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3526. Called To Be In Mission

Matthew 4:12-17, Matthew 4:18-22, Matthew 4:23-25

Bulletin Aid

... Confession We love your church, O God, and are glad to be a part of it. But we fail so often to be in mission. Too many people are not receiving the ministry of your church because of our reluctance. Forgive us for our poor discipleship. Revive us with renewed concern for the lost in the world, that we may join hands as one church with new fervor to share Christ with our world. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Christ for the World We Sing" "Heralds of Christ" "Jesus Calls Us" "O Zion, Haste"

3527. Who Has Everything?

Matthew 5:5

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... lot of self-assurance." "The more you assert yourself and express yourself, the more you organize and manifest your powers and ability, the more likely you are to succeed and let the world know of your presence," we say. The mother of a rising college senior was recently expressing concern about her daughter: "Susan is such a talented girl and a joy to her family. I fear that we are the only ones who’ll ever know what a fine person she is. I’ve told her that she’s got to get out there and scratch and ...

3528. Do We Want to See?

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... , taste, or smell. It is also a fact, proven by experiment and experience, that we remember only two-fifths of what we hear, three-fifths of what we see, and four-fifths of what we both hear and see. This helps us understand why we should be deeply concerned about television programming. Long years ago the Chinese discovered what we are talking about and wrapped the truth up in a proverb: "One picture is worth more than a thousand words." Isn’t this so because what we see gets hold of us, and sight is the ...

3529. Do I Dare Be Different?

Matthew 5:10; 10:1-42

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... me the world will hate you." Jesus was always trying to make a would-be follower aware of the inevitability of persecution and rejection. For we - our world - always suspect the different. Christians are different. As far as the public is concerned, conformity is the way to a trouble-free life. Christians are inevitably non-conformists. Those early Christians were different. They were different in their moral life, different in their social life, different in their working life, different in their economic ...

3530. Christ My Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... , he gave witness to his faith as a Christian. His testimony so moved his audience that he was released. The young man entered the Cistercian Order of the church and became a clergyman and a great scholar. He gathered men around him who shared his concern for the poor, and they established hostels where weary travelers could find both shelter and safety. The first of these was built in the Valley of Darkness, Wormwood. Some of the men who had held him captive helped him build the retreat. They called it ...

3531. Sowing to the Flesh

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... plant delicious apples, you don’t reap gooseberries. When you sow dissipation, you don’t reap strength but rather corruption. When you sow kindness, you’ll eventually reap kindness. There is an old legend which comes down to us from the early Christians. It concerns the wicked Herod who slew the little babies in Bethlehem in his attempt to get rid of the infant Jesus. Wicked Herod, as we know, was so cruel and blood thirsty that he murdered one after another of his family including one of his wives ...

3532. An Altered State of Consciousness

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... over the body. The machine, now used by doctors and psychiatrists, monitors brain waves, blood flow, heartbeat, and other internal functions, and reveals that the mind can control body functions in ways we never dreamed of. This is the energy from God, the ever-concerned Heavenly Father, that Jesus used, day by day, in his ministry of healing and reclamation. Dr. Robert Keck tells us in his book, The Spirit of Synergy, how he was healed of unbelievable pain that was destroying his career. He says, "I knew ...

3533. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... of religion in a Christian college. Supposedly, you and I have made certain commitments before accepting our respective roles in life. The Christian community, of which you and I are a self-committed part, seeks to build life on certain time-proven values, concerning which Christ said, ‘I came not to destroy basic principles of high moral values, I came to enable people to live by basic life principles.’ We are a people, not committed to ‘anything we please,’ but committed under the authority of God ...

3534. The Spiritual Fitness Demands of the New Age

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... her rejection of her mother, saw her mother’s new party dress hanging on the door. She saw the scissors on the table She grabbed the scissors, like a little fiend, and mutilated the dress. The mother had followed the child upstairs, in love and concern, seeking to help She came into the room, saw what had happened, and fell brokenhearted across the bed, sobbing. The little girl could not stand it. She eased timidly up against the bed and whispered, "Mama." No reply, just more sobs Again, "Mama, Mama." No ...

3535. Clouds and Son-Shine

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... health suffers and death is never more than a step or two away. Motivation is hard to sustain at times, though. The cloudy moments of life cause us to say, "What’s the use of it all?" We want to chuck everything and let come what may without care or concern. That’s when we need to see again the glory of the Lord revealed, for in God’s presence among us we find the very heart of our motivation for life. Or, to use the suggestion of the title of this sermon, when the clouds of life darken our existence ...

3536. The Need for Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... have surmised. And so perhaps more even than the other disciples their dismay must have grown as they watched the rapidly disintegrating safety of their Master give way to full scale rejection by the people. One can understand Peter and John’s concern about following Jesus into the courtyard where his judgment was taking place. They had seen him glorified, and now they saw him humiliated and scorned and rejected. Do you remember how several weeks ago we already mentioned Jesus’ statement that "Now is ...

3537. True Worship Is Sharing With the Needy

Isaiah 58:1-14

Bulletin Aid

... these forms without giving ourselves to God. Pastor: That is why God asks for true worship to be expressed in the form of sharing this world's goods with the needy. People: May the worship we profess in the sanctuary find expression in genuine concern for the poor and hungry. Collect Almighty God, who requires worship to reach beyond ritual into the area of benevolent service: Inspire in us honest devotion which will motivate genuine love for those less fortunate, that we may enjoy the blessing of your ...

3538. Engaged In Self-Giving Ministry

Matthew 5:13-16

Bulletin Aid

... . Amen. Prayer of Confession We believe the church has the best message our world could hear, Father. But we become silent so easily; and we are like salt which has lost its taste, or a light that has grown dim. Forgive us for our lack of genuine concern and enthusiasm to give ourselves in ministry to our world. Refresh us by your Spirit, that we may accept your challenge and win others into your kingdom. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy" "Forth in Thy Name" "O ...

3539. The True Nature of Happiness

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... cheer them up. Yet, here is Jesus saying: Blessed are those who mourn. Doesn’t this simply perpetuate the stereotype of religion as being droopy eyed and sad faced? A mourner in this sense, however, is not necessarily one who weeps, but one who shows concern, or who maintains a spiritual sensitivity. To be a candidate for the Kingdom one must be genuinely grieved about the way things are. The person who glibly says: “Oh sure, I agree, the world really is in a mess,” is not expressing a genuine grief ...

3540. Journey To The Cross III: Jesus And The Extravagant Woman

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . Mary (after doing this beautiful thing) is criticized by some of the folks in the room. The Gospel of John says that Judas reprimanded her for being so wasteful. And then Jesus reprimands Judas for being so “stingy.” Stinginess means being overly concerned about money… sort of like the kidnapped man’s wife, who obviously felt that money is real important. Maybe she reasoned like this: “Which is easier to replace, a husband or $100,000?” That is stingy thinking, materialistic thinking. That is ...

3541. THE AGE OF ANXIETY

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... us next. In the light of many troubles, the Sermon on the Mount seems to be a tough saying from Jesus. It states that if our minds were set on God, we would not lack the needful things of this earth. When we are anxious over daily concerns, it often has a paralyzing effect on our religious life. Worrying about items of food and clothing directs our life inward toward ourselves rather than outward toward the Lord. In his sermon the Lord does not speak out against working, or planning, or saving for the ...

3542. HOW TO COPE WITH FEAR AND ANXIETY

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John H. Krahn

... led to believe that the greatest catastrophe that could befall us is "ring around the collar," or bad breath. Undue emphasis upon the importance of the body and the temporal quality of life has created a mind-set which is often more concerned with the accommodations of life’s journey than its destination. Modern fear and anxiety are not directed toward the real, valid, justified fears such as an eternity without God. This is one thing truly worthy of fearful consideration. Nevertheless, many people today ...

3543. BIG DADDY, J.C., AND THE SPOOK

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... came to speak to all of us here at our college tonight! We have listened with attention to your tirade on our beliefs. We thank you for showing all of us what an atheist is; we express gratitude on your challenge to our faith; we appreciate your concern for us ... but now we, in turn, must be ever grateful for your visit ... because ... now and forever we have been strengthened in our Christian beliefs. We really feel sorry for you, and we’ll pray each night and day for your conversion to our Christian ...

3544. TRY A TRUST WALK

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... to believe that you must handle your own problems! In some cases you may have some success, but there is a better way. Doing it your way is not the better way. And don’t be afraid of leaning. Lean on me," Jesus says. "There is no concern too insignificant for my attention. And when you pray, remember that my Father is there listening. Pray boldly, yes, asking the Father to meet your needs. Also pray trusting that his wisdom surpasses yours. He’s not going to lead you into any walls or crashing down ...

3545. The Call to Obedience

Luke 22:42 · Romans 1:17 · John 15:10

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... out in his conversion, "Lord, what will you have me do?" Many years later, after a life of turmoil and victory, he said, "I have been obedient to the Heavenly Vision." And what a life! Mary, as a young girl, was shocked by the revelation of the angel concerning her own life but, quietly, she said, "Let it be to Thy handmaiden according to Thy word," and in obedience she became the Mother of Christ. Then Jesus, facing death on the cross, facing what seemed to be the end of his mission as Messiah, trusted the ...

3546. The Forgiven and the Forgiving

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... , we become God’s agents in the healing of the brokenness of the world. It is tender loving care that this old world needs, a new spirit in the affairs of people - an attitudinal shift. It is the spirit of life’s relationships that Jesus is concerned about. We sue each other. We demand reprisals. We insist on getting even. We throw our weight around in order to get ahead. While Jesus said, and he did it himself, "Forgive seventy times seven, forever have a forgiving spirit. If someone asks you to borrow ...

3547. On Being a Beautiful Christian

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... years of age, but he lived, a tremendous life. He was a good man, a righteous man, able and successful, winsome, loving, caring - a true Christian. Other persons became Christian because of the winsomeness of this man’s life. Let me tell you a simple story concerning this person. I was playing golf down one fairway, and he was with a foursome coming up a parallel fairway, facing me. I hooked the ball right over in front of his foursome. Of course, I was embarrassed. I wanted to sneak over, grab the ball ...

3548. "I Don’t Want to Be Perfect - Or Do I?"

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... for seed. The seed springs into life. It finds roots and sustenance. It hangs on and it grows some thirty, some sixty, some a hundredfold. There are some real Christians living today. People are hungry for life - real life. Recently a little boy came to my study concerned about the death of his little friend. We talked for an hour. He wanted to know what happened after death. He was hungry to know about the real meaning of life - where was it going, what were its values, does God really care, can God really ...

3549. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... instance of the "pedagogical genius" of John. Setting the stage for the crucifixion of Jesus, the Synoptic Gospels view the condemnation of Jesus to the cross as a reaction to his whole career and to the many things that our Lord has said and done. Concerning the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, Luke tells us that this important event happened much to the discontent of the Pharisees on the one hand and to the praise of the people on the other. These different responses resulted because "of all the ...

3550. Magnify Your Ministry!

Romans 11:11-24

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... them who decides what to do with our preacher!" That old gentleman greatly oversimplified that committee’s responsibilities but unintentionally came close to focusing his fellow Christians’ attention upon one of the burning questions before the church of our time. A great concern of all genuinely aware Christian people today is not so much, "What shall we do with our preacher (or minister)?" but rather, "What shall we do with our ministry?" Paul, writing to the Roman Christians in our text, says that he ...

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