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3626. Christ Shall Return

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... last fifty years than perhaps any other period in history. Jesus also predicted a loss of fervent love for the Lord and a general breakdown of morality. If you doubt that there is a general breakdown of morality, just watch the TV news concerning those unfortunate places hit by the dangerous hurricanes currently wreaking havoc. You will see looters emerging like rats the very moment that the police are unavailable. I was driving down a primary boulevard in Memphis several weeks ago. For some reason I began ...

3627. This Adulterous Generation

Matthew 5:27-30, Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... sex with someone on the living room couch." U.S. News and World Report in an article, "Teenage Sex, After Magic," had this to say: "In the weeks after Magic Johnson burst onto the AIDS scene, the nation's youth reacted first with shock, then with concern. Then from all indications, it was back to risky business as usual..." Now, take a look at America's harvest: There are now over one million cases of HIV infection. One in 100 college students now carries the deadly virus. One out of every five Americans ...

3628. Derailed Dreams

Genesis 37:12-36, 50:15-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ?" The Lord replied, "Oh, is that you, Jake? I'm so sorry. I didn't recognize you." Regardless of the disguise, God does recognize all of us, but he does not play favorites. Lightning is not aimed at a person; rather it is addressed "to whom it may concern." God never promised anyone immunity from heartbreak. All of us have some derailed dreams. Joseph of the Old Testament was a devout dreamer. Even at the tender age of 17 he had been assured by God through dreams that he would one day be a ruler and that ...

3629. God's Best Gift in the Worst Times

Micah 5:1-4, Micah 5:5-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... s coming at some future date. We are much more fortunate. We live in the afterglow of a Bethlehem manger, an atoning cross, and an empty tomb. What Micah could only promise, we can actually receive and appropriate. Look with me at the specific promises from Micah concerning the Messiah: FIRST, THE MESSAIAH WILL FEED HIS FLOCK IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LORD. We must have food to exist, though it doesn't take as much as we might think. Captain Scott O'Grady existed for six days in Bosnia by eating just grass and ...

3630. One Good Word - Thanks!

Lamentations 3:1-66

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to plant corn and to hunt. The following summer and fall brought a good harvest. So, despite all the death and hardships, they held a three-day thanksgiving celebration with about ninety Indians as guests. Real Thanksgiving is a declaration of faith concerning that One who is bigger than our circumstances, that One who can make all things work together for good. Real thanksgiving is based on faith- stance rather than circumstance. This is what St. Paul meant when he admonished the Christians at Thessalonica ...

3631. The Hiding Angel

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... lesson for today. It comes from the first letter of John. This letter was not written by John the Apostle but by some later pastor. The letter is a loving and anxious sermon to several churches, probably written around 100 A.D. Pastor John was concerned because these second and third generation Christians were losing some of their enthusiasm and confidence. They had begun to doubt if they were capable of being Christian disciples in the midst of a pagan world. Pastor John, in our text for today, sends two ...

3632. The Master at Prayer

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... s way is the best and that’s what I want. The great evangelist Dwight L. Moody said, "The sweetest lesson I have learned in God's school is to let the Lord choose for me." At the end of every prayer add this Plea: Lord, you have heard my concerns and requests and preferences, but your thoughts are as far above mine as Everest is above the Mississippi Delta. If my choices and your wisdom don't agree, your way, Lord, is What I Want. In the final analysis, Jesus prayed in Gethsemane because the cross was too ...

3633. Put the Cross on Top

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... weekend we probably have 300 visitors in our worship services. We want them all to experience the friendliness and openness of this church. We hope they will learn some practical skill in Christian living. We want them to thrill to the music and to share their concerns with God in prayer. But beyond all that, our supreme responsibility is to help them connect with the Savior who loved them enough to die for them. He alone can transform their lives and save their eternal souls. We must keep the cross on top ...

3634. A Haven For Troubled Hearts

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Brett Blair

... late at our destination. Passenger to her husband: I’m starting to get worried, if that last engine goes we will be up here all night. If you want to be distracted from reality, work yourself up into a good state of anxiety. If Jesus had any concerns it was that his disciples would do exactly that. Let’s look at the story. Jesus has just finished having dinner with his disciples. It’s early Thursday evening. Jesus has approximately 24 more hours to be with his disciples. He will be crucified the next ...

3635. The Waiting Game

Sermon

James Bjorge

... long it has been placed in the last chapter of dogmatics and given the small emphasis of an appendage. Thanks to the Jesus People and to a book by Hal Lindsey, The Late Great Planet Earth, the church has found itself in a flood of ideas concerning end-times. The people of God have been traveling back to Scripture to rediscover the great truth that, "Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus" (Revelation 22:20). Scripture emphasizes the glorious truth that the waiting for the Lord’s return is not a ...

3636. Christmas Is Coming

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

James Bjorge

... visions life becomes weary and people perish. At this time of the year we know full well the strength that comes from anticipation. We look forward to family get-togethers, festive parties, worship celebrations, and yes ... the gifts also. The children are primarily concerned with the toys stuffed in stockings or the fancily wrapped parcels under the tree. The days skip merrily by, so quickly and so happily compared to the bulk of the year. Simply because the soul is being fed with the bread of anticipation ...

3637. God Got Personal

Sermon

James Bjorge

... between them. Father and son toiled together but couldn’t seem to talk together. The years widened the gap. But the chasm in the relationship cut deeply into his mind. He reflected on it. Then it dawned upon him that neither father nor son had ever affirmed any love or concern to each other down through the years. He decided to go home and take his dad’s big rough hand in his, clasp it tight and look into his eyes and say, "Dad, I love you ... I always have ... but forgive me for never saying it." A new ...

3638. An Identity Crisis

Sermon

James Bjorge

... great diligence. Disgustingly we locked him in the car with the decision that we were far better off with a dog like him left far behind. Although this dog, bred for hunting, seemed very content with himself, he had an identity crisis as far as we were concerned. Perhaps God suffers over the same problems with man. The people with whom he had wanted to walk on this good planet go romping off on their own with little regard for him or his purposes. We dissipate our energies chasing little things and so often ...

3639. Solomon and the Outline for Renewal

2 Chronicles 7:11-22

Sermon

Don Yocom

... pray, "forgive us our trespasses." How often we cause trouble when we sin against each other. When I was a student in college, I saw this happen: The spiritual emphasis week speaker preached his heart out and nothing much happened. Then students became concerned and we had a prayer meeting about it. Some of the students, under the conviction of the Holy Spirit, began talking to people they had wronged and asked forgiveness. Upon being reconciled, they came together to the services in the college chapel and ...

3640. The Drop Out

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... heading for Alaska. DAVE: Danny, go on out and check your bike! Don’t be stubborn. DANNY: No, Dave. And I’m not stubborn. Enough is enough. Tomorrow or any other day isn’t going to be any better. This whole thing is turning sour as far as I’m concerned. DAVE: I’ll be worried about you. DANNY: Don’t worry. I’ll take my time going back and I’ll be careful. You just go on with Fidel Castro here and do everything he says. You’ll get to Alaska and back, I have no doubt! I’m going ...

3641. Last Ditch Stand

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... ? Nancy? Do you hear? HELEN: [trying to be reasonable] John, you can’t make a rule like that. JOHN: I can. I have. Now. NANCY: [hurt, embarrassed] Think of Rod! JOHN: I am. Believe me, Rodney, I am! ROD: [ill at ease] Dr. Whitney, I appreciate your concern, but - JOHN: Do you? Then if you continue to see Nancy, you’ll have to stop smoking. NANCY: You’re lust picking on Rod! Some of your friends smoke! JOHN: I know. They will all be told they aren’t welcome anymore unless they stop smoking. HELEN ...

3642. Your Roots

Colossians 2:7a

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... plant you see, like the stem, leaves, flower, or fruit are strong. It is the same way for us, only your root is your mind. If your mind is planted in good things then the rest of you is going to be good. That is why St. Paul was very concerned that people knew about Jesus and that they had their minds filled with all of his teachings. Fill your mind with love, peace, and joy and you are going to be a very healthy person. Jesus is the best food for your mind that there is and anyone who knows ...

3643. THE JOURNEY

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... radio) And, of course, it was your bad luck to fall in with Seth. I can tell you right off, that boy is never ever going to amount to a hill of beans. But that don’t have to be the end of the world as far as you’re concerned. (He draws still closer) What I mean is that Seth will never be the man I am. (GRACE does not respond) Oh, I know what you’re thinking. About me being an old man and all that. Well, it’s like I always said; don’t spit nothing out ‘til ...

3644. THE OLD MAN IS WASTING

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... before I was born. JAREL Then he’s no more your problem than he is mine. Let’s leave it at that. SETH Just stick a finger down the throat, and that’s all there is to it - is it as simple as that? JAREL As far as you’re concerned it is. I don’t need any rescuing, at least not from the company you represent. It’s had some pretty notable failures so far, and I’m not anxious to add to the list. SETH But you wouldn’t mind if I merely dropped off a message. JAREL Go ...

3645. SALLY JANE

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... . In the context of his wishes, such an eventuality would be nothing short of ... CAIN Tragic. A sheer tragedy of unmitigated proportion. JAREL We want to avoid that. Without upsetting poor dear Father, of course. CAIN And without calling undue attention to the fact that we’re concerned. JAREL Father would want us to be as discreet as possible. CAIN So we’ve decided to ask you to run a little errand for us. JAREL Of course we’d make it worth your while. CAIN We’d like you to go into town. To the ...

3646. SURVIVAL IN THE RAT RACE

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... ." "Hire the morally handicapped." "Cancer cures smoking." "Save water, shower with a friend." "Chicken Little was RIGHT!" They’re LAUGHING at you - and so is God! That’s what we don’t seem to realize, as we are caught in this. We are running so fast, so concerned about so many things. If we have any illusions about the importance of being FIRST - did you listen to the Gospel? Do you want your child to be first? Do you want to be first? Did you hear the words of the eternal Lord? "The FIRST shall ...

3647. But Men Loved Darkness

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... , "we have reached twelve verdicts." I suppose I’m considered a male chauvinist pig for using that story, but it could apply in either men or women. Yet the writer, Glen Drake, has placed his finger on a vital point when he says: "In our great concern in this country politically over the right and the left, we have forgotten that there is also an above and below." He would have put it more biblically had he said: "There is also light and darkness." Well, the Word of God has not changed. The question ...

3648. Worn Out? Tired? Weary?

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... her. Some of the most tired people I know today are people who have been "retired." That’s an apt expression for it, isn’t it, re-tired -- to be tired with the weariness of self, because there is nothing else important with which to be concerned. And, on the other hand, some of the most energetic people whom I know today are in their eighties and pack their days with ceaseless activity. Unless there is something physically wrong with you, what you need is not vitamins or rest, but some devotion, some ...

3649. TRYING IT WITHOUT GOD

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

The man sitting next to me on the plane had, of course, noticed my clerical dress, and, as always, there was a compulsive necessity on his part to get the record straight as far as his religious life was concerned. You know, it’s strange. I have never asked another man about his relationship with God, because I don’t have to. He tells me, as though I were some kind of a judge and he was testifying in my court. I have always had the secret suspicion that such ...

3650. Our Father Who Art on Earth

Proverbs 1:8-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... righteous himself. You see he loved his children enough to be all of this and he was conscious that the greatest love that he could show his children was to make them children of God. You don’t do this by being an indolent, indulgent Sugar Daddy, whose constant concern is to make up, with material gifts and presents, that which you fail to do by your training and your example. Quite frankly, I have long since been weary of being told that I must be a "pal" to my children. In light of God’s word, I never ...

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