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3726. The Stewardship of Money in the Modern Church

2 Corinthians 9:11, 12

Sermon

Dr. John Thompson Peters

... of the church is high. One of the prominent and highly respected pastors in the United Presbyterian Church, and a former secretary of Evangelism for that Church, tells of his early prejudice against knowing what the parishioners contributed. But when he was about to leave a parish he had served for several years, the financial secretary urged him to look at the record on the basis that it could not now prejudice his attitudes. The pastor consented and discovered to his amazement that he had in front of him ...

3727. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Rev. Donald R. Shank

... pew in which he was kneeling and slipping out the side door of the church about half way through the ceremony. I figured perhaps he was ill, but soon he came back in. I found out later he just needed a smoke - needed it so badly he had to leave the wedding. Could that cigarette have been the symbol of his life at that point? I remember attending an elementary school in Cleveland where one of the regular features at least once a semester was that a man would come and speak to our class from an organization ...

3728. Talk! Talk! Talk!

Jeremiah 1:1-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... , and she says, "But, Doctor, he won't listen to me." "That will be a wonderful start," says the doctor. A politician asks a constituent whether he heard his last speech, and the constituent replies, "I hope so." The preacher says to a woman: "I saw your husband leave in the middle of my sermon. I hope it was nothing serious." "Oh, no," she replies, "just his usual problem. You see, he walks in his sleep." A man says that he didn't speak to his wife for three days. It took him that long to interrupt her ...

3729. The Unjust Steward

Luke 16:1-15

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

... dig ditches and I'm too proud to beg. Solo 2: It's too late. Solo 1: It's all over. Solo 3: All over! Accountant: I have it! I have a plan and with this plan I'll have plenty of riches to take care of me when I leave. Narrator: The accountant made appointments for all of the clients who owed his boss money ... and the next morning, the accountant went to the office. [Accountant moves DC] Solo 1: The first client was there, Solo 2: At the door, Solo 3: Waiting to talk to the accountant. [Solo 1 ...

3730. The Prodigal Son or The Merciful Father

Luke 15:1-7

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

... has received him safe and sound. Narrator: But the elder son was angry and refused to go in. Solo 4: He was jealous. Solo 3: His brother was getting the royal treatment. Solo 4: And after he wasted all his money. Solo 1: And disappointed his father by leaving home. [Father moves from group] Jesus: His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, Solo 2 (Son 2): Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a fatted calf that I might make ...

3731. The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16:19-31

Drama

Robert A. Lehmann

... for him. Solo 1: When men die, their fates are fixed. Solo 3: When they are living - then they must accept Christ. Narrator (Solo 4): [Moves away to a Narrator position] But for many people it's a case of, "Now they will not, then they cannot." Solo 2: We leave it there. Solo 1: We can only state our own faith. Solo 3: The cross must have meaning for all men, Solos 1, 2, 3: Wherever they may be.

3732. Jesus and the Women in His Life

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Thomas Blowers

... father arranged who she would marry. And if her husband turned out to be a successful businessman and he died, the law made very clear that the eldest son and not the wife inherited the business. And if she married a tyrant who was not kind enough to die and leave her alone, if she married a no-good and things became unbearable and she wanted out -- well, she could forget it. Only men could file for divorce. In fact, all a husband had to do was hand his wife a slip of paper saying"You are no longer my wife ...

3733. Never Cry Uncle - Malchus

Matthew 26:47-56

Drama

Thomas Blowers

... hardly the last. In fact, over the next couple of years his name came up more and more often. Some people were increasingly turned on by him, but others were more and more turned off. Personally, I didn't subscribe to what either side was saying. Not that I was leaving my options open, that wasn't it at all, I simply didn't care one way or the other. Besides, my job wasn't to think, but to obey. I had learned long ago that the less thinking I did and the more obeying, the better off I was. So ...

3734. Remember That You Are Not Alone

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... to feel his presence. Someone once asked, "If I'm so saved, why do I feel so lost?" There is more to our relationship with Christ than feelings. If this weren't true, then I would only be saved on the days that I especially felt saved. And that would leave me in a pitiful mess! Christ is with us all the time - not just when we feel his presence in a special way. He said, "And be assured I am with you always ..." (Matthew 28:20 NEB). And he wouldn't break a promise to one of his followers. The ...

3735. Wash One Another's Feet

John 13:1-17

Illustration

Lee Griess

... he was safely removed from the wreckage. Later the truck driver told Jack, "You were an idiot; you know that the whole thing could have exploded, and we'd have both been burned up!" Jack told him that he felt that he just couldn't leave him. Many years before, Jack had been treated compassionately by the nurse, and because of that experience, he could now show that same compassion to another. Receiving grace enabled him to give grace. Jesus said, "Now that I, your Lord and Teacher have washed your feet ...

3736. Death and Resurrection

John 20:1-18

Illustration

... the cynics and non-believers. What do they do at Easter? Have you ever wondered about that. On that day when the Christian church joyfully celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, what do they do. Humanism is all right for the classroom, but it leaves you nothing at an icy graveside. It is precisely at that point that Christianity responds: Yes, we shall see our loved ones again and all be reunited. Some demand that they need proof and documentation. I wonder what kind proof that they desire. There ...

3737. We Are His Witnesses

Acts 5:17-42

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... on. Hey, what is so funny? (response) There's a clown behind me? I thought that we had established that there wasn't a clown in church. Okay, I'll look one more time. Act surprised when you see the clown. The clown should wave goodbye and leave the sanctuary briskly. Wow! Even though no one believed our witness, there really was a clown after all, right here in church. Turn to the witness. You were a very good witness, because you told the truth even when others did not believe you. Application: In the ...

3738. When the Saints Go Marching In

Revelation 7:9-17

Illustration

Robert S. Crilley

... comprehending Revelation lies in the fact that it is a work fraught with mystery, and like all mysteries I suppose, it is at times compelling and at other times confusing. Filled with truth, but nevertheless teasingly enigmatic. Of course, thinking of this book only as a mystery leaves the impression that it doesn't need so much to be studied as it does to be solved. However, to be honest, such an endeavor is like trying to analyze a sunset or dissect a rainbow. At best, it's a wearisome task to scour John ...

3739. The Peace that Jesus Gives

John 14:15-31

Illustration

Lee Griess

... are trapped in boredom, bigotry, loneliness, leukemia, poverty, psychosis, despair, and death. Trouble is all about us and the words of Saint Paul ring true when he wrote, "Outwardly we are wasting away. Daily we are being given over to death." To us Jesus speaks this morning, saying, "Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled. Neither let them be afraid."

3740. The Bond Between Us

Luke 24:36-49

Illustration

Lee Griess

... seemed unbearable, an elderly man in the congregation got up from his seat and began walking up the aisle toward Bill. People looked at each other. They were certain they knew what would happen. This gentleman would ask the young fellow to get up and leave. When the older fellow came to where Bill was sitting, he stopped, and, to everyone's surprise, slowly lowered himself to the floor, and the two of them sat there and worshiped together. Naturally, at first people were shocked -- but as they thought about ...

3741. The Demons Within - Sermon Opener

Luke 8:26-39

Illustration

Staff

... century than has gone on in centuries. And the problem is that we don't want to mention it because demons are part of the mythical past. We in our scientific world do not believe in demons. That is because demons are powers that take away our control and leave us at the mercy of powers outside ourselves. Now, I realize in saying this that there are those of you who are immediately thinking to yourselves, "Oh-oh! The pastor has just stepped off the deep end (again). It may come as a surprise but one of the ...

3742. Master of My Fate; Captain of My Soul

Luke 8:26-39

Illustration

... you doing here? What do you want with us? Please, don’t torture us. (There’s a hypocritical request if I ever heard one. They had been torturing this poor man for years and now they are begging for mercy.) Finally, knowing that they would have to leave their host they asked to be sent into a heard of nearby pigs. When this happens the pigs become disoriented and throw themselves along with the demons over the cliff and into the sea where they drown. McVeigh perhaps felt he could master his own fate even ...

3743. The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and this individual, as it turns out is not a Jew but a Samaritan. But this Samaritan stops and tends to the victim’s needs, applies first aid, puts oils as a disinfectant on the wounds, bandages him up, and takes him to a nearby inn. There he leaves him, but not before paying his bill. Having finished his story Jesus looks at the lawyer and asks the question: Now who was the neighbor to the man who fell among robbers. Well, of course, you could not possibly miss the point. The lawyer responds: The one ...

3744. The Dangerous Attitude of Narrowness

Luke 10:38-42

Illustration

James W. Moore

... !” But, you see Bill can’t act that way. He just isn’t made that way. He is not wired up like Betty is. He can’t act like her, can’t respond that way. If he did, it would be fake, artificial, embarrassing. You want to say: “Betty, Betty, leave him alone. Don’t force your way on him. Let him do it his way. Let him be Bill!” Now, I have to tell you hugs and kisses are great, but I also know that Bill’s quiet “thank you” is just as real, just as genuine, just as valid ...

3745. Saving A Church

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

... that every one of them——are you listening now——every one of them came from groups or individuals in that church. He couldn’t speak so he wrote something on a Kleenex box. And you know what he wrote? Tell the people that I was wrong. I got up to leave this ladies house and I said: so you see, you are wrong. There are people who care. I have never been in a church yet, big or small, when there was a situation of need, a house in distress, or pain or bereavement, but that there were the footprints of ...

3746. Saving A Church

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

3747. The Quality of Mercy

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

... , the stricken debtor implored the king for mercy, pleading for his freedom and another chance. The king was so moved that he granted the man's request, forgiving him the entire debt - just wiping it off the books, all of it. Then as this forgiven fellow was leaving the palace, he came upon a man who owed him the sum of 100 denarii. Now 100 denarii is small change compared with 10,000 talents, not even a handful of pennies. But this debtor, who had just been forgiven so much, seized this unfortunate man by ...

3748. An Everyday Theology

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... marching orders, too. Service to Christ as well as personal spiritual growth are in need of the richness that serious thoughtfulness can bring to them. The historian Will Durant made the plea that when he went to church he not be asked to leave his critical intelligence in the narthex along with his hat. We are in serious danger of failing to heed Durant. With our attention on those multitude who are flocking to the proclaimers of the gospel (whose presentation is untarnished by a serious grappling with ...

3749. Full Barns and Empty Hearts

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... and necessary due. The gospel affirms the cause of the poor to seek bread. The Magnificat of Mary makes this clear: "He has filled the hungry with good things." The church must listen to its own message and always be with those who are struggling for bread. To leave them in their hunger is to violate part of the great good news of Christ. But many of us are not physically poor. We have our modest amount of bread and we do not really think about going hungry. Our barns are full. But are our hearts full ...

3750. Museum or Mission?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... is not to suggest that moving from museum to mission is a guarantee of survival, nor of numerical and financial success. Not all congregations in our changing society will survive, not even those that seriously choose the way of mission. Some churches may dare to leave their museum status, perhaps dying even sooner than if they had not risked to be in mission. Yet Robert Payne has written of the early church of the near east in The Holy Fire. He says that when the Turks overwhelmed that region, destroying ...

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