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3201. God's Christmas Greeting

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... gull, just a tiny bird, huddled in a cleft in the rock. All around the bird, the angry sea pounded on the seacoast, but the little gull shielded by the rock, was safe and secure in the midst of the storm. That is much closer to the Bible's understanding of peace- not an absence of conflict, but a sustaining presence within our troubled lives that keeps us safe and secure in the midst of the turbulance. God's Christmas message to you and to me is that we can know that peace through the presence of our Lord ...

3202. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... round their cabins, and they wash themselves twice a day ... and they sure worship an Injun baby." A baby - a baby who changed life! Bret Harte's memorable short story was never intended to be a Christmas story, but it nonetheless is a parable that can help us understand God's dealing with us in Jesus Christ. It has been said that when a wrong wants righting, or a truth wants presenting, or a continent wants opening, God sends a baby into the world to do it. People may think that the course of the world is ...

3203. Ka-Chang

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

John Jamison

... all dream of having pure hearts, like the role of peacemaker when we can get it, and certainly get our share of persecution if we put on the appearance of being too religious. The words Jesus speaks in the Beatitudes help us feel better. We know that he understands. However, I have always wondered about the other folks. As Luke reminds us when he tells this story, the other side of "Blessed art thou," is "Woe to you" and I have always wondered how those folks felt who were on the "woe" side of the fence. I ...

3204. Enough!

Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon

John Jamison

... the story, the one they left out. All the rest is true. The baby is born and everyone has gone back to whatever they had to do. It just so happened that one of the things Herod felt he had to do was to kill that newborn baby. Politics, you understand. The angel appeared and warned the family to flee, and flee they did. But then, in the part that got left out, Herod flew into a rage. No one raged like Herod could rage. In previous rages he had killed several of his own sons. He was ruthless. The saying ...

3205. Saints Alive!

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most to be pitied." This is the day when we reach beyond time as we know it, leaping over the open pits of our own graves and the graves of those we love to a new understanding of Easter's resurrection. All Saints' Day is but a further "commentary on Easter," carrying us beyond the good news of our personal survival to the exciting affirmation of God's ultimate justice, history's righteous fulfillment. Can we believe it? There is better news than resurrection ...

3206. A Plan For Difficult Times

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... it in its historical context, but what does it all mean for us? We are not likely to stand before diets, be tied to stakes, or to look into the noose of a gallows. And how do we understand the prediction of international wars, earthquakes, famines and the fireworks of the cosmos? This is a style of writing popular among the Hebrews from the days of the exile and into the first century. There was the belief that the world of this "age" was evil and unredeemable. As the ...

3207. The Boy Who Ran Away

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... his body; and they seized him, but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked. (Mark 14:51-52) To understand what follows, cast loose your imagination for the moment. In this sermon, I am going to pretend that I am a Bible ... about it, and to help her get ready for the Passover meal. My mother was a brave woman who took a big chance hiding this Man, Jesus. I didn't understand why He was so important or why they wanted to arrest Him, but I did what I was told. Just as it was getting dark, there was a knock on ...

3208. God Forsaken

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... s known more of the night than we could ever know. We can never truly say, "I am alone." We can never truly say, "No one understands." "What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear." It is the distinctive genius of Christianity that we have a ... of a God who hung on a cross to die. Jesus speaks to us today in His own language, but they are words everyone can understand: "Eloi, Eloi, la'ma sabachtha'ni?" He knows what it means to feel God forsaken. But He is the One who says to us, "Fear ...

3209. The Vine And The Branches

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... to the vine. If it bore no fruit, it would be a dead and useless branch. But it can’t bear fruit on its own, either. It needs the nourishment, support, and growth that the roots and trunk provide. There is something here which is imperative for us to understand. It is very risky to be one of those branches of the vine and simply not produce any fruit. In fact, if we are not fruitbearing branches, we’d better check to see into what vine we are joined! The New Testament is rather plain that if we are ...

3210. Death by Suicide For Active Church Member

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Phil Barnhart

... become like little children if we wish to experience the Kingdom of God. Looking through the faith eyes of children, I see Ivan close to Jesus in the glory place of heaven. I don't understand all that happened to Ivan, exactly what made him break, what he was thinking about, or whether that capacity existed any longer. But complete understanding belongs to the realm of omniscience and none of us qualifies. It is to God's glory that he gave us Ivan. It is to God's glory he wastes nothing he gave us through ...

3211. For One Who Worked With Disturbed Children

2 Corinthians 12:11-21

Eulogy

William Luoma

... . But we remember that God's Spirit intercedes for us with sighs that are too deep for words. Today we leave it up to God's Spirit to put those letters together and make some sense out of them. God hears what is too deep for words, and he understands and weeps with us. He hears the frustration, the anger, and the despair that you feel. He hears the agonized questions, and the inevitable "Why?" You know, as do I, how important it is to have someone listen; to listen when we are happy; to listen when we are ...

3212. Lord, That I Should Receive My Sight

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... hid from them. On the third occasion Luke records: But they did not grasp what ha had said. Thus the disciples suffered from a kind of blindness. They were blind as to the nature and person of Jesus. They loved him passionately, but they did not understand him. They were spiritually blind. They had sight, yet they failed to see. They were blind as to the meaning of the events that were happening around them. This blindness effected their behavior. Look what they did. They tried to keep this poor beggar from ...

3213. Stairways Of Heaven

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

... comes to us. In the movie, Field of Dreams, only dreamers saw the vision. Only those touched by heaven could understand. Those who live only in the realm of earth -- who never realize the heavenly visits, who never hear heavenly voices -- ... encounters possible. The good news is all but hidden in the sentence, “Surely the Lord was in this place, and I did not know it.” Do you understand? Do you have it? The promise of God is not what will be or can be; the promise concerns what is! God is with us! God is ...

3214. Recollections of Reuben, Uncle of a Young Bethlehem Shepherd

Matthew 2:13-18

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... , after all the blood your soldiers spilled and all the pain and misery they brought to nearly every home in Bethlehem! Yes, I understand what you've said - you wouldn't have allowed such widespread killings if you had been King Herod, and not just a captain of ... your breath at the same time, "Glory to God in the highest; peace on earth, good will toward men." Herod wouldn't understand that anyway. I don't know that you can - I don't know that I do. But I'm sure it's important. In fact, I'm sure it's ...

3215. Recollections of Abdul, Camel Boy for An Eastern Potentate

Luke 1:46-56, Luke 1:39-45

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... about the journey in a moment, if you're interested. My father was a rich man, and I was brought up with all the privileges wealth can buy. I think that's probably one reason I have spent so much time with Casper. He knows I understand his background, his style, and his standards. The difference between Casper and my father is that Casper found his outlets and his interests in the stars, while my father's involvements, interests and what you might call his "extra-curricular activities" were all in politics ...

3216. I Can't Believe It

John 20:10-18

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... are not always as they seem. Mary saw Jesus die. So when she saw him in the garden, she thought he was the gardener. When you saw the egg, you thought it was fresh. It took you a little while to understand it was hard-boiled. When something incredible happens, like Jesus being raised from the dead, it's hard to believe. It takes a little while for us to understand. Remember: he was dead but he is risen! Let's Pray: Oh, Lord, you are no longer dead. You are alive. It's hard to believe, but it's true! Amen.

3217. "Because I'm God"

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... a victory for Job. It's not even a fair fight. Instead, God comes and teaches Job a harsh lesson. Job's opinions have outpaced his understanding; he has set himself up as judge of things he has no competence to judge. Job has been playing God, and when God shows up Job ... the Mommy, that's why" means, on the one hand, "I'm in charge here; I don't owe you any explanations; and you wouldn't understand if I did explain everything I do." But it also means, "I am your Mommy, I'm here with you, I know what I'm doing ...

3218. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... you look just like one of us earth folk ... Pleased to meet you. (Extends his hand.) VISITOR: (Pulls back in fear.) No, don't try to touch me. I am quite different in body-type and appearance than you. Under this "Cloaking Disguise" I can speak and understand you and your people by engaging a trans-terpreter box. My "skin," as you call it, and yours would not feel good to either of us I presume ... (Approaches a little.) That being settled, I am most happy to make the acquaintance of you, the young sender ...

3219. Here Comes The King

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

George Bass

... he went up to Jerusalem. Luke makes that manifestly clear, devoting so much of his gospel to the journey to Jerusalem and to Jesus' prediction of his death in the Holy City. He announced his impending assassination three times and, perhaps, the disciples were beginning to understand what his mission to humanity was all about; he came to bring God's peace to earth and to reconcile all people to God. The disciples not only called him King; they also repeated - if with a twist - the angel's chorus on the night ...

3220. Where the Scary Things Live

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... God brought into the world in Him was the only true light, the only light that could not be overcome by the darkness or snuffed out by the winds of change that constantly blow through our lives. And in our encounter with this light we meet God and begin to understand the depth of God’s love for us. It’s as if you were sitting on the beach early in the morning. The only colors you see are the dark blues and blacks of the water and the sky, and the faint, silvery glow of the whitecaps on the breaking ...

3221. See the Light, Be the Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... if our over-inflated ego at being salt and light causes us to present our agenda, our opinion, as the only one acceptable in the eyes of God. To paraphrase the words of Ruell Howe, as Christians we must learn to follow Jesus out of the weakness of our understanding of the Gospel and of life, as well as out or our strengths. If we could learn to do that, maybe some of those folks who don’t have many good things to say about the church might at least find us more believable. There are lots of people ...

3222. Reality Check

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... real, most of your hair has been loved off, and you eyes don’t work so well, and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are real you cannot be ugly, except to people who don’t understand." "I suppose YOU are real," said the rabbit. And then he wished he had not said it, for he thought the Skin Horse might be sensitive. But the Skin Horse only smiled. "The boy’s uncle made me real," he said, "but that was a great many years ago. But ...

3223. I Hate To Rain On Your Parade, But

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the subject had to be brought up, Jesus would would withdraw with his disciples to someplace private, where he could be alone with them to talk. I know that it had to be hard for Jesus to talk about his own death, but he wanted his disciples to understand what was going to happen. Whenever I visit people who are in failing health, due to age or perhaps a terminal illness, I sometimes feel the need to bring up the subject of death. "Do you have any favorite hymns you would like to have played at your ...

3224. So You Want to go to Bethlehem, Do You?

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... though God grades on the curve" (Fred Craddock). There is a time to comfort, a time to be comforted, a time to afflict, and a time to be afflicted. Advent is an "all-of-the-above" kind of season. And it belongs to John the Baptist, who helps us to understand that what happened on that first Christmas 2,000 years ago HAS to make a difference in what happens today. That the world HAS to change. And change can only begin with person who stares back at you from the mirror. So, you want to go to Bethlehem, do ...

3225. Home for Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... I would rather be tonight. But, in a very real sense, none of us are home for Christmas tonight. Because being home for Christmas, in the truest sense, would mean that we were with the One who loves us more than our imagination will allow us to understand. Fred Craddock has compared our earthly life to the nomadic experience of living in a tent. It’s just temporary. We’re all just passing through on the way to our true home. But even more than all that, Christmas is not just about Mary and Joseph ...

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