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3351. The Therapy of Song

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Exodus 15:1-21, Psalm 5:1-12

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... like to be opulent, nevertheless the experience of song has offered not only the benefit of release, but also the gift of relative contentment. Quite mysteriously and yet nonetheless effectively, the harmonious sounds of both vocal and instrumental music soothe the frayed spirit and impart a sense of well being and encouragement. The same claim can be made for Dawson’s "There Is A Balm in Gilead." The song itself is the balm! Second, it affirms. The regular act of affirmation is always important, but ...

3352. John the Baptizer

Isaiah 40:1-31, Luke 1:67-80, John 1:19-28

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... of what John means. Is Christmas Day not made all the more beautiful by those who have contributed, yet are not present? We think of family and friends we have loved and lost for a while. We remember parents who are now gone, but with us in spirit. We call to mind people who have taught, guided, helped, and loved us; they have made our lives rich and blessed. Frequently they are not with us, but because they have lived, we experience greater joy, and there is high intent in living. Jesus summed up John ...

3353. Living Water for a Thirsty Soul

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... subject in religion is you. Can you hear Jesus saying that? You want to worship and that is good. But where you worship, on this mountain or that, in your home or in your car, in this church or that church, matters little as long as you worship in spirit and truth. The Samaritan woman is obviously taken back by this prophetic insight. Sir, she says, I know that one day Messiah, the one who is called Christ, will come and he will tell us all things. Jesus answered: “I who speak to you am he.” For the ...

3354. Can a Christian Go to Hell?

Matthew 7:15-23

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... right. We are not rooted and grounded in Christ. We act according to what we are. During slavery days, northern visitors in New Orleans were watching slaves working spiritlessly and dragging themselves along. But one, in striking contrast, worked with his head erect and with an unbroken spirit. Someone asked, "Who is that fellow? Is he the straw boss or the owner of the slaves?" "No," came the reply, "That fellow just can’t get it out of his head that he is the son of a king." Because he was a prince, he ...

3355. Converting the Converted

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... day. The waitress was slow and clumsy because she was new on the job. Suddenly he slapped his hand on the table and snapped, "Damn it, girl! Hurry up with that order! I haven’t got all day!" Isn’t patience one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit? The need for conversion is seen in the areas of social concern that have not yet been touched by the gospel. Take the area of race relations. In Bennett’s book, Before the Mayflower, members of a Presbyterian church in 1767 bought two slave women. They and their ...

3356. Food for Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... table several times a day. Hungry for What? When we talk about spiritual hunger, what do we mean? When we are physically hungry, no one needs to tell us that we are hungry. But do we know when we have spiritual hunger pains? Sometimes we are starving in spirit and do not realize it. Wonder why God did not give us spiritual hunger pains like he gave us pains in the stomach? One of our spiritual hungers is the desire for security. After the Second World War, thousands of refugees were fed and cared for in ...

3357. Mary of Bethany and Jesus’ Mother

Drama

Jon Joyce

... that Jesus would "reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end." MB: [Amazed, but believing] Mary, how amazing! MJ: I asked the angel how this could be since I yet had no husband. He answered by telling me that the Holy Spirit would come upon me. The child to be born would be holy, the Son of God. MB: [Excited, reaches over and clasps MJ’s hands in hers] Oh, Mary, that proves it! The Master is the Messiah. I’ve always believed that myself, but now there is no question ...

3358. Double Citizenship

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... and their belief in it. Freedom of belief, or expression, or assembly, or petition; the dignity of the individual, the sanctity of the home, equal justice under law, and the reservation of power to the people ... I like to believe we are living today in the spirit of the Christian religion. I like also to believe that as long as we do so, no great harm can come to our country." To our country we owe a lot! We benefit from all the public services: law and order, government, fire protection, streets, water ...

3359. Embalmed Leaders

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... The New York State Legislature, faced with an immense budgetary problem, squandered its session in futile partisan squabbling until two weeks into the new fiscal year. They yet were not operating on a state budget. Georgia’s Legislature adjourned after a spirited comedy of errors, which included just a minor clerical error which produced more seats in the House than they intended to have. Michigan’s lawmakers, supposedly freed for effective work by a new state constitution, had mustered neither the will ...

3360. Christians In A Warring World - 1941

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... matter. War is sin, it insists, because it involves: (1) complete denial of the ideas and ideals of Christ; (2) the ruthless, indiscriminate slaughter of human beings; (3) the utter violation of personality; (4) lying propaganda; (5) deliberate breeding of the spirit of hate; (6) wholesale destruction of property; (7) putting in the place of moral law the obligation of military necessity; (8) distorting the religion of Jesus into the religion of a war god. How can anything justify committing the worst sin ...

3361. Pilgrim Living in a Vagabond World

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... directions. Loud voices in one breath are heard speaking of a "new morality" and something called the "nego." Shrill loudspeakers assert the "rights of man" and proclaim the "death of God." Powerful currents sweep across the human scene; subtle influences shape us, manage our spirits and mold our minds; and we scarcely know what winds are blowing or where they come from, and certainly we don’t know where they are going. More and more the individual person is the product of universal man, and the black and ...

3362. In The Nick of Time

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... and take to the road. What he is asking from us is a complete reorientation of our lives right where we are. Some of us may have to move; some should do the same things but for different reasons, in a different order, with a different spirit. For many of us the change of direction the New Testament is always talking about should be made at home on our present job - putting his Kingdom first, instead of the reverse. It is a reshuffling, a re-evaluation, doing things in a completely different light. Godliness ...

3363. Marantha: Come Lord Jesus

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... for whom he had prayed so long. Then Mary and Joseph arrived at the Temple carrying Jesus, an 8-day-old baby. They came to have him circumcised and to offer a gift to God for him, as the Jewish law required. I don't know how the Holy Spirit made it clear to Simeon and Anna that this particular lower-class couple from a hick town like Nazareth were carrying the Savior of the world. But I do know that the expectancy of Simeon and Anna was vitally important. If they had not been expecting the Messiah, they ...

3364. A Courtroom Confrontation

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... horrified to learn that because of the fraud he was almost penniless. He was also bitter, so bitter that he could no longer write poetry. One day Markham was sitting at his desk doodling, brooding over the man who had wronged him. He later testified that the Holy Spirit spoke to him and said, "Markham, if you do not deal with this thing, it is going to ruin you. You cannot afford the price you are paying. You must forgive that man." The poet prayed, "Lord, I will and I do. Please help me." An instantaneous ...

3365. Adultery, Cure and Prevention

Proverbs 7:1-27, John 8:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... simply draw on that inexhaustible supply of forgiveness which cost Jesus Christ so dearly on Calvary. The fourth and final word is actually two words: new life. Having accepted the forgiveness offered by Jesus, we forge a new life in the power of the Holy Spirit. That Spirit helps us launch forth in a new lifestyle, guided by God's purposes for us. In his book, "A Forgiving God in an Unforgiving World," Ron Lee Davis tells the true story of a priest in the Philippines, a much- loved man of God who carried ...

3366. You Have Been Subpoenaed!

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... brother, Peter, about Jesus, he did not say, "peter, if you don't stop your cussing, you're going to hell." No, he said, "My brother, come with me and see the man who is God's promised Messiah." Perhaps Peter remembered Andrew's gentle spirit when many years later he instructed Christians in how to witness. Notice also that Peter urges Christians to present their testimony when called upon or when given permission. The Christian should be courteous enough not to force his testimony on people who don't want ...

3367. Crossing Over

Joshua 3:1-4:24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Bring everything you have and are to your ministry--bring it without reserve. But when you have brought it, something else remains. Stand back, and see the salvation of God!" Dr. Stewart was saying that when God anoints what we have with the power of the Holy Spirit, that's when all heaven breaks loose! God continues to be a wonder-worker. He is always doing some - great new thing. As St. Paul told us, "Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor can people even imagine what good things God has prepared for those ...

3368. Here Comes Jesus

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

James Bjorge

... questions about deeds ... what they should do. They had been so guided in their thoughts that they were prompted by God’s Spirit to do that which was pleasing to the Lord. Plato’s famous SYMPOSIUM includes the testimony of a scholar who said: "When ... he who is mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire" (Luke 3:17). After John called for repentance he ushered in the Good News of Jesus who takes away the sin of ...

3369. Christmas Is Coming

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

James Bjorge

... star which he caught and put in his pocket and never let it go. It gave him strength and made the crusts of old age a little softer and sweeter. Simeon could also give us a lesson in the ability to be amazed. One day he was inspired by the Spirit to go into the temple. His heart skipped a beat. Was something going to happen on this day? Then he saw the child Jesus; he swept him up in his arms and the Bible says old Simeon blessed God. Just imagine this gray-haired veteran of many years standing, trembling ...

3370. Unwrapping Presents ... and People

Sermon

James Bjorge

... my feet! Our God is marching on. In the midst of all the ugly protrusions of evil the flowers of God are blooming. His Kingdom is making new sounds and manifesting new growth. The meaning of oneness in Christ is starting to jell. The winds of the Spirit are not only carrying fresh fragrance but the seeds of cross pollination. A new breed of vital Christianity is developing across the globe. This past winter I attended a Seminar on the Sea. The ship cruised on the Caribbean Sea. On Sunday we were docked at ...

3371. Solomon and the Outline for Renewal

2 Chronicles 7:11-22

Sermon

Don Yocom

... Imitation of Bible Characters." One person said he would like to have been Simon Peter; another said Andrew; others named other names. Then a person stood up and said he would rather have been Simon of Cyrene because he carried the cross for Christ. That’s the spirit! That’s humility, but it’s not false humility which is a cover up for laziness. In the days of World War II, the raw recruits were lined up the first time after they arrived at the camp. They were asked questions like, "Are you a college ...

3372. Chapter I

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... with the people next door, on the next block, and in the next city, as well as with the person who sleeps in the same house, and maybe in the same bed with us, without being at each others throats. If they were understood that way, and kept in that spirit, there would be peace among men instead of the hell that so often exists. A third preliminary to keep in mind in dealing with the Commandments is that the principles for living they line out are as valid today as they were at the time when they were given ...

3373. WIZARD

Deut. 18:11

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... enquire too closely into the mysteries of life beyond, and so any type of witchcraft, and necromancy in particular, are strongly denounced. We have, of course, the very obvious example of Saul, who sought the aid of the witch of Endor in calling up the spirit of Samuel from the dead, and the results of that encounter. We have also the fear of the witch herself, who admitted that she was in danger of her life because she granted Saul’s request. Leviticus as well as Deuteronomy specifically stated that the ...

3374. 'Nevertheless': A Word of Faith

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . They won't take a leap in faith unless they have all the answers in advance about where the leap will take them. But God is looking for some bold believers who, even in the face of the unknown, will leap when the Spirit says leap, will fly when the Spirit says fly, will launch when the Spirit says launch, all to the glory of the Lord. Why must we be willing to launch out into the deep with the Lord? Because our Lord was willing to launch out into the deep for us. On one terrible night Jesus knelt in ...

3375. Running a Marathon

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the boy playing third base, "What's the score." The boy replied, "We're behind 18 to nothing." "That's strange," said the man. "You don't look discouraged." "Why should it be?" said the boy. "We haven't come to bat yet." Don't you love that spirit?! No matter how far we may be behind at the moment, we never give up or despair. With God on our side, there is always another comeback in us. THE FINAL GUIDELINE FOR CHRISTIANS AND LONG-DISTANCE RUNNERS IS THIS: CONCENTRATE ON YOUR LEADER. The marathon runner ...

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