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3701. The Name Of Names

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... history and give different names to the ages: Ice Age, Stone Age, Bronze Age, Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Modern Age, Post-Modern Age. The names help us distinguish periods of time and cultural growth or decline. The names, carefully chosen, give us a sense of where we fit in, regarding the development of civilization. We characterize events with names, so that we can understand their nature and remember what they were like: the Depression, the Holocaust, the Civil Rights Movement, the Space Race. What's in a ...

3702. New Life From Old

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... In one of the parables of the kingdom, he reminded us that we are to forgive one another, just as God has forgiven us. When Peter asks him how many times a person should forgive, "As many as seven times?" Jesus responds with an exaggerated sense of unlimited forgiveness, "Seventy times seven." Forgiveness is the diamond in the treasure of Christian virtues. It is old hat to hold grudges and be bitter toward others because of some action in the past. It is powerfully new and refreshing for the relationship ...

3703. Love In Action

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... kind of divine love that John in his pastoral letter encourages believers to be loving. "We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us -- and we ought to lay down our lives for one another." In times of persecution, this makes literal sense, when believers may be called upon to lose their lives in order to protect others from being exposed to authorities who seek their harm; for example, Christians were called upon to do just this during World War II when Nazis hunted Jews. However, John goes on ...

3704. The Gospel Of Our Calling

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... old coed who had become infatuated with one of her professors. She succumbed to the temptation of spending several nights with him. While this was going on, she was uneasy. She knew she had violated her own standards of conduct and she had a growing sense of having violated God's will in this passing relationship. She sought counsel because her guilt was getting in the way of how she felt about herself. She was becoming depressed and unable to do her schoolwork well. She was drinking excessively, and was on ...

3705. Taking The Risk Out Of Dy(e)ing

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Lee Griess

... unusual headline. It read, "Test Takes Risk Out of Dyeing." Now, obviously, it was talking about dyeing hair. An expert was being quoted as saying that before dyeing your hair, you should test one strand to see how it works. Now that seems to make good sense to me. But it was the headline which attracted my attention: "Test Takes Risk Out of Dyeing." Another recent news article intrigued me even more. It was a report that archaeologists in the Holy Land had uncovered the tomb of the High Priest Caiaphas. It ...

3706. Real Solutions To Real Problems

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Lee Griess

... right in the middle of my prayers. And my friend suggested that I put a chair beside my bed and imagine that Jesus is sitting there with me, because after all, he really is. So I started doing that, and you know what? It really helped. Sometimes I can even sense him sitting there beside me." After talking with the man a while longer, the pastor went home and later that night he got a call from the man's daughter. She said, "Pastor, my dad just died. Can you come over?" So the pastor went to see her. The ...

3707. The Ultimate Mystery

John 18:28-40

Sermon

Lee Griess

... , my friends, that I say description and not explanation. For no matter how skillfully John may write about the happenings that day, he cannot explain the event. For he cannot bring reason to this event -- because the cross is not reasonable. In one sense, we can approach it logically (as we have done in this sermon today). We can describe what happened, reason from one position to another, and formulate doctrines regarding it as theologians have done throughout the centuries. But no matter how hard we try ...

3708. Playboy Or Plowboy -- Let The Party Begin

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Lee Griess

... a picture of God. A God who loves us enough to let go. The parable is the story of the playboy, the rebellious young man who goes to his father and demands his inheritance, only to squander it away. And when he returns, the father welcomes him home. In that sense, it is the story of a God who loves us enough to let go and to welcome us home in forgiveness when we return. But it is also a story of a God who provides in abundance, whose love and care surround us each day. For it is also the ...

3709. Show Us The Father

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... , every question, every struggle faded away. To be touched by God's power in such an incredible way -- there's no describing it. My anxiety was gone. I knew that I didn't have to worry about anything. Even my greatest fears seemed to subside. In one sense, I was as naked as a newborn baby. But at the same moment, I knew I was clothed in the most beautiful, most secure, most indestructible clothing I had ever possessed. "I remember running around that day, jabbering to anyone who would listen. I was just ...

3710. Were We Surprised!

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

Alexander H. Wales

... they are not to seek anything special. They are to carry nothing but the basics. They are to be single-minded in their thinking and their doing. They even know when they are to shake the dust off their feet when they have been rejected. In a sense, it sounds like a training session for door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen. With this "by the book" marketing technique, they start off to prepare the way of the Lord. They are told as they leave Jesus' side, "Whoever listens to you listens to me. Whoever rejects ...

3711. Worship to Welcome the Prince of Peace

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

Bulletin Aid

David M. Oliver

... , on this day we gather to celebrate the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ. We confess our need to clear away the clutter of things that distract us from worshiping you. It is our desire to come before you in awe and adoration. Help us to worship you with a sense of expectancy and hope that you will meet us where we are and lead us to the place you want us to be. We offer our prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Anthem "Christmas Is a Time To Sing" First Gospel Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12 Leader: God ...

3712. The Disciples' Tenebrae

Mark 12:13-17

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... feast together. Second Person: Even as the living Christ was with his disciples long ago, so he is with us tonight. Just as his light penetrated their hearts and minds, so may his flame kindle in our spirits, and may our hearts burn within us as we sense his presence in our midst. All things are prepared. Come as you are directed by the ushers. All are welcome to come, whatever denomination or age. The Lord's Table is open to all. (Communion will be handled by the Pastor with a Lay Person assisting.) (As ...

3713. Josiah Speaks: An Ancient King Brings Greetings

2 Chronicles 34:14-33, 2 Chronicles 34:1-13

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... of the temple of Yahweh took no chances with me. I was tutored by them, instructed in the ways of the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Hezekiah. I was able to perceive that He alone is God. He alone is worthy of worship. In a sense, even my name is prophetic. In your language it means "healed by God. "Certainly, I found His healing touch, and our nation, Israel, found healing. In the eighth year of my reign, I sought after Him. I soon began a purge of Judah and Jerusalem. The altars to ...

3714. Number One Mother

Genesis 2:4-25

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... used to come down in the cool of the evening. He walked and talked and shared with us. Some of what Twain said made light of Eve -- He was trying to be humorous, of course. In these politically correct times, however, people have lost a bit of their sense of humor, and some of what he says might be offensive to a few of you. Actually, I don't think Eve would mind Twain's lighthearted exaggeration of her talkativeness. I may have made some comments along those lines myself, out of exasperation, and lack of ...

3715. Poolside Blessing: Monologue of a Paralytic

John 5:2-16

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... .Sometimes he will have three people out of a large group act mentally ill.No one knows who those role players are.Eventually he calls the three up on the platform and interviews them.When he asks how they felt, they usually say, "Powerful!" There is a sense in which our helplessness can put us in control. That can be difficult indeed to relinquish. Within me I knew, and the Savior knew, that I needed to make a decision.But, before I could say anything, He gave me an order that I willingly obeyed."Rise ...

3716. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... uplift. However, they did not approach him directly. Instead -- perhaps because he bore a Greek name -- the party went to Philip and requested to be taken to Jesus. Uncertain of his ground, Philip was reluctant to do as the Greeks asked. But neither would his sense of courtesy permit him to deny them the audience they sought. So, to settle the issue he led them to Andrew, who immediately recognized the significance of the situation. For he saw in it not simply a handful of Greeks seeking an interview with ...

3717. A Lady With A Listening Ear · Mary Of Bethany

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... a mountain stream, all the while alert to the grim death poised just beyond its haven. It was not that Jesus was ungrateful for the display of devotion the banquet was presenting on the part of his friends. It was rather that he was experiencing the sense of loneliness a crowd may unwittingly intensify. IV Meanwhile, alone in Martha's house, Mary discovered she could not permit such a high moment in Jesus' life as the banquet being given in his honor to pass without manifesting her devotion to him. So she ...

3718. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... instead to settle for administering a beating to Peter and his companions. Then they turned the group loose with a mandate never to mention Jesus' name again. (Acts 5:17-40) The mandate was, of course, futile, and even as the authorities issued it they must have sensed it was. Indeed, so effectively did Peter continue to witness "in the temple and at home" that the Lord's followers kept increasing in numbers. (Acts 5:42-6:1) V It required no small courage on Peter's part to pick up his evangelizing where ...

3719. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... would happen next week and the week after next." John Sculley knew that he was safe and happy at Pepsico. But he also knew that he had grown to dislike the competitive nature of the business. He also knew how bored he was. Steven Jobs at Apple Computer sensed this. And so he finally confronted his new friend with this pointed question. He said to John, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?" That question penetrated deep into the heart ...

3720. Counting The Cost - Sacrifice

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... major issue of the 1992 presidential campaign was the state of the American economy. Bill Clinton, George Bush and Ross Perot all offered different solutions to the problems of stalled economic growth and unemployment. It was the American people's deep sense of uneasiness over what economist Adam Smith would call "the wealth of the nation" that ultimately prompted them to vote for a change in our national leadership. The campaign was unusual in some respects, but similar to other presidential elections in ...

3721. The Condition Of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... , and why are they happy? He then frames the question in a more detailed way: "What traits of personality, what circumstances of life, what states of mind correlate with well-being -- with that joyful, and joy-spreading spirit that enables one to sense that simply being alive is the most wonderful of life's gifts?"1 This psychologist argues that happiness has remarkably little to do with age, gender, race, location, education, wealth, personal tragedies, or social standing. However, it does have a lot to ...

3722. Marriage: Endearing And Enduring

Psalm 128:1-6

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... your identity. And then, __________, you have your practice room. It is all yours. __________ cannot get into your room. But you can invite others into it. In your room you do the things that make you feel good about yourself and give you a sense of personal identity and security. It enriches your life. Then in the middle, __________ and __________ have their own practice room, twice the size of the other rooms. In this larger room is where you share your lives together. What goes on here is your business ...

3723. Wedding Sermon: The First Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

James McKarns

... they (__________ and __________) will vow their life-long promises to share their lives. Like that original union, this one, too, is a most happy occasion of a new beginning, a complete trust and an outward expression of a deep inner love. We smile with a sense of joy in our hearts, as we are gathered together with (__________ and __________) in the beauty of this church, surrounded by family and friends, as they come to speak their wedding vows. It is our prayer they will always be blessed and united in ...

3724. The Circle Of Life

Eulogy

Charles R. Leary

... and am I being the kind of person they need? Some of the questions may have no answers, or if they do, the answer changes from time to time. But each time we ask them and ponder them they tend to bring us back to center and give us a sense of direction. And in the end, our lives become our answer to those questions. That is the essence of making the circle complete. Someone expressed it in verse: People come into our lives And walk with us a mile. And then -- because of circumstances Only stay a while. They ...

3725. Of Thimbles And Thread

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Eulogy

Lawrence H. Craig

... in your despair; peace to settle your unrest; love to overcome your angered confusion and joy to replace your inward pain and outward sorrow. God's Advent has the power to bring renewal and restoration to broken and fragmented lives. May you feel God's presence, experience God's closeness, sense God's peace and receive new life.

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