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3526. For Those Who Are Auditing the Class

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

Pastor Tony Evans says his wife has for years audited classes at Dallas Seminary. Some of you know what that means. When you audit a class, you go and sit in the classroom, but there are no outside requirements. You don’t have to study. You don’t have to take any tests. You get the information but you don’t have the burden of actually passing the class. Tony Evans goes on to say, “Many Christians come to church on Sunday mornings and audit the sermon. They go to class, have textbook in hand, sit in their ...

3527. She Gave More than Bill Gates

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

King Duncan

I don’t know about you, but I love it when I see wealthy people giving their money away. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t see their giving as in any way sacrificial. They will still have more money in their possession than any of us will ever dream of. But still, it was quite a sight a few years back to see 168 billionaires (yes, that is billionaire with a b) worldwide line up with Bill Gates, the richest man in the world and Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world, to announce that they will give ...

3528. Get the Grinch

Titus 2:11-14

Sermon

Charley Reeb

I have wonderful news for you! Because of a brave little boy from Mississippi, the Grinch will not steal your Christmas. 5-year-old TyLon Pittman called 911 and said to the dispatcher, “I just want to tell you something. Watch for that little Grinch because the Grinch is gonna steal Christmas, okay?” When police officer Lauren Develle, heard about the phone call, she decided to visit TyLon at his house in Jackson. When she arrived at TyLon’s house, she assured him that thanks to his tip, the Grinch would ...

3529. And Then Came The Angel

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

If we cannot relate to Joseph and appreciate his situation, then our lives are simple, easy lives indeed. Now, by relating to Joseph or understanding what he endured, I don't mean to suggest that we all either have been engaged or married to someone impregnated by the Holy Spirit. Even in our frantic search for ways to explain how such a thing might have happened, we probably didn't think of blaming the Holy Spirit! We relate to Joseph and appreciate his struggle in a different way, a much more practical ...

3530. John Was not like Gene

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

As the people misunderstood the authentic John the Baptist of history ("What did you go into the forest to see?"), people may misunderstand him now. So suggests this sermon. Because John the Baptist may appear today in clothing other than that of camel’s hair, John’s message may appear in different forms. To illuminate a common distortion of the figure of John the Baptist, the sermon uses a childhood experience, which also captures the listener’s attention. The sermon refers to this experience throughout ...

3531. On Being the Greatest

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

Muhammad Ali is reported to have said, “When you’re as great as I am, it’s hard to be humble.” Whether or not he actually said it, I don’t know, but it sounds like him. I recall seeing pictures of the famous fighter waving his boxing gloves in the air and saying, “I am the greatest!” How much was media “hype” designed to strike fear into the hearts of his opponents in the ring, and how much he actually believed it himself, is open to conjecture. But once we start saying it, it becomes hard not to believe ...

3532. No Fear

John 15:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

I have seen the words, "No Fear," on the back of cars driven by young men with their caps turned around backwards. I have seen "No Fear" emblazoned on T-shirts. I don't know about you, but the first time I saw those words, "No Fear," I immediately thought of 1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. I thought, isn't it wonderful, these kids are so sophisticated in the Bible. Then somebody told me that that is not what "No Fear" refers to. Which caused me some trepidation, ...

3533. Now What?

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark Trotter

3534. Thanksgiving and Thanksliving

1 Corinthians 1:3-9

Sermon

Donald Charles Lacy

Don't you just love times of thanksgiving? Yes, and Saint Paul is a genius at reminding us of this component to victorious living. His "attitude of gratitude" finds its way throughout his letters, except possibly for Galatians. My first response to all of this is "what a wonderful way to live our lives." Of course, he is rooted and grounded in his Savior and Lord. It is a natural — most likely spontaneous response — to the depths he discovers in Jesus. Perhaps the most missing ingredient among those who ...

3535. A Level Playing Field for God

Isaiah 40:1-11

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

I remember some years ago taking one of my first walks in San Francisco with my then three-year-old twins. I looked at the map, and it didn't seem like such a big deal to go from one place to the other. After all, it looked flat on the map! But as my wife and I began the trek we quickly realized that this was going to be no easy stroll. Shouldering backpacks filled with three-year-old paraphernalia and dragging tired twins behind, we climbed high and hiked low. We were quickly exhausted. We stood on the ...

3536. God Needs To Save This Family

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon

James McLemore

There are many reasons why God needs to save the families described in this message. There are countless reasons why God needs to save any family. The primary reason is that we are unable to save our families ourselves. Let me illustrate a few scenes from modern American family life. In the first scene, we see a white house on a corner with a picket fence all around it. A typical family event is occurring. The father slams the front door as he storms out of the house. The mother slams the bedroom door and ...

3537. When It Is Dark Enough

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

On clear summer nights my wife and I often stretch out on the deck of our Maine cabin scanning the skies for satellites. While it might be dark at ground level, neither satellites nor stars appear until the sky is black. The ancient Persians put it this way: "When it is dark enough you can see the stars." At the graveside of his brother, the agnostic Robert Ingersoll, said, "In the darkest night hope sees a star and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing." Today is the first Sunday in Advent. The ...

3538. Letting God

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Pamela Urfer

Cast: Mary, Joseph, three Shepherds and three Kings. The shepherds may be of either gender. Length: 15 minutes MARY and JOSEPH are seated together on stage. There are three other stools near them, two on MARY's right and one on JOSEPH's left. There is a cradle on the floor next to them. MARY: Joseph, I want to tell you how grateful I am that you were with me during the birth of the child. I really don't know what I would have done without you. JOSEPH: I was glad to do what I could, but I'm afraid it was ...

3539. Wedding: Deciding To Love (for a marriage after divorce)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

Listen to these words of Scripture as they are found in Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13 (NRSV): Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends... When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like ...

3540. The Heralding Of Advent

Drama

Karren Boehr

Theme: The Four Sundays In Advent Includes Christmas morning and an additional Sunday, if desired, to round out a longer Christmas season. Advent is a time of great expectation, not only as we remember the birth of Christ, but also as a preparation for Christ's coming again. The four candles of Advent are reminders of who Christ truly was and who he is today: the candle of Justice, the candle of Forgiveness, the candle of Love, the candle of Mercy. Advent is a time of celebration, of heralding forth the ...

3541. When God Asks The Unreasonable

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

Abraham and Sarah had longed for a child. Throughout their married life they had prayed to God for a son to be their heir. Thanks be to God, those prayers were answered. They were well past the age when one might reasonably expect the birth of a child when Isaac was born. How delighted they were. God had promised that Abraham's descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the heavens and with the birth of a male heir that promise was given tangible possibility. In the scripture for today, Isaac is ...

3542. Proper 24

Job 38:1–41:34, Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

Theme: Our human pride gets in the way of our worshiping and serving the Lord. COMMENTARY Lesson 1: Job 38:1-7 (34-41) (C) The arguments of Job's four friends come to a conclusion and God himself answers from a whirlwind, a frequent setting for theophanies. God chides Job for his lack of wisdom and addresses him with a series of rhetorical questions. The entire chapter presents an argument from creation. Job was not present at the creation of the world; how can he dare to question the sovereign God? Lesson ...

3543. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

"It is my heart-warming and world-embracing hope," said Mark Twain, "that all of us - the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, and the savage - may eventually be gathered in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone." Mark Twain obviously held a great dislike for the telephone, probably because, among other things, it renders a person to be easily accessible, even when they prefer to be inaccessible. ...

3544. Beware! Caution! Danger!

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

We may not always heed warning signs, but we still like to feel we have been told of approaching danger. We see signs everywhere that read: "Beware of the Dog," "Watch Your Step," "Danger! Thin Ice," "No Smoking. Oxygen in Use," "Watch for Wet Paint," "Dangerous Crossing," "Caution! No Lifeguard on Duty," and on and on they go. One cannot help but recall the story of the preacher who stood and announced his text. He began to read with increasing fervor, "Behold, I come quickly!" Then, for added emphasis, ...

3545. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

Sermon

Erskine White

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7) In our first text for this morning, Jesus asks, "For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether [you] have enough to complete it?" Incredibly enough, we saw this parable being acted out not too long ago right before our eyes in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by none other than Oral Roberts! You see, Oral announced one day that Jesus came to him as a vision 600 feet tall and ...

3546. What Have You Got To Lose?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Erskine White

Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25) Years ago, when the Betty Crocker company first began selling their cake mixes, they offered a product which only needed water. All you had to do was add water to the mix which came in the box, and you would get a perfect, delicious cake every time. It bombed. No one bought it and the company couldn’t understand why, so they commissioned a study which brought back a surprising answer. ...

3547. Soul Food

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

We have become, for the most part, very visual people. We watch body language, study facial expressions, look at moving pictures and stare at live-action shots in order to absorb what is happening. We would rather see a motion picture than read the book, watch the news than pick up the paper, and turn on television than turn to one another for quality communication. Everywhere you go, it seems that people are trying to take advantage of and make the most of this visual society. Many dentists’ offices are ...

3548. When One Is Better Than Many

2 Kings 13:10-25

Sermon

Keith Hammer

Recently I heard a radio commercial by a well-known travel service. In the ad a neighbor asks the man in the family if he is moving when he sees him get in a large flatbed truck with a tow truck on the back. No, the man replies, they are just going on a vacation and his wife is afraid of breakdowns so they are bringing their own tow truck along. Then the neighbor asks whom the uniformed man is standing near the truck. The man says that he is Bill, the security guard, who they are taking along to guard ...

3549. Deaths, Our Teacher

Psalm 90:1-17

Eulogy

Allen Puffenberger

Part 1. Peaceful Death For an Eighty-four-year-old Woman The outline of this meditation has enabled me to address a number of the vital issues that are raised by death. The message is wide enough that it can be comforting to the bereaved, regardless of the circumstances of their loved one's death. The four points are greatly strengthened by references to the deceased's life - here, that of "Eve, " who was one of my parishioners. Even if the pastor has not known the deceased, an interview with his or her ...

3550. Stairways Of Heaven

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

Justin Tull

As I studied in depth this passage of scripture, I learned that I have long carried misconceptions about “Jacob’s ladder.” My first surprising discovery was that all the commentaries I read suggested that Jacob’s vision was not of a ladder as we know it today, but more of a “ramp” or “stair-like pavement.”9 This “ramp” was to handle traffic between heaven and earth.10 Heavenly messengers could approach thereby those dwelling below. After reading about Jacob’s ladder being a ramp-like structure, I decided ...

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