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3951. True And False Prophecy

Mark 14:27-31

Drama

... it again. Then another person said, "You’re a Galilean, you must be one of his disciples." And I cursed and swore and shouted, "I do not know this man!" (Covers his face) O God, forgive me! Jesus was right; I don’t know him! (Leaves in despair) CAIAPHAS: (Alone) Finally, through the assistance of one of his pitiful disciples, we were able to arrest Jesus away from the crowds and at night and bring him before the Sanhedrin. At first our efforts to prove his blasphemy through witnesses were unsuccessful ...

3952. Hail! Your King!

Mark 15:1-15

Drama

... , for the good of the many. (Dries his hands) (Pilate continues, mocking, flippant) After all, how many procurators have the responsibility to execute the "King of the Jews?" (Takes the sign and hands it to the guard) Centurion, you have your orders! (Pilate starts to leave) GUARD: Yes sir. Sir, the man is already beaten pretty badly ... What if he cannot carry it the whole way? PILATE: You have your orders ... (Pilate is gone) (Guard looks down the aisle. He grabs Simon from his chair to carry the cross up ...

3953. My God, My God, ... Why?

Mark 15:33-41

Drama

... forgiveness. For myself, Jesus’ presence meant freedom. My life was no longer captive to fear and anxiety. Now this ... horror. Along with the one who loved us most dies our hopes. With Jesus, our faith is nailed to a cross. The God of our faith ... dies, and leaves us alone in the dark. Like Jeremiah the prophet said, "Have you completely rejected Judah? Does your heart loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We look for peace, but find no good; for a time of healing ...

3954. The Fashioning of Christians

Ezekiel 36:1-38

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... in debtor’s prison one year. As a ten-year-old, every Sunday morning I would put on my one sportcoat and head off to church. After services, I would hang it back up in the closet, where it would remain until the next Lord’s Day. One Sunday, while leaving church, the treasurer handed me a white envelope and told me to be sure to give it to my father. Au contraire, I put it in my breast pocket and promptly forgot about it. A week later, while putting the coat back on, I reached inside and discovered the ...

3955. Sunrise Surprise

Drama

... Roman spear pierce into his side, mangling of all his vital organs. Had he not been dead, he surely couldn’t live with a spear twisting in his heart! And where are the Roman soldiers who were ordered here to guard his tomb? Did they simply leave, when the Pharisees and religious leaders demanded his body? See, their fire is still smoldering! John But he did say, "If you destroy this temple, in three days I will restore it"! Remember, he pointed to himself when he said it. Perhaps he has mysteriously come ...

3956. Respect: Lesson for Victorious Living

Ruth 4:1-12

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... Eunice, and now, I am sure, dwells in you." (2 Timothy 1:5) I have a strong feeling that the sooner Christians come to terms with the place of Abraham in our faith, the sooner we shall perceive God’s faithfulness to us through the generations. God called him to leave his country, kindred, and father’s house in order to make of him a great nation and be a blessing to all of humankind. Doesn’t Christ call his church out of the world so it may be a great nation and a blessing to all of humankind? In John ...

3957. Success: Ultimate and Unlimited

Revelation 7:9-17

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... direction Vatican II was carried out. In this profession he declares: "We believe in the life eternal. We believe that the souls of all those who die in the grace of Christ - whether they must still be purified in purgatory, or, from the moment they leave their bodies, Jesus takes them to paradise ..." The same Pope, in a closing paragraph, declares: "We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all ...

3958. A Place Is a Place

Luke 14:1-14

Drama

... care of that with no trouble at all. [Walks to the chair, picks it up, and begins to carry it out] 1: Wait a minute. What are you doing? 3: Removing the chair. 2: But why? 3: That’s the simplest solution to the problem. 1: But that doesn’t leave us with any chairs! 3: That’s right! [Walks out with the chair. 1 and 2 look at each other, amazed]

3959. O COME YE!

Drama

... , bedraggled person; very small and somewhat repulsive to look at. Moves to and stands next to the first person, looking up and smiling.] 1: [Looks down at 2 with utter disgust and contempt. Snorts, turns and walks out, obviously snubbing 2] 2: [Taken aback at this; somewhat angered. Watches 1 leave and shouts] I’M FAITHFUL - THAT’S NOT GOOD ENOUGH???

3960. FINDING A WAY

Drama

... head. One by one, they are able to see, but as soon as they are, they fall away from the group. When all can see, they become very embarrassed with what they have been doing, pull their hands away from each other and excuse themselves whenever they touch. They all leave very quickly, avoiding each other as much as they can.

3961. Orphans Can't Eat Souls

Luke 6:17-36

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Brett Blair

C. H. Spurgeon preached once a each year for his orphans. At that great meeting many would come to hear the famous preacher, and an offering would be received for the orphanage. After one of these meetings he was leaving the sanctuary when one of those "super spiritual," narrow-minded, nitpicking individuals accosted him with the charge, "Why, Mr. Spurgeon, I thought you preached for souls and not for money!" Spurgeon gravely replied, "Why, Mr. So-and-So. Normally I do preach for souls and not for money. ...

3962. Kingdoms In Conflict

Daniel 2:24-49

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth." Suddenly Nebuchadnezzar’s royal jaw dropped. Wow! That was exactly what he had dreamt. Verses 36 through 45 tell us the dream’s meaning. Daniel told Nebuchadnezzar that ...

3963. In The Lion's Den

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... price? What is mine? A man named George Bolt was managing a small downtown hotel in Chicago. On a rainy evening an elderly couple walked in and asked for a room. "I’m sorry," said George. "We’re filled. There are three conventions meeting near us." The couple turned to leave. Then George said, "Wait a minute. I can’t let you go back out into this rain. There is a room in our basement that is assigned to me, but I’m going to be busy tonight and won’t need it. It’s small but it’s clean." The ...

3964. An Unhappy Homecoming

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... crusade in a particular city. In one of his sermons he said something critical of the labor conditions for workers in that area. After the service, several prominent businessmen sent a message to him by one of the local pastors. The message was this---Billy, leave labor matters alone. Concentrate on getting people saved. Stay away from political issues. You’re rubbing the fur the wrong way." Billy Sunday sent this message back to them: "If I’m rubbing the fur the wrong way, tell the cats to turn around ...

3965. Is Jesus Still in the Healing Business?

Luke 4:38-44, Luke 4:31-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 39 tell us how Jesus healed Simon Peter’s mother in law of some kind of illness. Luke, with the keen eye of a physician, is the only gospel writer to note that she had a high fever. Some cynics have guessed that part of Simon Peter’s willingness to leave home and go with Jesus was because his mother in law lived in his house. Folks, there is not a shred of evidence to support that. Verses 40 through 44 tell us that as the sun was setting, sick people were brought to Jesus from all directions and he ...

3966. The Touch of the Master's Hand

Luke 5:12-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . Often his touch is indeed the touch of Christ. A FOURTH CATEGORY OF PERSONS TOUCHED BY JESUS WERE THE DYING AND GRIEVING. Passing through the little village of Nain, Jesus saw the saddest funeral procession imaginable. The only son of a widow had died, leaving her heartbroken and destitute. Jesus stopped that procession in its tracks. "He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, ‘Young man, I say to you, get up!’" (Luke 7:14) And he did! Christ is still reaching ...

3967. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . Peter checked it out with the angel Gabriel and the story was verified. "Okay, " said St. Peter, "You can bring the suitcase in with you, but first I must check its contents." He opened the suitcase to see what worldly items this man had considered too precious to leave behind. "I don’t believe it!" said St. Peter. "You brought pavement??" When Jesus said, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God," (Mark 10:25), he was not revealing that ...

3968. Do You Believe In Easter?

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... short of a resurrection could have given such momentum to the movement. (3) Now let’s return to that four-step process by which the Easter good news spreads The third step is this: JESUS FINDS US! Jesus touches our life in some significant way, leaving his fingerprint on us. Then it’s no longer ancient history; it’s current events. If the Christ-Spirit is active and personal with us now, he must be alive. Resurrection became real for the early disciples when they saw the risen Christ. "Suddenly Jesus ...

3969. If You Are A Disciple of Jesus Christ

Luke 6:17-26, Luke 6:12-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... making his way down the middle aisle. He was very dignified and elegant and walked with a cane. Everybody was thinking, "The old man is going to tell the boy that it's just improper to sit on the floor in church. He is going to ask him to leave." It took an eternity for the old man to reach the front. The church was utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes were on him. Finally the elderly deacon reached the place where the boy was sitting. With great difficulty he lowered himself ...

3970. Like All the Others

Luke 20:27-38

Illustration

Brett Blair

... their daughter. Almost every night after they had put her to bed, Evonne would ask, "Charles, why couldn't she have been like the others?" As predicted, the little girl died in her youth. There was a private graveside service. After the priest had pronounced the benediction, everyone began to leave, everyone except Evonne. Charles went back to her and said, "Come, Evonne. Did you not hear the blessing of the priest? Now she is like all the others." That is the promise and the power of resurrection!

3971. Better Not Bitter

Psalm 100:1-5

Illustration

... young woman who once came to him in a most tragic moment in her life. She had tears in her eyes and her knuckles were white as she twisted a handkerchief. She had just received word that her twenty-six year old husband had been killed in a farming accident, leaving her alone with three pre-school age children. One moment he was alive and vibrant, the next moment gone. "I don't know how I am going to be able to get along without him," she sobbed. "But I do know one thing. I can either get bitter or I ...

3972. Mugwumps

Luke 6:1-11

Sermon

... mentioned Mugwumps I have linked the word with tradition, ceremonial rules, and comfort. Certainly each of these has its place, and a very important place. Tradition and rules help give a necessary order, structure, and continuity. Without them we could be like leaves blowing aimlessly in a wind. Our familiarity with these traditions and rules can lend us a sense of comfort, and I doubt that any of us could function very efficiently without some comfort and assurance. But Christ reminds us that each has ...

3973. The Yestermorrow Eclipse

John 10:1-21

Sermon

... on a darksome track?" And man could well have cried out to the gods, "I’m having enough trouble finding my way. I need all the light you can grant." The word itself in Greek means abandonment, and it was as though the gods had gone away and deserted man, leaving him alone. To coin the song phrase, man felt "lost out here in the stars," with no one to light his way or give him warmth. But that’s all past now. Science has introduced us to saros, corona, chromosphere, and a host of other terms; and we know ...

3974. Train Whistle In The Night

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

... to define ourselves at personal computers or beside electronic ovens, Christ asks the hauntingly bothersome question - "Who are you without your machine or your gadget? Is your power dependent on the spring of the gadget or the computer program, or is it more than that?" He leaves no doubt that it must be more than that or we are virtually empty and helpless. Part of his message about being empty and helpless is the way in which it robs us of any chance to experience simple joy. The gadgetry of the new ...

3975. On Mars Hill

Acts 17:16-34

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... thinking and background. A message about sin and death and resurrection had no place in the Athenian pantheon. Despite his use of Stoic and Jewish arguments, he had not made a dent in winning the Areopagites over to Christian truth. Dejected, Paul was ready to leave Athens quickly, without waiting for Silas and Timothy to catch up with him. But the Word of the Lord is never left without some fruitful witness. As Paul went away from the Areopagus and the derisive laughter that still rang in his ears, one of ...

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