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3226. The Children

Drama

William Grimbol

... met him personally. JENA: He did? I didn't know that. PETER: When? JULIE: Several days ago. He was asked to dine at our home. JENA: Your home? I didn't know that. Why didn't you tell me? JULIE: My father wanted it kept quiet. JENA: Oh. I can understand that. JULIE: He was unbelievably rude. He told my father that he was a fool for cleansing the dishes. JENA: That is sacred law. JULIE: I know that. He told my father he needed clean insides. JENA: Now what on earth is that supposed to mean? JULIE: I don't ...

3227. The Family of Judas

Drama

William Grimbol

... to his beliefs. It is hard to accept that he is dead. But ... you know ... at least he lived, I mean really lived. I don't understand why he died the way he did, or even what Jesus meant to him - I only know parts - but I do know that he lived his ... 't ever take advantage of another human being ... that was his motto ... Judas was ... well, he was ... beautiful. I really understand how Mom felt. GRANDMOTHER OF JUDAS: My grandson is dead. Some people grieve ... some mourn genuinely some say he got his ...

3228. Life is Messy

John 1:29-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... of who Jesus was burst upon John suddenly or if it was a slow, dawning recognition. But we do know that when John came to understand who Jesus was, he responded in the only way he could respond to that kind of news – he shared it. When John saw Jesus coming, ... with the concept, does it? And even though the disciples readily and willingly followed Jesus, they also would later struggle to understand what death and blood and a cross have to do with hope and salvation. Jesus is our Passover Lamb. His blood ...

3229. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... it smolder and eventually go out. The man looked at moody and said, "I see." One sure way NOT to experience the power of the Holy Spirit is to isolate ourselves. Hundreds of years ago, a church leader said, "There is no salvation outside the church." I understand what he is saying. You could say this in a number of ways. There is no Christianity without communion. There is no love without family. There is no power without Pentecost. 3. We must have a purpose. If we are to reach people for Christ we need ...

3230. The Invisible God?

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... are seem to be willing to settle for that kind of God. That’s the kind of God some of the new Christians at Colossae believed in, and Paul knew that wasn’t the way God is. So, when we read Paul’s words in Colossians about Jesus, we understand that Paul has resorted to the language of imagination to describe Jesus to folks who never got the chance to meet Jesus face to face. Paul is trying to describe a paradox, a great mystery – that the same Jesus who had no wealth, did not occupy a position of ...

3231. In the Beginning, God

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep…" This is a description of the utter chaos that existed before God began the work of creation. I wonder – in our neat, little, orderly world today, can we truly understand the meaning of "chaos"? When our schedule becomes overly full, we think we understand it, but that’s not chaos. More often than not, it’s just life in the 1990’s. We’re way too busy, most of us, for our own good with things that aren’t really all that important in the ...

3232. Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock

Psalm 30:1-12

Sermon

... . That’s funny – I thought it was the first day of the week, the Lord’s Day. Silly me! Oh, well…. The noon hour is upon us, so I suppose I’d better wrap this up. I understand, really, I do. You are busy people, and since I only work this one day a week, you might not think so, but I do understand. It’s hard to sit still for an hour when there is so much to do. But before you go, let me ask you one question, if I may. Are there parts of your life that need healing ...

3233. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... this or that particular vice. I go to the pulpit as a sinner myself. I know, when I put my life beside the life of Jesus, that I am a sinner. My motives do not always match his motives. My temperament does not always coincide with his. My patience and understanding, my mercy and purity, my willingness to be a servant - none of these matches his. That painful comparison makes me aware of my need to be cleansed. When I am honest with myself, I must cry out with the prophet Isaiah: "Woe is me, I am a man of ...

3234. The Clop, Clop, Clop of a Donkey

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... out with the pain of rejection. We heard clanking coins which reminded us of all that money can and cannot do. The sound of dripping water can help us feel clean once again, if we are willing to be washed as the disciples were. A shouting crowd can make us understand how ungrounded judgments can cause us to destroy, or be destroyed. The crowing of a rooster makes us aware of our need to say, "I'm sorry. I'll begin again in a new day." This sound we are now hearing is made by another animal, not to herald a ...

3235. Reflecting Light in the Dark Places

Luke 5:1-11

Illustration

Brett Blair

... the most inaccessible places I could find. I kept the little mirror, and as I went about my growing up, I would take it out in idle moments and continue the challenge of the game. As I became [mature], I grew to understand that this was a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. The light [or truth] is there, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it." He concluded: "I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design ...

3236. Encounters With Christ VII (Easter): Jesus & Mary Magdalene

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... was a Downs Syndrome child. The other children in the Third grade Sunday School class didn’t accept him or include him very much. It wasn’t that they were mean or cruel. It was just that they were only eight years old and they didn’t understand why Philip was different… and they didn’t realize how special he was. However, one Easter Sunday morning, a wonderful thing happened. The teacher came up with a creative plan. She told the children the story of Easter and then she gave each of them one of ...

3237. Holy Mathematics

John 3:1-21

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... was a little baby starting all over? How can that be? (response) I think it has something to do with this holy mathematics. Hold up the 1+1+1=1 card. If 1+1+1=1 in the church then other things must be afoot here that we don’t understand. Like grown up men and women being born again, and the Holy Spirit filling our hearts with God’s goodness, and the kingdom of God right here all around us making us all one body of Christ. As you continue to grow up remember this holy place and remember that ...

3238. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Bulletin Aid

Robert G. McCreight

... the people of Israel clung to the promise of God's returning light. They did not know when or how, but they fueled their faith with hope. Duet: "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming" Narrator: Through the words of the prophets Israel gradually awakened to the understanding that the coming of the light of salvation would be more than a flaring burst of light which fills the skies and then disappears. It would be an eternal light that would change the course of history forevermore. Zechariah 14:6-7 On that day there ...

3239. Mary Remembers

Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... him. When my beloved Joseph died at such an early age, Jesus, as the eldest, took charge of the household. Perhaps that is the reason his brothers and sisters resented him. But he was different from them! I must confess that often times I did not understand him, all he said, all he did. But I never had any doubts about his relationship with God. I remember the time we thought we had lost him after the visit to Jerusalem for his Bar-Mitzvah. We hurried back to the city, went to the temple area and found ...

3240. Simeon Recalls

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... of their sin and commit their lives to him. No, God's Messiah is destined to be, as Isaiah has said, "like a lamb that is led to the slaughter ... stricken for the transgression of my people." I told this to his parents, but I am sure they did not understand what I was saying. My words to them: "This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed." I told his mother: "A sword will pierce your own soul too." She seemed saddened, and bewildered, as ...

3241. Foreshadowing

John 12:1-11

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... remembered what the Master said. JESUS: Leave her alone. She has done a good deed here today. JUDAS: But, Lord! I don't understand. Should we help the poor or not? JESUS: Are you really worried about the poor, Judas? JUDAS: Of course! Or we could ... there's no money, then I have no purpose here. JESUS: No, Judas, my friend. Without me you have no purpose here. JUDAS: I don't understand what you are saying. You talk in riddles. JESUS: Let me try to make it clear. You will always have the poor with you, but you ...

3242. Monologue: Elizabeth

Luke 1:5-25

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... He died because he took a stand for our Messiah. My only consolation is that I realize that God knows our sorrows and suffering. I am positive that God has a special place in heaven for mothers because of what we must go through, because of what we do not understand, and because of all our private, unrelenting, and difficult struggles trying to raise our children in a godly manner. Someday I shall see my son John again. I know it. I know that eternity is a reality. I wish he hadn't died, but I know he is in ...

3243. In A Newly Hewn Tomb

Matthew 27:1-10

Drama

Joe Barone

... I really did. It was my tomb that was empty. Stop and think about that for a minute. It was my tomb that was empty. Can you understand what that meant for me? All my loved ones would be buried there. Me and all my loved ones ... And it was empty. Jesus was the ... you have to struggle with today. It may be family troubles or your own grief and sorrow. And I don't know if you'll ever fully understand what Jesus did for you and me, the curse he bore for you and me, but if you were to ask me to tell you what ...

3244. The Paradox of the Cross

Mark 15:33-41, Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Robert Allen

... charm; It isn't meant to protect me From any physical harm. It is not for identification, For all the world to see ... It is simply an understanding Between my Savior and me. When I put my hand in my pocket To bring out a coin or a key, The cross is there to remind ... I think are important. I. The Paradox Of The Cross Is That It Was A Crushing Defeat For Jesus, Yet It Helps To Understand That Our Sins Do Not Separate Us From God. On this Good Friday, throughout all of Christendom, we are remembering one of the ...

3245. Do You Love Me?

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Robert Allen

... the cornerstone of your love. Love is not vicious or hostile. Love does not try to compound the guilt. Love doesn't try to rub salt in the wounds of shame. When we learn to love after the pattern of Jesus, we learn to show care. We learn to show understanding. We learn to show compassion to those who are hurting. II. A Second Thing We See In The Example Of Jesus Is That Love Is Forgiving. Peter must have been hurting on the inside. After all, look what he had done. He had denied even knowing Jesus. He had ...

3246. Some Illusions (Symbols) Are Better Than Others

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Carl Jech

... 's line. If the concept of God does not in some way point beyond nature, then "God" is indeed an illusion, a figment of mankind's overactive imagination. A truly Living God is going to push us to and beyond the limits of our understanding. The idea of such a Living God moves beyond being a mere illusion, to being a Symbol. Surprisingly, Freud admitted that his own ideas were also illusions! He recognized that his notions, like the "Oedipus Complex," were what psychologists call artificial constructs. They ...

3247. Love Over Logic

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Carl Jech

... say that we learn from the Gospel how to combine a sense of moral urgency with a sense of humor! It is a seemingly impossible challenge to live by the spirit of the law rather than by the mere letter of the law. The challenge to love, pray for and understand our enemies - and even to be willing to "turn the other cheek" when the occasion calls for it - seems to require a virtually super-human amount of courage and good will. The vision of ourselves as part of God's plan to bring about the Kingdom of God on ...

3248. Colorizing Jesus

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Carl Jech

... them - an Asian Jesus for Asians, an Indian Jesus for Indians, and the like. Furthermore, to say that Jesus is a unique symbol for the grace of God does not take away from the fact that Buddhism also emphasizes grace. (Zen, "Pure Land" and Amida Buddhism in particular understand salvation as a gift that is given, not earned.) To say that Jesus is a unique channel of God's grace is simply to say that Jesus is as close as one can come to the embodiment of God's grace! Jesus is the strongest possible symbol ...

3249. Rejoice! It's Lent

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... by describing a devastating plague of locusts. Then, he moves to a glorious promise of restoration. At the center of his message Joel cries out, "Repent," an appropriate word for Lent. But, just as we do not always understand the meaning of Lent, we frequently fail to understand the meaning of the word "repent." When we hear the word "repent," we immediately conjure up visions of sackcloth and ashes, tear-stained faces of guilty sinners filled with remorse, sorrow and regret crying out in their misery ...

3250. The Power To Defy Evil

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... does not do an intellectual striptease, and he does not show us the "behind-the-camera" workings of his inner mind. He does not take us up to heaven at all. He comes down to earth. Even when we humbly seek for answers and cry out for insights and understandings, he directs us to see him only where he desires to reveal himself. He directs us to a cattle crib in Bethlehem, to the river Jordan, to the hills of Galilee, to an upper room, and most decisively, God directs our attention to a cross and an open tomb ...

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