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3851. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... all? There was little time for the rest so precious to a new mother. From the hillsides had come shepherds -- strange first visitors -- who reported that divine messengers had magically appeared to them out of the sky, insisting they go to Bethlehem and see the gift of God wrapped in swaddling clothes. They had come -- and gone -- and now Mary was quite alone. Joseph had walked to town to accomplish the legal work they had come to do. Caesar had demanded that everyone sign up to expedite the collection of ...

3852. Sow's Ears And Silk Purses

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... of Hallmark aren't the only ones to send the very best. God didn't send a third echelon messenger, some minor angel. God sent a Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. If you think you are only getting small gifts from God, the problem may be your small expectations. Finally, if Jesus gave us life at its best, symbolized by turning water into wine, how dreadful it is to see a church that has gotten the trick backwards and continually manages to turn wine into water. A ...

3853. When Your Nets Are Empty

Luke 5:1-11

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Charles H. Bayer

... don't even try? I know people, some who may be here this morning, whose lives are miserable, because for years they have refused to risk anything. They have resources but do not use them, skills but do not develop them, dreams but do not follow them, gifts but do not share them, possessions but do not dedicate them because they are afraid that to do anything, give anything, risk anything is too much of a threat. So they sit quietly in the middle of their boat, in the shallow waters, where there are no fish ...

3854. Why Be Good?

Luke 6:37-42

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Charles H. Bayer

... . In a few weeks you will be able to purchase chocolate crosses, or marshmallow crosses dipped in yellow sugar, or gold crosses to put on your charm bracelet. I heard of a woman who went into a jewelry store looking for a tiny cross and chain to give as a gift. The salesperson inquired, "Do you want a plain cross or one with a little man?" Or we view the cross as some sort of amulet to thrust in the face of vampires, or believe that as long as it is in our pockets or around our necks we are safe ...

3855. A Mother's Love -- A Godly Passion

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Glenn E. Ludwig

... the 1940s. It seems there was a young woman who entered Oxford University with little focus for her life. She just did not know what she wanted to be or do. But she soon came under the influence of a colorful professor of English, a writer with a gift, named C. S. Lewis. She became a Christian through much of his influence. She left Oxford, against the advice of friends and family, and began to study nursing. After five more years of rigorous training, she was certified as a nurse. But her story doesn't end ...

3856. Milestones And Mustard Seeds

Luke 17:1-10

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John G. Lynn

... faith be on your tongue, and let that be what directs you in your life -- fidelity not betrayal, loyalty not denial -- and you will begin to see the symcimine trees in your life jump from the land and plant themselves in the sea ... such is the marvel of God's gift of faith. The traps are out there. We can't live as human beings without them. They will be set and we will fall into them --betrayal traps and denial traps. We all feel these things in our lives. Faith puts the taste of God on our tongues so ...

3857. Why Bother?

Mark 10:46-52

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Pete Richards was a lonely and bitter man. His life had started out in such a promising way. Despite his growing up in a poor family in New York City, Pete Richards was a shining star on the basketball court. God had given him a gift that Pete used to get a full scholarship to a big eastern university. While in college, Pete Richards not only made his team a winner, but he established himself as a fine student with a very promising career ahead of him in business. And then came Viet Nam. Because Pete ...

3858. An Answer To Prayer

1 Samuel 1:1-20

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... later, when the boy had gotten old enough to wonder, he asked one day, "Mom, why is my name Samuel?" her answer came softly, "Son, everyone else may say that you are the result of modern science and medicine. But your father and I are convinced that you are a gift from God. So we called you Samuel which means 'I have asked of the Lord,' You are an answer to prayer."

3859. The Weaver

John 18:28-40

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... me! This is what the wealthy and fine folks wear!" And it was true. She had been given the materials by her aunt in Rome, a wealthy matron. Julia had stood over the baskets of fine wool reverentially. She knew what a beautiful piece could be fashioned from the gift. It would be a robe fit for a king and when she finished it she thought so herself. As she listlessly dried her tears, she heard a knock on the door. It was her husband's friend, a fellow soldier. "Julia!" he cried painfully, "I need your help ...

3860. The Sponge And Wine

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... a bystander served our Lord with a drink of sour wine when he was thirsty and visited him when our Lord was imprisoned by a cross as a criminal and insurrectionist. And our Lord accepted the drink. Its Finality As our Lord Jesus Christ accepted the gift of sour wine, he also gave indication that the battle was over. The struggle was finished. The work was done. Jesus in complete obedience to the Father had finished the long march from Bethlehem to Golgatha, from the manger to the cross. Passively Jesus had ...

3861. Easter Joy

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... "What must I do to be saved?" but "What must we all do to save God's creation?" That certainly becomes more obvious day by day. For Christians who know that they are saved by God's love, the question becomes all the more imperative. What is more, Christians are gifted with the freedom and the resources of love and grace to do for God's creatures and the creation what needs to be done. The power for doing so is wrapped up in the word of our Lord, "Love one another as I have loved you."

3862. Friendship? Yes, Please!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

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Stephen M. Crotts

... States people are very busy and wealthy. And instead of giving you themselves they give you things. But in Kenya we are very poor. And we have nothing to give to one another but ourselves. But that we do give. And I miss the gift of people." God help us! The late Dr. Francis Schaeffer once remarked that the true religion of the western world is not Christianity, but private peace and affluence, a really horrible value system that negates friendship. Consider: in our nation we value our privacy. Daniel ...

3863. How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... it feels so good to be married is the sense of being chosen. Out of all the people in the world she chose me. Me to touch. Me to express intimacy. Me to share life's deepest sighs and groans. "When I'm with her I keep thinking what a gift she is. I keep telling myself, 'No one else gets to see this, to feel this. This relationship is exclusively ours.' I feel confidence because I can please her, satisfy her. And when I wake up in the morning she's still in my arms. She brushes her hair back ...

3864. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

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Harold H. Lentz

... sinned. In fact, we are born into sin. Like the man whom Christ healed of leprosy, we do not need money to be granted an effective cure of our sins. In fact, if we had all the money in the world, we could not buy forgiveness. It is the free gift of God through Christ, the Savior of the world. We must first come to Christ and ask for forgiveness, and he will give us his assurance that we are right with God. Then in gratitude for the forgiveness we have received, we must strive to live the life that is ...

3865. Miracle Six: Stilling A Storm

Mark 4:35-41

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Harold H. Lentz

... 's love for us. Jesus died on the cross for you. How much more must he do to exhibit the strength of his love? Yes, in all the trials of life we can experience the caring love of Christ and rejoice that we are the recipients of so great a gift of devotion. Storms In Our Life · People who have lived through a hurricane have described what a terrible experience it is. The fact that it lasts for eight hours or more is dreadful enough. But to be cowered inside a house for that length of time is indescribably ...

3866. Miracle Nine: Healing A Deaf-Mute

Mark 7:31-37, Mark 7:24-30

Sermon Aid

Harold H. Lentz

... up before performing this miracle of healing. We may tend to forget that the power which Christ possessed was not of himself, but came from God. Christ kept vigorously alive this contact with his source of power by continually looking to God and seeking his gifts. It was this relationship with his heavenly Father that produced a flow of power through Christ, enabling him to work his miracles. So closely and so constantly did Christ maintain this contact that he could say, "The Father and I are one." It is a ...

3867. The Waiting Place

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

William L. Self

... nothing can ever tear us away from the love at work on our behalf. By waiting patiently and being open to the movement and processes of God rather than stubbornly refusing his offer of spirit and vision, we hear the boom bands playing and become receptive to his gifts of himself. We are fully alive in the face of whatever life's situation we may find ourselves. "... No one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him" (Isaiah 64:4). Henri ...

3868. Lighting A Fire In A Cold Room

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... positive and creative reasons people come to worship. It is a text for those for whom life is lonely, empty, and unfulfilled. It is a text for those who are confused by the noisy clatter of a technological, materialistic world in pursuit of the proper Christmas gift and have come to earnestly ask, "Is there any word coming from the Lord?" It is a text for those who experience moral incompetence, aching fears, and a life whose structures are becoming twisted. It is a text for those who need a soul-reviving ...

3869. Arc Of The Covenant

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... his descendants. God thought up the agreement, cut it with Noah, and declared it to be so. Yes, this man with great cabin fever had set up an altar, but only in thanks to his Creator for preserving his life. This was a one-sided covenant, a gift from the hand of a more-than-faithful God. Later on God's covenants required man's commitment to affirm something, do something, give something. Here God says, "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you and with every living creature ...

3870. Shameless Passion

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... different sizes and shapes. She has potholder pigs, ornamental pigs, letter opener pigs, flower vase pigs, socks with pigs on them, tongs with a pig head on it, pig wrapping paper, pig napkins, pig air fresheners. All she ever gets for Christmas and birthday gifts are piggish things. She's still passionate about pigs. My wife is the most passionate person I have ever met. We've been married less than two years, but besides her passion for our marriage, she is passionate about life in general -- always going ...

3871. Till Death Do Us -- Unite

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... When they heard about no more death and no more tears, they could only imagine their eternity as that wonderful. And when they were called to "rejoice and be glad in his salvation" (v. 9), they only pondered his ultimate salvation: their gift of heaven -- someday! All future. No immediate fulfillment. Only something to look forward to. As New Testament Christians, especially on Easter, we have more than just something to look forward to, but something to celebrate now! Today! This passage has been fulfilled ...

3872. What Are You Looking At?

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... said Peter, "we didn't do anything!" Later on in Acts, Simon the sorcerer did the same thing after he became a Christian. He thought he could buy the ability to impart the Holy Spirit to people. Peter had to tell him, "Don't look at us -- it is a gift from God!" And Paul encountered the same human adoration when he and Barnabas also healed a crippled man. The priest of the pagan temple honoring Zeus was all set to offer sacrifices until Paul told them, "Don't look at us!" Even when God uses us to do great ...

3873. Ready Or Not -- He Comes

Mark 13:32-37, Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... is more appropriate for Lent than Advent. We are ready for the Annunciation not the Apocalypse. We should be on our way to Bethlehem not Jerusalem. We are four weeks away from Jesus' birth, and this passage is two days away from Jesus' death. We are ready to buy gifts and to prepare for the baby's birth, but Mark will not let us. Mark 13, Luke 21, and Matthew 24 are part of what is called the "little Apocalypse." It is the happy hunting ground for those fascinated by the end of time. All three borrow from ...

3874. God Is Down To Earth

John 1:1-18

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John A. Stroman

... great about Jesus. A mother told me after church one Sunday during Advent that she asked her son what Christmas was all about. She said she was holding her breath waiting for his reply, thinking that it might include merely the receiving of gifts and Santa Claus. Without the slightest hesitation he said, "It is the birthday of Jesus." She was so happy, she hugged him. Norman Cousins, in telling about his visit with Albert Schweitzer, described the regular after-dinner ritual in the African jungle hospital ...

3875. The Fruitful Vine

John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31

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William E. Keeney

... to this person?" Homily Hints 1. The Vine and the Branches. (vv. 1-8) The sermon could go one of two directions: the unity of a church despite differences among persons, between congregations, or even between denominations; or it might discuss the variety of gifts needed by the Body of Christ. A. The God of Diversity B. The Contributions of Differences C. The Organic Nature of Our Unity 2. Pruning and Cleansing. (v. 2) The need we have to examine ourselves constantly and to cut away that which is dead ...

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