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301. Public Sex

Mark 10:2-16

Sermon

Will Willimon

... . Sex has come out of the closet only to be hauled into--the courtroom with palimony suits, sexual harassment suits, rules about sex in the workplace. It's as if we have found out that sex is too dangerous, too risky, too potentially damaging to leave it to private individuals. So now we do it with help from the government. Personally, I can't imagine anything worse than governmentally supervised and sanctioned sex, but at least give modern Americans credit for realizing that they can't handle it alone. The ...

302. Acres of Diamonds

1 Timothy 6:10

Sermon

Russell Conwell

... more valuable than money; of course, we do. Ah, yes! By a heart made unspeakably sad by a grave on which the autumn leaves now fall, I know there are some things higher and grander and sublimer than money. Well does the man know, who has suffered, ... Hudson. I remember an incident that will illustrate this, the only one that I can give tonight. I am ashamed of it, but I don't dare leave it out. I close my eyes now; I look back through the years to 1863; I can see my native town in the Berkshire Hills, I ...

303. The Big Move!

Matthew 4:12-23

Sermon

John Jamison

... be more than he was; a simple small town boy from the country. I can imagine the old men sitting at that round table at the back of the coffee shop every morning, talking about how shameful it was for that boy to be out running all over the place, leaving his aging father to take care of the shop all by himself. I even wonder if they were the first ones to talk about that prodigal son thing Jesus would mention a couple of years later? And when Mary walked down the street or brought her casserole to the ...

304. Investing Our Inheritance

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Douglas J. Deuel

... and get me?" His father said, "Sure." A couple of hours later, his dad was there. They were carrying his bags and they were headed for the car. The coach who had treated him so harshly came racing up to them. He asked the father, "Are you letting your boy leave early? Are you going to let him be a quitter?" The father quietly but firmly said, "My son is not a quitter." Then they left. That year the boy's high school team defeated the coach's team. The boy was the star of the game, scoring seventeen points ...

305. The Thieves

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . Some graves \nhave been opened; they're empty. \nZETHAN: Shut up! You'll hear what I want you to hear, that's \nall. I'm the leader now. \nLEDAN: You? \nZETHAN: Of course, me. Certainly not you. There's only you and \nme. \nLEDAN: I'm leaving. To the hills, maybe. Up north, maybe.\nZETHAN: There's nothing up north. Just another territory -- \nstill Roman. \nLEDAN: I'm just getting away. And I'm doing it soon, before the \nRoman soldiers get here. \nZETHAN: You're not going anywhere. There's still plenty ...

306. Yours For The Asking

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

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... the season who said, "It's terribly hectic and crazy. I love every minute of it!" We go to a lot of trouble in this season, and that trouble has a note of triumph about it. There was a Catholic nun who was leaving a community in Africa where she had served for over ten years. As she was leaving, a young man came up to her and said, "I have a gift." He gave her a seashell. She adored it and thanked him. "Where did you get it?" she asked. He told her that he had gone to the ocean and ...

307. The Other Ninety-nine

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

John G. Lynn

... , "she will see how precious this boy is to me. She will feel something of the compassion I feel for him. In stifling his tears she is driving this precious lamb of mine from me -- his pillar of fire by night and his cloud of refreshment by day. I will leave her in the desert for a while. She will learn she is not sufficient unto herself or in control of my lambs. She will learn to cry." God does this to us all. When we are self-sufficiently safe in the sheepfold or fat in the pasture, he will take ...

308. Friendship? Yes, Please!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... nurses. Fact is, life is a team sport. And it is in coming together that we find a power given to friendships that is denied the individual. Or as Solomon put it in the text, we find "good reward for our toil." Example: Geese flying south for the winter leave the Hudson Bay in Canada and fly non-stop to the Chesapeake Bay. Using their famous V-formation they can achieve speeds of over fifty mph! Flying alone, however, a goose can only go half the speed and for hour and a half flights before resting. Why the ...

309. You Can Create A Godly Heritage!

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... came and he got up to exit, the bus driver looked at him and said, "Sir, you left something behind!" "What?" the man said. "I've got everything I came with!" "No," the driver said, "you've left something behind. A bad impression." So many die and leave a bad impression. As Jeremiah 2:7 says, we've made our "heritage an abomination." A Good Example Now some examples of a good heritage. Certainly King David was not a perfect man. His coveting, adultery, murder, and lying show us that no heritage is untainted ...

310. Advent 1

Isaiah 63:7--64:12, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9, Psalm 80:1-19, Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... :24-37) The passage opens with a free quotation by Jesus of Old Testament images of cosmic events leading to the coming of the Son of Man. Jesus then tells the lesson of the fig tree that gives a sign that summer is coming when it puts forth its leaves. The disciples are admonished to heed the signs of God's judgment. Given the uncertainty of the time of the cataclysmic events leading to the judgment, the disciples are urged to be awake and alert constantly. Thesis: Be awake and alert for the signs of God's ...

311. The Last Days

Luke 21:5-38

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... Moaning) Oh, no! PREACHER: Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. CONGREGATION: What shall we do? Preacher, tell us! PREACHER: As it says in the scriptures, those in Judea must flee to the mountains and those inside the city must leave it and those out in the country must not enter it. 2ND MAN: But what does that mean? What about us? PREACHER: You must sell all you possess and give it to the church and you will be spared. 2ND MAN: Yes! I will! This very day! He jumps ...

312. Clear The Way!

Luke 3:1-20

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... washed away. The FIRST OFFICIAL comes in from the side and takes his stool. USHER: (To JOHN) Sir! I must ask you to leave. You're being disruptive. FIRST OFFICIAL: (To USHER) Never mind! I'll handle this. The USHER walks back up the aisle. JOHN: (To ... him and maybe he'll go away. SECOND: Humor him? What do you mean? FIRST: We'll do whatever he asks. Then he'll be happy and leave us alone. That's what you're supposed to do with crazy people. SECOND: Really? Well, it can't hurt. And we have to make some kind ...

313. What Is God Doing In Our Bad Times?

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... Karen said, "The same God who made all these promises to a people who were in the middle of a very bad time, is the same God who is with you now in your pain and suffering. God is in the midst of those who suffer. God promises not to leave you alone." After they had talked a bit more, Karen gave Paula another hug and went home. Even after Karen had gone, Paula found herself crying softly to herself. Her tears were different than the tears that Ted was crying across town. Paula's tears were tears of joy. She ...

314. Brothers

Luke 15:1-7

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... sort. JOSHUA: No, I suppose you're right. You told us all exactly what you were going to do: take your inheritance and run, leaving me to watch over our estates and Dad's well-being. NATHAN: I thought he could look after himself and the estates. And as ... , do you, Nathan? Or, rather, you think only about yourself. Didn't you see Dad was getting old? Didn't you realize how much your leaving would hurt him? NATHAN: No, I didn't. I admit it. But things have changed. I want to come home now and make it up ...

315. Living Our Lives On The Edge

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... the issue I've been talking about: When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the Lord your God. The word of the Lord which Moses shared with his people was that one should not be a member of the Clean Plate Club when it came to gathering all the produce and wealth that belonged to ...

316. Heaven's Wait

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... Barrel Polka' began to play, my father came over with outstretched hand. But I glared at him with icy indifference. 'Just leave me alone,' I muttered under my breath. Startled, he turned, and never invaded my privacy again. He danced with my mother, ... , pleading eyes and whisper, 'I was just waiting for you, that's all. I was just waiting for you.' "I was glad to leave that house when I finally graduated high school. My father and I had a distant, formal relationship, but not much more. Eventually, though, ...

317. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... rather than seated in splendor on a throne of gold? But Jesus did not come to explain why God behaved this way or that way. Jesus came to reveal the love of God in action, by his perfect life and willing death. The explanations he was ready to leave to the professionals. A Person The Pharisees, then, and even the disciples, saw in the man born blind a case, a human peg on which to hang a doctrine, perhaps even a doctoral dissertation. But Jesus saw the man as a person, a suffering, defeated person who was ...

318. In His Debt

Matthew 23:1-39

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... and I expect it to do the most good in God's Kingdom. GUY: Would you say there are some strings attached? LES: Why, no. I just want to make sure that it's used correctly. GUY: If it's a gift, your responsibility is to bring it. When you leave the gift it is no longer your responsibility. MARLA: You know, I think I've changed my reason for bringing a gift. GUY: You have? LES: Don't let this guy confuse you. MARLA: I'm not confused. I really want to give something to God because I love Him ...

319. Is There Any Seed Left In The Barn?

Haggai 2:19

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... for a single day of winter, hurriedly plant during a frenzied day of spring, or cram three months' worth of living into a solitary day of summer. At least I don't. If a summer picnic is rained out, we know we can plan for another weekend. The first leaves of autumn are only the beginning. One snowfall does not a winter make. Seasons don't come and go in a day, but that's the way we treat Christmas. For most of us the holiday begins around sunset on Christmas Eve. Christmas is usually composed of one part ...

320. Hate Your Mother And Father?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

John G. Lynch

... to come, eternal life." The freedom of the individual believer -- that's what Jesus meant when he said to the troubled crowd, "Hate your mother and father." He didn't say, "Kill them," "rob them," "make war on them," or "blast them off the map." He said simply, "Leave them aside. Abandon them when they become a sinking ship for you. Let them go when they are a distraction in your battles. Only God will ever be your steady ship. Only God will lead you, like a general, free." It is so easy to be beguiled in ...

321. Greed - Putting Things In Their Proper Perspective

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... into a natural preserve. They asked the Canadian government what it would pay for the island. The government said it would pay three million dollars. That meant a loss of ten million dollars. But this couple wanted to leave behind something for everyone to enjoy; they wanted to leave a heritage. As it happened, the Canadian government didn't have the money to buy the island, but this couple persisted and found a group to buy it for three million dollars, preserving its natural beauty as an undeveloped ...

322. How Long Should We Stay?

Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... , we rehearse the story of God's saving grace, and every time we are drawn into it more fully. When we leave it is only natural to see the world and its people through the lens of this grand old story which calls people together in love and peace. We worship ... in a place full of symbols that point to profound mysteries. When we leave we do so with the reminder that in all of life there is always more going on than we can see with our eyes. ...

323. Lent 2

John 3:1-21, Genesis 12:1-8, Romans 4:1-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... (the punishment for disobedience) and looked upon the bronze serpent were saved. So too, those who are stung by the bite of sin, and look to Jesus in faith, will also be saved. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: Genesis 12:1-8 Faith journey. God told Abram to leave his home, his family and his country for a land that God would show him. We characterize this move as a faith journey because, as yet, the destination was known only to God. In a sense, we are all called to engage in a faith journey. None ...

324. Proper 5

Genesis 12:1-8, Hosea 5:1-15, Hosea 6:1-6, Matthew 9:9-13, Matthew 9:18-26, Romans 4:1-25

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... God. Three years ago, my wife and I set out on a journey of faith. For various reasons we felt that the Lord was leading us to leave where we were and what we were doing and set out on a new adventure of faith. I resigned my call of almost ten years and ... the contract to write this book. When the part time pastor position I had was drawing to an end and my three year "on leave from call" status was drawing to a conclusion, the Lord opened up for me a wonderful opportunity to serve him in a fresh way just ...

325. Jacob And The Night Wrestler

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... slumped down on a rock and mulled over what Ifaced. Laban and his army are coming up behind us. Esau hasan army of four hundred out there waiting for us. I reallydon't have a chance. I've cheated both of them. It's me theywant. Maybe they'll leave my wives and sons alone if theydon't find me. I can't hide out here anywhere. It's sodesolate. They've both got good scouts and would track medown. It would solve everything if my body was founddownstream in the river. No confrontation with either of myenemies. No ...

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