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3426. Aiming at Perfection

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... want what is best for the militant Muslim who is trying to stamp out Christianity in the Sudan? My goodness, I have trouble feeling that way toward the stranger who cuts in front of me in traffic. Oh Lord, help me! My friend Dick Wills is pastor ... . It's safe and lighted. We'll be happy for you to park there." The man said, "Thanks so much." Dick walked back into his office feeling very proud of himself for having handled that matter. But the next day the van was right back out there in its old place. Dick is ...

3427. Marriage: God's Idea

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... your summer in North Carolina." Think of it! In a great marriage, you can share anything with your partner, even the jealousy you feel toward your brother because your Mom seemed to cater to him, or the deep insecurity you have that maybe you're in ... be shared in this heavenly friendship. Dinah Craik described marital friendship as follows: "Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts, nor measure words--but pouring them all right out- just as ...

3428. Appropriate Laughter

Genesis 18:1-15

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... , what if there is a new kid at school and he tells you that he used to live in Hawaii? You might say, “Yeah, right.” and you might be tempted to laugh at him. But then you find out that he really did live in Hawaii! Wouldn’t you feel silly for laughing at him? Response. Sometimes we have to put our laughter aside in order to show trust. Application: In our Old Testament reading today, Sarah laughs when God tells her husband that they will have a child. They were about 100 years old when God broke the ...

3429. How to Handle Criticism

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... word “donkey.” You know what I mean. A third way to keep criticism from immobilizing you is to let the untrue or unfair parts of the criticism roll off you like water off a duck’s back. There is no need to develop a martyr complex or feel sorry for yourself. To go around whining “poor me” has never helped anyone live more effectively. If any unfair criticism is made to you directly, just say “Thank you, brother, I will consider it. Have a nice day.” You may not need to consider it more than ...

3430. Our Lord's Abundant Table

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... in an effort that many of us thought would end in tragedy. Little did we know that they were participating in a miracle. Chills ran down my back each time a miner was pulled from the earth. That round cage they used to extract them gave me a claustrophobic feeling just looking at it. I am sure you have tried to imagine what three days down that hole felt like. Their story will no doubt become a made for TV movie. One of the humorous images told about in their days together is the story about the lunch box ...

3431. Using our Special Talents

Romans 12:6-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... with snow and beautiful cloud formations in the heavens. It is wonderful how the various seasons do different things and make us feel differently. It makes me think of some good friends around my house that have special jobs. Let me show you what I ... . God makes all of us different so that we can all help Him teach other children. To some He gives the talent to make people feel good, and to others He has given strength so that they can protect us. One talent is just as important as the other, because God ...

3432. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... he wanted. You’re getting pretty callous about that, aren’t you? All ready to turn her over to the authorities ... John: I’m not turning anybody over to the authorities! And I’m taking very good care of her. (He goes over to Mary.) How are you feeling, Aunt Mary? Is there anything you need? Mary: (Rising from her place.) No thanks, John. But I do think it’s time I was going. Nicodemus: (Appalled.) Going? Mary, where are you going? John: Aunt Mary, you can’t go out now! They’re looking for us ...

3433. Victory

John 19:28-37

Sermon

Burton F. Blair

... , one of her customers, perhaps, spoke of a man of God by the name of Jesus. Somewhere she heard and saw this Jesus for herself. The more she heard and saw, the more disturbing her life became. But somehow, in what she heard and saw, it caused her to feel that God would welcome even a harlot like her into his family. Now, it looked possible for her to once again live in the Father’s will. This was nothing but a miracle - the miracle of rebirth. And this Jesus had caused it to happen. Some suggest that she ...

3434. The Passover and the Passion

Drama

Denny C. Wise

... three days in the tomb - after which the back doors will swing open, and the light will return as we all stand and sing the doxology to the tune of "All Creatures of Our God and King." Thank you for coming to this special service of liturgical drama. Please feel free to join us in any songs you know as we re-enact the Passover and the Passion. (Curtain opens as women begin to set tables and light candles.) Narrator: Before you is our model of the passover table. At the center you see a large goblet. This is ...

3435. God’s Chosen Country

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Susan Hedahl

... , Israel heard of the Messiah - in its desert areas, its little fishing villages, at the great temple and in the synagogues. Among the powerful rulers and the broken lepers and beggars in Jerusalem’s streets. All heard, much as one feels the first spring wind and feels the joy of winter’s conclusion. This child will be here - for you. And this child, like all children, will seek response to his presence, lives which daily and joyfully acknowledge the gifts he brings. The birth announcements had gone ...

3436. God’s Greatest Gift To Us

Luke 2:1-20

Children's Sermon

Susan Hedahl

... why God gave us such a wonderful gift? God wanted us to know in a special way that God loves us. Some days maybe you need to feel your parents love you and a kiss and a hug from them can certainly help! God gave us Jesus because God wants us to know we ... , "God gave me the baby Jesus to be in my life, to be my friend." There are many ways that we can learn about Jesus and feel that he is in our daily lives. When we come to church, we sing songs about him. We talk to Jesus which is called praying. Other ...

3437. When Towers Fall and People Perish

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... believe we are just beginning to confront the pain. III First, we must mourn the loss. Second we must acknowledge the pain. And third we must look to the future. It is guilt that keeps us from doing so. We feel we are betraying those we love when we go back to our daily routine. We feel worse when we catch ourselves laughing or enjoying ourselves again. I know that many of you felt that life would never be the same again after watching those terrorist attacks. I felt that way as well. But most of our lives ...

3438. Service Beset by "What’s the Use?"

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... reaction of his people, should be hurled momentarily into the pit of depression and dejection and should reveal his inner feeling in these words: "I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength for nothing...." Life seemed pointless and ... your birth God has made mention of your name." When you and I believe this, there is no room for futility and no one of us will feel that our work and witness are in vain. 2. Isaiah had another conviction: he was an instrument in the hands of God. Note in verse 3 how ...

3439. The Outcome of Easter Faith

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... harmless sermon at the funeral of a man with a wretched reputation, and he came away, saying: "There was nothing in it to make us feel uneasy." And this is the tragic weakness of so much of our Easter worship. It is merely a matter of giving assent to the fact ... to rejoice meaningfully and intelligently over the reality of salvation? If not, there ought to be something here "to make us feel uneasy." Effort and cost are involved. Christ risen - that entailed a price paid by God. Christ realized - that is the ...

3440. Song of a Philosopher

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... one among many, easily lost in the crowd. He is a person in his own right before the Almighty. Not once does the psalmist feel that the Lord is hemming him in. Rather, he regards God as a welcome Guardian, shielding him from evil while at the same ... him, so closely does he identify himself with the Almighty. It is not that the psalmist is primarily concerned about his own feelings. To be sure, his neighbors’ evil ways are making matters uncomfortable for him; but that - difficult as it may be to take - ...

3441. The Reality Of Sin

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Robert Allen

... place the blame. You can’t point a finger at someone else without pointing three fingers at yourself. Adam and Eve were confronted with the reality of their sin. Like Adam and Eve, we have all been confronted with the reality of our sins. We know what it is to feel guilty ... We know what it is to be caught off-base and to be embarrassed ... We know what it is to come up short of what we expect of ourselves ... We know what it is to do things that are wrong, not get caught, and then have to live with ...

3442. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Robert Allen

... because we are important to him. Yet, one of the deepest tragedies of life is that there are so many people who feel unimportant, worthless, unappreciated, unloved. Sometimes in just a few weeks I counsel with a half-dozen different people, all struggling with ... you make it?" He smiled a toothless smile and said, "Honey, I’d go to the end of the world with you." We all need to feel like there is a sense of worth or value in our lives. It doesn’t matter whether we are rich or poor ... whether we are young ...

3443. The Easter Event - After The Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Robert Allen

... lips, "I will not believe." But, we say it by the way we live our lives. We are filled with loneliness. We are filled with despair. We feel that our lives don’t matter. We live as if we do not believe, because we live as if we do not need God’s help or ... have been trying to make it on your own in life and yet been filled with loneliness. You may be filled with despair. You may feel like things are dark and bleak. But, if you will simply open the eyes of faith, I believe that you, too, can experience the ...

3444. You Are All That Matters To God

Psalm 50:7-12

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

... and everything else that moves and grows in the world. And let’s not forget the rest of the universe, all the other planets and stars and comets and black holes and anything else that might be out there. When we think of things in this way, we might easily feel that God is just too busy to pay attention to what’s going on with you or me. The Bible says God isn’t like that. God cares so much about His world that He knows everything there is to know about it - He even knows all the birds that ...

3445. When Is The Baby Coming?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Erskine White

Luke 2:1-7: "While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child." (v. 6) "When is the baby coming?" Every expectant parent who ever lived has asked that question, but the answer is always the same. Babies come when they feel like coming! Sometimes they come early, as if they can’t wait to get out on their own. Sometimes they come late, as if they had heard the evening news too many times while lying in their mother’s womb and decided they are better off where they are. Modern ...

3446. Your Light Has Come

Isaiah 60:1-22

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

... dream in the middle of the night, think of how happy you are when your mother comes into your room and turns on the light. Then, after you have calmed down, she leaves the light on, and you aren’t scared any more. That’s sort of how we all feel now that Jesus is in the world. The light of goodness and salvation has been turned on in our souls, and we who were walking in darkness have seen the light. We aren’t scared anymore. Whenever you are tempted to do or say something you know is wrong, you ...

3447. It Isn't Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Brett Blair

... worked only an hour receive a full day’s wages, but look who they were. All day they had been in the Town Square and no one had chosen them for employment. They were the rejects. You know, even as a child in grammar school I distantly remember feeling uncomfortable when sides were chosen for teams, because invariably there were a couple of kids who got left out. They were always the last ones to be selected, and you could see the hurt on their faces. The landowner asked of them: Why are you standing idle ...

3448. Why Don’t You Send Somebody?

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... . In fact no one was even calling upon the name of the Lord or reaching out to take hold of the hand that could lead them through their wilderness. We can understand some of that feeling, for sometimes in the depths of our own struggles we may have felt alone, and even that God is remote from us. That is the very feeling of those who sat amidst Jerusalem’s ruins. But the prophetic word of hope to them suggests another prayer, "O that you would rend the heavens and come down!" Lord, do it all again! Mark ...

3449. Scapegoat

John 18:28-40

Children's Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... knows you too well. But suppose that you knocked over the vase, and you ran out of the room. Then Chris came in to see what had happened, Mom came in and saw the broken vase, and Chris got punished for that, but you want free. How would you feel? Would you feel sad for your sister? Yeah, okay. You know what, she would be a scapegoat for you. That’s what we call somebody when somebody else takes the blame for what we did wrong. That’s what happened in the Old Testament; I was starting to tell you. The ...

3450. Simon of Cyrene - Reluctant Reliever or Submissive Servant?

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... Jesus, and found in him my Savior and my Lord. Now I want to tell everyone I meet about Jesus. Oh, I was angry when I had to pick up that dirty, bloody crossbar; but a strange feeling came over me when I hoisted it to my shoulders. As I did so, Jesus looked at me with an expression of such love, I began to feel ashamed for the resentment that was in my heart. I followed him on the way to Golgotha, and noticed again what a difference there was between Jesus and those other two men. They kept trying to ...

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