroom to sing gospel hymns in a loud, unmusical voice. She was "persecuted ...

2908. Salvation Through His Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... Can there be a God to let this happen to me?" Years later when exalted to second ruler in Egypt, he was used to save the lives of many, including his father and brothers. He said to his brothers when reconciled to them some years later, "You thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good." Heartache and misfortune were followed by blessing and exultation. One spring day on an apple farm in Michigan, some men who had been pruning an orchard made a great pile of branches about 100 yards from the farmer ...

2909. The Importance of Unity

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... (usually rather arbitrarily) by some one or some group within the church. That is not what Paul is asking for. Nor is it unity. Unity is nearly always held in the midst of diversity. It is a bringing together of many ideas, perspectives, personalities, and thoughts around a common, unifying, over-arching concern or theme. There is room for much variation of opinion and feeling when one is seeking unity, so long as all that variation is given over to the achievement of the common goal, the adoration of the ...

2910. The Glory of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... hear it in Jesus’ own words of the Gospel for today, "You are the salt of the earth ... You are the light of the world ... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." The thoughts of last week’s lessons and sermon come back to mind as we find ourselves caught up into the great company of those who have glorified the name of the Father in lives of self-giving love and service. The Gospel goes on to say that both heart and body ...

2911. Discerning the Way of God

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... this "wisdom of God." That is just what Paul promises. Only God himself can know perfectly what his will is for the humanity of his creation, "the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what person knows a man’s thoughts except the spirit of the man which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God." That is why the coming of the Spirit is so important, for he alone can lead us into the ways of God. It is not necessarily that he will tell us a lot of ...

2912. The True Nature of Happiness

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... some extensive research had been conducted on the 20th century standards for measuring a man. The criteria were quite interesting and I thought that I might list them for the men here this morning just to see how they measure up. 1. His ability to ... adhere to his teachings. Thus, the Sermon on the Mount is the pattern of living for those who have received Christ as Savior. With this thought in mind, I would like to focus on two standards of living as set forth by Jesus, which we call today the Beatitudes. I ...

2913. God's Kind of Happiness, Today

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

The Best Gift

... ! So, Matheson went on to write: "My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorn. I have thanked Thee for my roses, but not once for my thorn. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross, but I have never thought of the cross itself as a present glory. Teach me the glory of my cross. Teach me the value of my thorn. Show me that I have climbed to Thee by the path of pain. Show me that my tears have made my rainbow." Congratulations, George Matheson! Congratulations on ...

2914. Journey to the Cross I: Jesus And The Demon-Possessed Man

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... I was… and how much I wanted things to be different in my life. And you know what happened next? A voice!! I heard a voice say, ‘It doesn’t have to be that way!’ That’s all.” I sat straight up and turned around… I laughed at myself. I thought I must be hearing things. But then I was absolutely certain that I had heard those words: ‘It doesn’t have to be that way!’ He went home and talked to his wife about what happened. He talked to his brother who is a minister and asked him: “Do you ...

2915. Journey To The Cross III: Jesus And The Extravagant Woman

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

James W. Moore

... that old guy? You have got to be crazy. Just look at him! Look at that gut! You want $100,000 for that? You’ve got to be kidding. Give me a break here. $30,000 is my top offer.” Mark Trotter concluded his rendition of the story with this thoughtful comment: “I suppose there are some here this morning who can identify with the wife in that story, but for some reason I find myself identifying with the husband. I’d like to think if I were in a similar situation, there would be people who would spare no ...

2916. Journey To The Cross IV: Jesus and Judas

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... turning against them. There was a ground swell of opposition and these opponents were formidable. “Why did Jesus have to cause such a stir in the Temple? When He overturned the moneychangers’ tables, and cleansed the Temple, He stepped on some mighty big toes,” thought Judas. “They are really out to get Him now and I could go down with Him… ‘guilt by association’ they call it.” Maybe Judas got scared and sold out simply to save his own skin. Or maybe he just misunderstood Jesus and missed ...

2917. Journey To The Cross VI: Jesus And Pontius Pilate

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

James W. Moore

... prison cells, and to face death with courage and poise. Their inner lives were strong, secure, peaceful. Their inner lives were successful... and that is the only success that really matters. Real success is not out there... it’s in here! Now, to a second thought... II. Success Is Not So Much In Having Many Possessions As It Is In Pursuing A Dream. Real success lies in giving your life to and for something bigger than you are. A dream... a cause... a purpose... a ministry... that’s more important than ...

2918. TUNE IN WITH PRAYER

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John H. Krahn

... concentration in our prayer. "When Luther’s puppy happened to be at the table, he looked for a morsel from his master and watched with open mouth and motionless eyes (as Luther ate). Luther said, ‘Oh, if I could only pray the way this dog watches the meat! All his thoughts are concentrated on the piece of meat. Apart from that, he has no thought, wish or hope.’ " We are to keep in tune with prayer. This takes concentrated effort.

2919. The Excitement of Meaningful Living

John 10:10 · Matthew 6:33 · Ephesians 3:20

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... hand of God! After reading this bit of poetry on the bulletin board, another theological student wrote beside it: "Welcome to the real world, kid." But, I don’t agree. It isn’t the real world - not for the Christian, it isn’t. It is sad, when such thoughts come from the future leaders of the Christian church; maybe in the struggle they will find the way. Joyful life is solid, and comes from the stuff we have been talking about - faith as a way of life; obedience to God, the reality at the center of ...

2920. One Thing

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... knew that the best way to prepare for the future was to do God’s will now, in the present, today. It was no sudden thought that led him to emphasize, "Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Corinthians 6:2). "Tomorrow, and ... asked Lamb how he managed under all of the strain. Lamb replied, "I could not have kept on for a year, or even a month, if I had thought of it as a year or a month I was able to endure it because I took the days one at a time, happy when Mary was ...

2921. What It Takes to Stay Christian

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... faith and labor of love ..." Paul told the Thessalonians and us. Hard-working faith joined with long-laboring love helps insure that a Christian has what it takes to stay Christian. Again, it seems that Paul is writing in paradoxical terms, because in popular thought, love is the easiest of all expressions of the human spirit. We speak of falling in love, as though love is something that happens with no effort, no sacrifice, no labor at all. Movies and television beguile us into believing in love at first ...

2922. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’

Drama

Tom Eberle

... out? Box: I will as long as you give me a chance to cross-examine. Minister: O.K. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Box: I object. Irrelevant and immaterial. Who the heck knows what it means to be poor in spirit? I thought the whole idea of religion is to be rich in spirit. Forget about that one and bring on the next beatitude. Minister: I will if you will allow me the privilege of returning to it. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Box: I don’t ...

2923. How Fares Your Christian Sight?

Is 6:8-10

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... they do so now no longer. When anyone is united to Christ, there is a new world; the old order has gone, and a new order has already begun. (2 Corinthians 5:16-17, NEB) It would be easy to make a case for the thought that the ministry of Jesus was in total a ministry of illumination, for he consistently opened people’s eyes, including - perhaps most especially - those whose eyes were biologically sound but nevertheless perceptually impaired. He opened people’s eyes to the fact that religious health lies ...

2924. The Therapy of Song

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Exodus 15:1-21, Psalm 5:1-12

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... us early in our ministry was a man who came to us through a weeknight discussion group for high school students which we held in our home. For the first few times he came, all he did was announce that he was an atheist and questioned any other thought offered. I finally asked him why he felt the need to constantly play the same theme. His answer was that he wasn’t sure he would be accepted by the group and found his questioning manner a way of gaining attention and hopefully approval. The quality of our ...

2925. The Un-Parade

Matthew 16:21-28, Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... unbelief"? (Mark 9:24). When the Psalmist declares... Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of the faithful! (Psalm 149:1) ...his words are to be taken not as the measured cadences of one deep in religious thought, but as the heartfelt utterances of one who has sensed God’s deliverance. Serendipity is defined as "the gift of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for," and what "the un-parade" that we remember on Palm Sunday can revive within us is the assurance ...

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