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3101. Signs Of Glory

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... and the revelation of the one true living God. He is the Light, the Way, the Bread, the Vine, the Word who was with God from the beginning and through whom all things are made. Believe it or not, it’s not his raising of the dead that brings us hope, it is that he is God and that he reveals the one true living God. There’s no pay off in our faith. We can’t earn God’s peace or God’s salvation, but we, like *, can trust in God, can trust in Jesus. Let Us Pray Loving and ...

3102. Mourning Turned To Joy

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... ; the yoke of bondage to the Babylonians would be broken; freedom would be experienced. "They (the people of God) will come back from the land of the enemy. There is hope for your future, says the Lord (Jeremiah 31:16-17)." A new covenant with the law written on stone tablets (Jeremiah 31:31-34). This predicted time of hope, joy and fulfillment was experienced by the people of God in about 517 B.C. as they returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity and rebuilt the temple. In this historical movement ...

3103. The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... enables him to overcome and enter the Celestial City. A short time ago I heard Bernie Siegel give a lecture to about 500 people. Dr. Siegel is the New Haven, Connecticut, surgeon who has helped many people afflicted with cancer with his emphasis upon faith, love and hope. During the course of the lecture he told the story of a teenager named Susan who moved to a new house, and her mother insisted that she do volunteer work during the summer. She went to the local nursing home where she was asked to read to ...

3104. The Road To Nazareth

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... can put your life at ease. He will make himself a part of your struggle. He will say the right thing - the healing word, the hopeful word, the forgiving word, the helpful word, the lifting word - and he will call out the best from within you. He comes to us where ... your life is all about. Pastoral Prayer O God, our Father, we bow before thee today because we have come to know that all our hopes and dreams are bound up in thy will, thou who art the source of all good things. So, be near us in this time of ...

3105. The Road To Samaria

John 4:5-42

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... is a spring of living water which quenches our thirst for meaning in life - for the secret to our existence - and for hope in the present and all the future that awaits us. We need that living water. That living water - that resource we need - ... John Stewart, who was a part of the Kingston Trio. John Stewart said to this man, "God speaks to each of us a little differently, hoping we will tell each other." That is the response. We are called to tell someone in some way, to find someone somehow and share in ...

3106. Wedding: No Guarantees

Sermon Aid

Scott Campbell

... and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end. There are three things that last: faith ...

3107. Wedding: Once Upon a Time is Today

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon Aid

Glenn L. Borreson

... world must know this. And so, from city and country, near by and far away, they called together their friends and neighbors and family, that all might know the joy they had found in each other. These people gathered, bringing with them gifts of love and hopes for the future. As they joined with one another on the joyful occasion, as they pondered and prayed, as they reflected on the future before the man and the woman, a few practical souls among them found themselves wondering: can a young man and a young ...

3108. Christmas Preparations We Often Forget

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... know the hiding places in our lives well enough to keep from ever meeting the Child of Bethlehem. We can watch from the safety of our busy preparations as the Christmas event comes and then passes on. And we may well weep for having rejected its hope when Christmas is past, for as Jesus himself once said, "This is the judgment - that light has entered the world and men have preferred darkness to light (John 3:19, Phillips version)." Isaiah foretold the coming glory and majesty of the Lord, but he knew that ...

3109. What Christmas Is About

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... violence and drunken family arguments. The Word became flesh, not to give us some sentimental recollection of a long-ago and far-away picture of peace, but to live among us. Christ came to live among us as the Prince of Peace. Christ came to give us the hope, and the way to find an everlasting ceasefire on this earth. Christ came to bring to fulfillment, in one way or another, the ancient prophecies which say of him, "He makes wars to cease. He breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in two. He burns the war ...

3110. Christmas Questions

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

John Jamison

... Maybe that will help. Shelly was a new Christian. She had just gone through a religious experience that totally changed her life, and as a part of her new life she wanted to become a part of the church. She was running on high speed, and had high hopes. She was going to save the world, or at least the part of it she could reach. She watched her language. She pronounced Jesus with seven syllables, and made sure to use the word "blessed" at least once in every sentence. She started attending Bible studies and ...

3111. Watching The Eyes

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... be a healer? Could they be one who will sit beside the bed of a dying old man in the nursing home and continue to give hope? Could they be the Christ? I really do want to recognize him when he comes. And he will come. And you know, it has gone beyond ... morning that can carry you through the week. When we are here together I find myself wanting to look you right in the eyes. I hope it doesn't make you uncomfortable. But I wonder, "Who are you, really?" Are you an accountant, or a farmer, or a banker? Or are ...

3112. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... be a leper was to live as if under the judgment of God on the one hand, and outside of the grace of God on the other. No wonder, then, that they cried, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" Mercy and grace were the only sources of hope for healing the disease, ending the alienation from God and providing restoration to the fellowship of family and friends. Luke continues the story: Jesus commands the 10 to go and show themselves to the priests. Obeying Jesus, they went, and during the journey they were healed ...

3113. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... , going far beyond the law. Solidly On The Ground Would that we knew what Zacchaeus was thinking - or expecting - as he hurried along ahead of the crowd, climbed a tree and watched for the one about whom he had heard so much. Was he an unhappy man who hoped against all hope that the preacher had an answer for meaning in his life? Was he curious, like so many others? Is it possible that he was a secret follower of the Christ? Had he climbed the tree to avoid the crowds or the Christ? Is it possible that all ...

3114. The Message Of The Morning Light

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Erskine White

... to you knowing how you would receive Me: knowing you would reject Me and send Me to Calvary. Still I persisted, suffering all on your account, completing My chosen course." "And now look what I have done! Though you killed Me, yet do I live! Though you crucified your only Hope, yet have I returned to you. Is this not how I said it would be?" "Today, I have offered you more than you can ever imagine. Give up all you think you need, and receive more than you could ever desire. Be ready to die to all that is ...

3115. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... and the twelve - and I closed the door behind them. I led them upstairs to the Upper Room and then went to the kitchen. My mother brought them the Passover bread, and I carried the wine. Then I sat down on the floor in a corner of the room, hoping my mother would let me stay. I remember that this particular Passover meal was even more solemn than usual, and Jesus seemed especially troubled that night. He spoke softly, but I could hear every word. He told the disciples that He was going to leave them and go ...

3116. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... " (cf. Matthew 25:31-46). Jesus often condemned self-righteous people as being the last who will enter the kingdom of heaven. So it is with nations. The natin which is most sure of its righteousness is the nation God loves the least. Is the pride really back? Let's hope not, for pride is something which blocks the path to repentance. "Once to every man, woman and nation comes the moment to decide." This is the season of Lent. It is time for each of us to ask, "Can I repent?" It is also time to ask, "Can a ...

3117. Don’t Be Alarmed

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... the telephone. That’s another story. No human being can escape it. It’s part and parcel of our human experience to be waiting and hoping. The Jews were waiting since Isaiah and now no longer -- he is here. Today he comes out of the grave to be alive and with ... have buried him -- he’ll be alive with you also. How nice that he told them to be sure Peter got the message! Here is hope for those who deny or forget or become apathetic; his message is, He is risen and be sure to tell them. Thank God for Peter ...

3118. Death Following Lung Surgery

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Eulogy

Robert Allen

... so many ways that each of you will remember Curtis. It's easy to allow sorrow to take over, but I hope you will hold onto the special memories. When you do, you will realize his life was a gift you shared for a little while. We can also thank God that death is ... not the end of any life. Our hope and our faith in God is our promise that death is not the end of life - for death may claim our bodies, but not our souls. The ...

3119. For a Mother Who Died in Traffic

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

William Luoma

... let the rest of the world know how we feel with words or with body language. For our uncertainty, Jesus also offers a word of hope. He said, "In my Father's house are many rooms. I'm going to prepare a place for you." He's talking about our ultimate ... same faith, the faith that says we are citizens of heaven. That is the one reason why a Christian funeral is different! There is hope! There is comfort. There is faith. There is a heaven! There will be a reunion. For our questions, Jesus offers a word of promise ...

3120. Death at Christmastime

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

Eulogy

Allen Puffenberger

... heal you. Please understand me. You cannot go back to the past. You know that neither Christmas nor any other part of your life will ever be the same again. Adam's death critically changes everything. However, believe me, Christmas can give you joy, peace and hope - and possibly, even in a fuller measure than before. How? First, Christmas can help us face reality. It can purge us of naive sentimentalism. For too many of us, this season is an escape from the way things are. Weary of the hardships of life, we ...

3121. For a Thirty-three-year-old Cancer Victim

Matthew 13:24-30

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

... of Christa, his daughter. During the last week of life, when the pressure was building in his chest, his breathing more erratic, and a tugging, a pulling, was coming at him from beyond, Charlie lay in the hospital and told everyone, "I hope to be out of here in a week." He did not mean out of the hospital. "I hope to be out of here in a week." He meant out of the painful, diseased body that had closed in on him and confined him; out of the field where the weeds had grown up among the wheat; out of the ...

3122. Walking On the Knees

2 Samuel 7:18-29

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... always, on the throne of Judah, a descendant. Through him God kept alive, and together, a part of his chosen people, whereas others were dispersed. Through him and his descendants God kept alive the hope, even during the exile, that a son of David would again rule. Through him and his descendants God nurtured the messianic hope. Through him and his descendants, most notably Joseph and Mary, Jesus, the Christ, was born. It is this Jesus who brought to mankind the Kingdom of God. In this Kingdom the love and ...

3123. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... down this long horn shaped object and falls into the pool of coins. So here comes this little old lady and she has two small coins worth nothing and drops them in. They barely make a noise. You can almost see the Temple leaders as they roll their eyes and hope for better results with the next person who walks in the door. Jesus then calls his Disciples over and says, “This poor widow has put more in to the treasury than all the others.” To the Sadducees this woman is a waste of time but to Jesus she is ...

3124. Praise God!

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... and Sustainer of us all. And so today, we come to say good-bye to God's child *, and in so doing, we do as the psalmists did. We gather in a loving community to praise the living God. Our individual memories of *, the very things which give us hope and help us grieve, are gifts from God. The psalmist tells us to praise God for his "exceeding greatness," and then he goes on to talk of harp and song and dance - all kinds of praise. "Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!" the psalmist says, and so we ...

3125. Channels Of God's Love

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... unasked questions. We all know * openly acknowledged he was suffering from AIDS, and, as I see it, we should do the same. But where do we go from there? "How will the preacher deal with *'s illness?" you may have been asking as you came here today. I hope to deal with it much as I think Jesus would. Jesus had this wonderful ability to love, to understand that illness is illness, no matter what its cause, and that people are so much more than just their illnesses. If you listened to the Scripture for today ...

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