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Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... what life is. But there is ample evidence that there are a great many such people. There is a very good book titled Immortal Wife, a biography of Mrs. John C. Fremont. Having misread the title, a woman entered a bookstore and asked for a copy of "immoral wife." Learning that the word was immortal rather than immoral, she lost all interest in making the purchase. To her immorality was exciting to read about, but not immortality. Everyone knows about the three monkeys - See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No ...

302. Because He Lives

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... text, Paul asked almost with disbelief: "How can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?" One can almost guess what had created a problem for the Christians in Corinth. One of them had died. A funeral was held. But remember, they had no copy of the New Testament with Jesus' comforting words as recorded in John 14..."Because I live, you also shall live. I go to prepare a place for you...In my father's house are many mansions..." None of those words was in print. One can imagine some skeptics ...

303. This Adulterous Generation

Matthew 5:27-30, Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ; it breaks you. Surely most of us remember that wedding of the century, the marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. St. Paul's Cathedral was resplendent with decorative and historic grandeur. The nobility of the world was there. I have a copy of the wedding homily or sermon delivered on that occasion by the Archbishop of Canterbury. High were the hopes of the world for this young, beautiful couple. But something terrible went wrong. And adultery played a big part. The storybook romance became ...

304. Listen to the Witnesses

1 Corinthians 15:6

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: A picture of Neil Armstrong or another astronaut walking on the moon. If you do not have a copy, it can be obtained at the library. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you remember watching Neil Armstrong walk on the moon? You could not see it by sitting on your front porch, but if you have a television set and you are old enough to remember, then ...

305. Chapter III

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... loves, and aches for, the world he fashioned with his own hands. For Christians, for instance, our very name embodies the challenge to relate to men in a certain way. The word "Christian" is a diminutive. This means that it describes people who are little copies of the one whose name they carry. We are to be "little Christs" where, and with whom, we live. To be "little Christs" involves sharing with, loving, and blessing the world and its people as Christ did. We are to be "little Christs" to our neighbors ...

306. Chapter VIII

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... , was at the cosmetic counter trying on perfume. As the sales lady stooped to pick up the bottle cap daughter dropped, daughter cooly palmed a lipstick and walked away to meet mother. At school, junior was busying himself trying to better his lot. He was doing so by copying the answers to the test questions from the paper of the kid across the isle. All the while, dad, dear old dad, also was hard at work - hiding away in the men’s restroom, trying to figure out some novel way to pad his expense account to ...

307. Three-Dimensional Christianity

James 1:19-27

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... knowing Bible facts or being able to quote book and verse at every turn. Every Christian is urged to read and study the Bible. That’s the reason we have this kind of special Sunday. It’s the only reason the American Bible Society exists, to spread copies of the printed Word. But yet there is something more important. What is most significant about the Bible is illustrated by Stephen Vincent Benet in his poem John Brown’s Body. In that poem Benet tells of the sea captain in the African slave trade who ...

308. TOWN CLERK

Acts 19:35

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... Cleveland, or any other city faced with the threat of disruptive riots. But this wasn’t the extent of his duty - to keep the peace. He had other functions as well, especially the keeping of records of the city, taking the minutes of meetings, filing copies of all the memorabilia that came to him in the course of official communications - in short, he was responsible for keeping track of the whole mass of documents and other minutiae of city administration. Also, he might be required to draw up decrees and ...

309. A Kudzu-Kind of Kingdom

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... tell you about Jack Eckerd, the founder of the Eckerd drugstore chain. When he became a committed Christian, his perspective changed. Walking through one of his stores one day, he saw with new eyes the magazine racks full of glossy copies of Playboy and Penthouse. Though retired from active management, he called his president and urged him to clean out the magazines. Management protested; the sales accounted for substantial profits. But Jack Eckerd persisted and prevailed. All sex-exploiting magazines were ...

310. Marriage is Forever

Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... replied, "If you're going to get blown away, I'm going with you." That is what "one flesh" means according to God's design. One of my favorite poets, Archibald Rutledge, years ago wrote a poem entitled "Final Proof." On every Valentine's Day, I generally give Gloria a copy of this along with a gift. It's a testimony to Jesus' view of marriage: "I do not need some tremendous miracle to give me faith in God: A violet would do, or a spire of goldenrod, or a daisy or two. But if I had to have a magic ...

311. Marriage: God's Idea

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to love their wives as Christ loved the Church and gave himself for her. Promise Keepers believe in mutual subjection, of the type that St. Paul described when he said, "Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ." Husbands and wives are not carbon copies of each other. No matter how hard a husband tries, he cannot be the heart of a home, the nurturing source, as a wife can. But, on the other hand, there are some facets of positive leadership, especially in spiritual matters, which a husband is ...

312. Called Into Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... will invite them to Christ. Several months ago Margaret Wallace of our church was presenting a children’s sermon in our 8:30 service. She added several of her own verses to the beloved children’s song, “Jesus Loves Me.” It so touched by heart that I asked for a copy of it. It is a call to help us share Christ. “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. There are others who do not know; help me Lord to tell them so. Though I’m small I can be heard; I’ll tell everyone the ...

313. Mary's Revolutionary Song

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

At home I have a yellow copy of one of the world's most revolutionary documents. In it are found these immortal words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Of course, that document, the Declaration of Independence, is the charter of the American Revolution. Though we have not yet ...

314. Lessons from a Shrewd Crook

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... couple in this church presented me a challenge: write and produce a little brochure or tract that will tell the simple story of the Gospel in language that people can understand. If you do, they said, we will find the money to print and produce lots of copies. Seven people invested over $5000 to make sure that those little tracts are distributed far and wide. I submit to you that this money was invested in eternal securities which are soaring on the heavenly stock market. Do you have a will? If not, why not ...

315. The Forgiving Father (Father's Day)

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Brett Blair

... no mention of him earning the money to pay back his father. All we are told is that he comes to his senses. As far as we know, he returned wearing his same old dirty rags with which he fed the pigs with. He did not return with a copy of the book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.” No. Without a penny of his father’s great wealth he returns. This picture, this carefully crafted ending to the Parable of the Prodigal Son, then shows the Father with open arms. And therein lies Jesus point. This is ...

316. My Colors Will Be Clear

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... they were fighting. Today I am proclaiming the high privilege of flying the colors for Christ. We are living in an increasingly secular culture that can punish people who are out front for Christ. Just ask Judge Roy Moore of Alabama. He dared to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in his courtroom. In the process he set off a national controversy. In every age God commends those who identify with Him publicly. A little boy in our church happens to be an excellent soccer player. When it appeared that the ...

317. Easter Journeys Out and In

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... What is all this about? He was engaged in an exercise that many of us have failed to do, and we therefore are living a faith that makes little sense. It is exciting to be told that the United Bible Societies of the world distribute over 150 million copies of the Scripture every year. But the saddening question is: How many of these are actually read? In how many homes are the Scriptures shelved entirely out of reach and therefore out of mind? And what can be equally harmful is the manner in which the Bible ...

318. Eyes on the Unseen

Mark 7:31-37

Illustration

Larry Powell

... lady came to my study to make plans for their wedding. She asked such questions as necessary and signed to him at intervals. As I spoke, she continued to interpret, even though he seemed already to understand. During the wedding ceremony, they held written copies of the vows and signed their pledges to each other. Before I left that congregation to acccept another appointment, the young man underwent an operation which enabled him to hear his first sounds. That was the first step. By God’s grace, one day ...

319. Song of a King

Psalm 101:1-8

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... eyes anything that is base. (Psalm 101:2b, 3a) It is not that the king expects to do all this in his own strength. In fact, such a thought would never have occurred to him. Rather, he is confident that the God whose ways he proposes to copy will be at his side supporting him in his defense of righteousness and steadying him whenever he might be tempted to waver (Psalm 101:3b). "A Mirror for Reigning Princes" Having thus committed his personal life to the Almighty, the new king spells out the principles that ...

320. Turn Your Other Cheek

Illustration

John Thomas Randolph

... the field? Could he behave in such a way that he would neither arouse black fans nor openly antagonize white fans? Obviously, Robinson was going to need to be more than just a great player of baseball. One day, Rickey called Robinson into his office and showed him a copy of Giovanni Papini’s book, The Life of Christ. Then he quoted these words: "Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth; But I say unto you, that ye resist not evil: But whosoever shall smite thee on ...

321. Call Waiting

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... is a wonderful singer - what we might call a torch singer. On a television talk show a few years ago, Eydie Gorme told some things about how her career got started. Her inspiration and idol was Judy Garland. So Eydie Gorme studied and tried to copy everything that Judy Garland did - the sound of the voice, the style, the mannerisms. Eydie Gorme’s first big break came at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, where she played to packed houses, and received rave reviews. Her next booking was not so elegant ...

322. The Scandal Of Redeeming Love

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... alone than to see their names and pictures, and the supposed details of their lives, paraded before the public. The prophet Hosea, however, used the painfully lurid details of his own personal life to reach people. It was an attention grabber all right. If there had been copies on the newsstands, so to speak, one can imagine them being grabbed off by the gossip-seekers. The story told by Hosea himself is that he married Gomer, a woman with a past, to put it politely. To put it not so politely, she was a ...

323. Martin Luther: the Shape of Grace

Children's Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... like we do. I put a chain around this Bible to show you how Bibles were chained to walls back then. It’s much like the big phone directories which are chained to walls now. Because there was no printing press and everything had to be copied by hand, Bibles were very expensive. So they chained them to the walls so people would not carry them away. But the fact that the Bible was in a different language really chained it. Church members couldn’t read or understand God’s Word. Martin Luther translated ...

324. They Also Serve Who Wait

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Thomas Long

... of waiting for God, who would turn instead to more immediate and tangible sources for action and hope. According to the account in the New York Times, it was just before Christmas several years ago that David Storch, a music teacher, borrowed a copy of the score of Handel’s "Messiah" from the Brooklyn Public Library. Through a clerical error, however, the transaction was not recorded. There were several other requests for the score, and the library staff, unaware that it had been checked out, spent many ...

325. The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... hook. I love the story of the thirty-eight-year-old scrubwoman who would go to the movies and sigh, "If only I had her looks." She would listen to a singer and moan, "If only I had her voice." Then one day someone gave her a copy of the book, “The Magic of Believing.” She stopped comparing herself with actresses and singers. She stopped crying about what she didn't have and started concentrating on what she did have. She took inventory of herself and remembered that in high school she had a reputation ...

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