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3076. The Priesthood Of All Believers

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

The priesthood of all believers is a topic highly talked about, but too rarely practiced. It has become no more than theological jargon with little or no meaning. Yet, we like Israel, are entitled to be a nation of priests. All of us, whether clergy or lay, share in an ordination by God to be priests. All persons who believe in Jesus the Christ are a part of this priestly nation. But, what constitutes a priest? How can I know whether I am a priest? The Bible dictionary informs us that, “The New Testament ...

3077. For Your Part

Matt 5:17-37

Sermon

John Jamison

I walked to the bank the other day. I made my way over to one of the desks and sat down to talk to a guy whose name tag said "Andy." I said, "Andy, I need some money, and was wondering if you could help me?" Andy smiled and said he would be glad to do what he could. I told him what I needed and he left the room for a few minutes to run the credit check and whatever else it is that they do at a time like that. Minutes later he walked back in and said, "No problem, John. I've got your check right here!" He ...

3078. Thanksgiving

Ephesians 1:1

Sermon

Brett Blair

This morning I would like to hold up for you three different scenes. The strange thing about these scenarios is that when you first hear them you will be hard pressed to understand why I selected these stories to exemplify Thanksgiving. On the surface they will seem to be the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Yet, I am convinced that at the heart of these stories is the real Biblical understanding of what it means to be thankful. The first scene comes from the Old Testament. It is the familiar story of Job. Job ...

3079. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

In 1977 two teenagers walked into a movie theatre in Memphis to watch a movie that was then virtually unknown. The name of the movie was Star Wars. The characters were unknown to my brother Todd and I. In fact, the movie was virtually unknown to many. Star Wars was not expected by anyone to be a smash hit let alone the biggest grossing movie of all times. We did know it was science-fiction. That’s the reason we went to see it; having grown up on a steady diet of comic books and Star Trek, we were a ready ...

3080. Windows Of Wonder

Sermon

James Angell

I feel life is so small unless it has windows into other worlds.- Bertrand Russell "Windows On The World" is the name of a classy restaurant atop the World Trade Tower in New York. It has tall panels of windows, and it is one of the best places - especially around sunset - to see what the Apple looks like from 60 or 70 stories up. "Windows" is also a metaphor in preaching that describes the role illustrations play in making sermons concrete, powerful, and memorable. They let the light in. Through them we ...

3081. Building Barns, Postponing Life

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

Comedian Jack Benny, from TV’s Golden age, had a skit which illustrated how we place money ahead of everything. He is walking down the street when suddenly he is approached by an armed robber, "Your money or your life!" There is a long pause. Jack does nothing. The robber impatiently queried, "Well?" Jack replied, "Don't rush me, I'm thinking it over." This morning I would like us to think a few moments about our money and our life. Let’s see what Jesus has to say about these two subjects. The background ...

3082. The Fifth Sunday of Easter

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Kendall McCabe

Hearing this Gospel lesson read on a Sunday morning may come as a shock to many of us. It is not the setting we are used to. "In my Father's house are many rooms" is a phrase we tend to associate almost exclusively with funerals, and small wonder, since, in many churches, that is or has been the only Gospel lesson appointed to be read at the burial of the dead. Here on a spring morning, with the trees in bud and new life popping out everywhere, we have to remember funerals we have attended and heard those ...

3083. Epiphany 5

Lk 5:1-11 · 1 Cor 14:12-20; 15:1-11 · Isa 6:1-8

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

COMMENTARY Isaiah 6:1-8 Isaiah is called to be a prophet. In the year 740 BC when King Uzziah died, Isaiah had an experience with Yahweh who called him to be his prophet. The experience occurred during a worship service in Jerusalem's temple. The earthly temple was the pattern for the celestial temple where Yahweh sat in his glory and his presence filled the temple . The angelic creatures covered themselves before the glorious presence and sang the Sanctus. In the face of this divine majesty, Isaiah ...

3084. Weightlifting

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

he eleventh and twelfth chapters of Matthew illustrate again and again the authority of Jesus. In today's text, for example, Jesus claims that he is the Son of God who alone knows the Father and who alone is known by him. Only I, Jesus says, can reveal God to you - and I choose to do so. What follows are some of the most comforting words to be found in Scripture: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in ...

3085. The Shortest Distance Is Not A Straight Line

Sermon

Harold Warlick

None of us relishes complications. We want issues to be simple. But now the freshmen are no longer freshmen - they've got four months under their belts in college. Rush week is over so some are now in fraternities and sororities. Faculty are complaining that second term has been just as rushed and frantic as the first. Dr. Warlick isn't new anymore. People are used to Wednesday nights instead of Sunday mornings as the time for worship. Attendance patterns and the reasons for them become more ambiguous. ...

3086. The Christian Life Differences

Matthew 18:15-20

Bulletin Aid

Leader: If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. Congregation: Father, help us to listen to him as well; after all we may be the one who is wrong and then we will be glad we kept the matter private. Leader: If he will not listen, take one or two others along so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. Congregation: Help us to see his side of it. Perhaps he did not ...

3087. What kind of Cup Do You Bring?

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

Sermon

Various Authors

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? (v. 16a) The Christian faith at times expresses itself in strange ways. It talks about persons losing their life to find it. "Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." (Matthew 16:25b) It talks about persons finding strength through acknowledging their weaknesses. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (2 Corinthians 12:9) It talks about persons finding their freedom through ...

3088. Getting Even

2 Samuel 13:1-22

Sermon

All men are not created equal. Neither are all women. A trip around the block teaches us that there are people with more talent, brains, bucks, and luck than we. Carl Lewis races for the gold on Pegasus-winged feet, while we huff and puff around the block. Our best friend arrives at the high school reunion in a Mercedes and boasts of his home in the Bahamas. Our son is a whiz on the Wang Computer, while we still have trouble balancing the check book. Life is as unfair as ten rounds between ourselves and ...

3089. Dry Bones And Live Hope

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Charles Curley

Jesus had a friend. The name of his friend was Lazarus. When you have a friend, and your friend needs help, you do what you can. So when Lazarus was ill, naturally they sent to Jesus for help. "You have healed others, why not your friend?" But Jesus did not do what they thought he would do. "This illness is not unto death; it is for the glory of God," and he went about his business. Yet Lazarus’ illness was to the death. Jesus was late and when he finally arrived, Lazarus was dead, and Jesus wept. There ...

3090. Death: Commonality Explored

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Christian unity has a word to say about death. The first century Christians, hour by hour, had to live with the possibility of death. It happened frequently in an excruciating manner. Eusebius, in The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine, speaks of the ordeals of one hundred and forty-six martyrs and names ninety-seven of them. In speaking of those in Tebais, he says, "They were torn to bits from head to foot with potsherds like claws till death released them." From the beginning, our spiritual ...

3091. September 11th

Illustration

Bill Bouknight

The atrocity of September 11th was shocking in that many people had never before seen the face of evil so starkly. Is it naïve to hope that some good might come out of that dastardly attack on innocent people? The bible teaches that God is in the business of bringing good out of evil. An Old Testament hero named Joseph was mistreated terribly by his brothers, but God made his suffering productive. Later Joseph said to his brothers, ‘You meant it for evil, but God used it for good.’ Romans 8:28 declares ...

3092. Power to Forgive

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive ...

3093. Readying the Twelve for Mission

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Donald Macleod

After two such unprecedented events as Resurrection and Ascension, certainly this question is in order: what can God do for an encore? Or, one might simply exclaim: what a hard act to follow! The eleven disciples left Mt. Olivet and returned to Jerusalem, as Jesus had commanded them. Naturally, they sought out the Upper Room, a place filled with memories that were now sacred. Other faithful persons joined them until they numbered about a hundred and twenty, (v. 15) including a number of women with Mary and ...

3094. Tell God When You Are Happy

Luke 1:46-47

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

Object: None Have you had any complaints lately at home, any situations in which you told your parents you didn’t like something? Have you 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 ...

3095. Easter: The Festival Of Joy

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

In the book of Proverbs we read: "A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken." A better translation says it more plainly: "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a downcast spirit dries up the bones." The issue is also clearly stated by the preacher in Ecclesiastes: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: ... A time to weep and a time to laugh." In the Gospel of Matthew this very clear reminder by our Lord: "Do not look ...

3096. Dual Citizenship I - What Do We Owe To Our Country?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

What a country is America! As Erma Bombeck says, "You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers in front of the White House, but by family picnics where kids throw frisbees, the potato salad gets soggy, and the flies die from happiness." Some years ago in a U.S. District Court, I had the privilege of participating in a naturalization ceremony. Some sixty foreign-born persons were ready to take their citizenship vows. Every place on ...

3097. Monday in Holy Week

Hebrews 9:11-28, John 12:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Isaiah 42:1-9 Theme: The Servant’s ministry of justice Exegetical Note The first four verses here comprise the so-called "First Servant Song" of Second Isaiah, verses 5-9 being a kind of elaboration upon it. Whatever its original referent, from a Christological perspective, the passage bespeaks Jesus and his ministry from baptism to crucifixion, with a special emphasis on the work of Christ (including the cross) as a ministry of justice (or "righteousness"). Call to Worship Leader: Behold the ...

3098. Proper 5

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Mark 3:20-30, Mark 3:31-35, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Theme: God’s relation to evil Exegetical Note The premise for this story of David’s being placed in Saul’s service as a court musician is that the evil spirit that accounts for the king’s apparent "mental illness" comes from God. Such a notion is difficult on several counts for the modern reader, but is grounded in the Old Testament’s firm monotheism, which would prefer to attribute evil to God’s doing rather than to posit any sort of competing counter-deity (such as the ...

3099. Proper 22

Gn 2:4-25

Bulletin Aid

Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Genesis 2:18-24 Theme: The complementariness of man and woman Exegetical note: In comparison to the first (Priestly) creation account in Genesis, in which human male and female are created in a single act (1:27), this second (Jahwist) account might seem to imply subordination of woman, as it was subsequently used to do in Christian literature (e.g., 1 Corinthians 11:8-9; 1 Timothy 2:13). But this version actually suggests the common humanity of the man and woman ("bone of my bone and flesh of ...

3100. The Chosen One

John 1:43-51

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: The call to follow Jesus is not without difficulty. Summary: Jesus calls Nathanael to be a disciple but Nathanael is also listening to two other voices -- one encouraging him to respond and the other discouraging him. Playing Time: 3 minutes Setting: A neutral playing area Props: None Costumes: Contemporary, casual; Jesus in robe Time: The present Cast: Jesus Disturbing Angel Ministering Angel Nathanael JESUS: (ENTERS AND CROSSES TO NATHANAEL) Nathanael, follow me. DISTURBING ANGEL: (ENTERS AND ...

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