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376. Doctor Thomas Dooley

Matthew 9:1-8

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... them in a language they could more readily understand. He said: We don’t have to tell them we love them. They know we love them ... because we (are) ministering to their pathetic needs.5 On another occasion, Dooley noted: We have seen simple, tender, loving care change a people’s fear and hatred into friendship and understanding.6 Thomas Dooley met the Master in the hordes of Vietnamese refugees, and the refugees met the Master in Thomas Dooley. Together they learned that the Master was - and is - love ...

377. Born to Play Second Fiddle

Luke 1:57-66

Sermon

George Bass

... and Zechariah affirmed that message at John’s circumcision: And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God ... to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. John received his instructions about God’s will for his life and his mission for God in the world when ...

378. He Bore Our Sins

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... went all the way to the Supreme Court. At last the court handed down its decision, in these words: A pardon is a deed, to the validity of which delivery is not complete without acceptance. It may be rejected by the person to whom it is tendered; and if rejected, we have discovered no power in this court to force it upon him. Most people will agree that Wilson acted foolishly by refusing to accept the pardon, and consequently to meet death by execution. But how much more foolish to reject the pardon ...

379. Salvation Through His Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... obey him. (Hebrews 5:8, 9) O perfect life of love! All, all, is finished now, All that he left his throne above To do for us below. No pain that we can share But he has felt it smart; All forms of human grief and care Has pierced that tender heart. And on his thorn-crowned head And on his sinless soul Our sins and all their guilt were laid That he might make us whole. - Henry Baker 1875

380. The Three Faces of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... him, when we are open to him. In this we are convinced that God is not distant, nor removed, nor unconcerned, but living now, here, aware, present; still building his Kingdom, still shaping history, still guiding and empowering individuals. The authority and the tenderness at the heart of the universe are here. In the Holy Spirit, "the soul enters into communion with the Living God." The Divine Presence invades a person, the Divine Love invades the group, the Divine Peace invades the world. As Harold DeWoIf ...

381. Journey To The Cross IV: Jesus and Judas

Mark 14:43-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... to realize that he really needed and craved some sort of strong supervision. Here was a man who, because of his traumatic early years, was now consumed with anger, was now a menace to himself and to his community and was now unable to recall a single moment of any tenderness at all in his life. Here was a man who now actually wanted to spend the rest of his years in prison. That’s what he wanted to talk to me about. He wanted to tell a minister his story. He wanted to tell a minister about this decision ...

382. THE HAUNTING QUESTION

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John H. Krahn

... like to do and must avoid everything that he likes to do. How foolish! Christ came to enhance lives, add joy, clear away the ruts and broaden our vision of the Father’s world. To be alive in Christ means to enjoy the miracle of NOW ... today, each moment. A tender kiss becomes more meaningful, a laugh more enjoyable, a good cry more beneficial. Life is not merely lived but celebrated. "Where is the life we have lost in living?" For those who know Christ well, this haunting question becomes irrelevant.

383. Being Faithful Servants

Matthew 21:28-32, Matthew 21:23-27

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James Wilson

... You and serve in our daily life. Lead us to be aware of all those around us who need our help and who need to learn about You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "Take My Life, And Let It Be" "Lord, I Want To Be A Christian" "Softly And Tenderly"

384. The Forgiven and the Forgiving

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... in this spirit we are called to heal a broken world. We have a job to do. Through the generosity of forgiveness in us, stimulated by the forgiveness of God to us, we become God’s agents in the healing of the brokenness of the world. It is tender loving care that this old world needs, a new spirit in the affairs of people - an attitudinal shift. It is the spirit of life’s relationships that Jesus is concerned about. We sue each other. We demand reprisals. We insist on getting even. We throw our weight ...

385. When the Church Is the Church

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... same love." The Greek word which Paul used for "love" here is agape, the same word he used over and over in his marvelous "Love Chapter" to the Corinthians. Such love is love with its eyes open as well as its heart, tough-minded love as well as tender-hearted love, love which never gives up on the object of its affections, love which sees through the ugliness of sin to the beauty of the sinner. It is the sort of love with which Jesus greeted Judas as he was betrayed with a kiss, asking, "Friend, wherefore ...

386. One Thing

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... Mary, in a moment of madness, had murdered their father and mother. Instead of committing Mary to an insane asylum, as friends urged him to do, Lamb gave up his position as an accountant in business and spent the next twenty-seven years caring for her tenderly. He supported both his sister and himself by writing, and they literally lived in poverty. During all of those long years, he refused to leave her alone. When she finally died, a friend asked Lamb how he managed under all of the strain. Lamb replied ...

387. John the Baptizer

Isaiah 40:1-31, Luke 1:67-80, John 1:19-28

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... will this child become?" Zechariah’s speech surprisingly returned, and he gave his fatherly and prophetic blessing. His Benedictus looked to the years ahead; this was to be John’s mission: ... to bring his people knowledge of salvation through the remission of their sins thanks to the tender mercy of our God, who will cause the Dawn to visit us from on high to shine on those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our steps into the way of peace. (Luke 1:77-79) John’s rise was meteoric ...

388. IN THE BEGINNING ... THERE WAS LOVE ...

Drama

Marcia Millerf

... again.] STOP THAT! [THE GIRL starts to cry softly.] And don’t think you can get any sympathy from me by crying. [He starts towards her.] That’s an old trick that won’t work with me. So stop it! [He reaches toward her.] GIRL: You leave me alone. BOY: [Tenderly.] How can I leave you alone. You’re the only thing that has ever happened to me. [THE GIRL looks down at him.] Please come down. GIRL: I can’t. [Pause.] Yes I can. I can! You’re reason enough. [She gets her mandolin and starts down. At the ...

389. WE ARE THE BELIEVERS: TESTIMONIES

Drama

Marcia Miller

... that was happening, yet few people were noticing me. The air about us was filled with shouts: "He’s coming!" "I can see him!" "There they are!" As I saw him walking toward us, I couldn’t take my eyes off him. He was different. He had a manly tenderness, a deep compassion about him. It was as though his whole being exploded the words, "I understand." Suddenly he was standing near the tree. He looked up at me and he said, "Zacchaeus, come down. I will dine at your house tonight." He looked up at me! That ...

390. Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

... they discovered the answer, it was rather embarrassing: In Spanish, Nova means “no go.” The business world is full of such stories. For example, when Perdue Farms, the poultry company, converted its popular slogan “It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken,” into Spanish in hopes of expanding its chicken business, the results were less than desirable. Why? The translation was “It takes a virile man to make a chicken affectionate.” Not exactly what Frank Perdue had in mind. (James Emery White ...

391. You Must Be Born Again

John 3:1-21

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Brett Blair

... now? When they discovered the answer, it was rather embarrassing: In Spanish, Nova means "no go" The business world is full of such stories. For example, when Perdue Farms, Inc., converted its popular slogan "It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken," into Spanish in hopes of expanding its chicken business, the results were less than desirable. Why? The translation was "It takes a virile man to make a chicken affectionate." Not exactly what Frank Perdue had in mind. (James Emery White, Rethinking ...

392. Invitation to a New Life-Style

Matthew 11:25-30

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... way to bring in this new age about which Reich writes. The solution is Jesus. Indeed, we unashamedly confess that Jesus is really the answer and the only answer to a better world and a finer person. So, Jesus now stands before us with open arms and with love and tenderness in his eyes and voice. He invites us to a new style of life when he says, "Come to me." If we do, we shall have that new life-style which will fit us for the new age to come.

393. God Is No Gentleman

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... are sick." To the sick of all kinds he became a ministering physician. He went out to seek them in their sad plight and commanded his disciples to do the same. He laid hands on malodorous lepers, touched the sightless eyes of the blind, dealt tenderly with condemned harlots, stabbed awake the self-righteous, forgave the sinful, instructed the ignorant, and identified himself as one who loved all men regardless of their lot or level in life. Even at the cross he died as a common criminal ... the crown they ...

394. Our Search for Intimacy - The "Father" God

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... intimate relationships in an intimacy-deprived world. Rollo May has noted how strange it is that, in our society, sharing tastes, fantasies, dreams, hopes, and fears makes people more shy than going to bed with someone. Perhaps we are more afraid of the tenderness that goes with psychological and spiritual nakedness than sexual relationships and physical nakedness. Indeed, whereas Adam and Eve wore the fig leaf to cover their private parts, we may well have moved it to cover our faces. We are afraid to cry ...

395. What Gives You Away?

Judges 12:1-7

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , and ease of conversation is like a warm, refreshing breeze in a room of stagnant air. Would it not be great if our tongues could be as dedicated as was the tongue of Jesus? It was said of him "Never man spake like this man." He spoke words of tenderness, "Come unto me and I will give you rest;" words of peace, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you;" words of hope, "In my Father’s house are many mansions, I go to prepare a place for you;" words of forgiveness, "Father, forgive them" - each ...

396. God’s Generosity Resented

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... say, looking back over a more than ordinarily distinguished life, that the things that stood out in this retrospect as an abiding worth and value were the four or five times he had reflected to others the kindness of God. There is real kindness and compassion and tenderness in this picture of the owner of the vineyard. Armin C. Oldsen writes: "Some years ago a well-meaning individual hit upon what he felt would be a sure-fire solution to the problems of the world. He would gather all the people in the world ...

397. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... bit of response is for the wrong reason. It can be selfish motivation that moves us to help and thus receive the praise and thanks. We have manipulated our own ego trip. That isn’t the way it is for those in Christ the King’s kingdom. We’re tender-hearted subjects who must respond to needs of people. That means all sorts of neonle who need us. There is something else here. Notice we aren’t asked to do the grand, dramatic thing, but rather the little everyday help. A cup of water, or something to eat ...

398. Cheering Stones

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... a thing like that!" Bishop Lilje replied with an expression which he knew was dear to the heart of any good German official, "Well, you have only done your duty!" He wrote later that if the man had not lost the power of expressing emotion and tenderness, he would have done so then. But this was beyond him, and so he strode out of the room shaking his head and murmuring to himself.4 There is something within most of us which responds to expressions of genuine appreciation, and something happens to us, too ...

399. Ghosts - 1951

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... Caesar’s ghost! One more ghost must be recognized - the ghost of a dead God. When the Master of all life came to this earth he brought with him the most vital idea of Almighty God the world has ever known. God is a Father, loving, tender, compassionate, patient, just, always seeking our highest welfare, serving us indefatigably and in innumerable ways, going to any length to lure us to great living, even to the limit of self-sacrifice; yet never coercing us, cowing us, trying to scare us, never bossing us ...

400. Something That Will Last Forever

Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... father was leaving his house on the way to the shopping center. His three-year-old daughter said, "Daddy, bring me something." He asked, "Honey, what do you want?" She thought for a moment and then said, "Bring me something that will last forever." Even at the tender age of three, she knew that many things are nice for a little while, but their appeal doesn't last. She wanted something with staying power. Don't we all? Jesus' words in our scripture for today are about investments, good ones and bad ones. He ...

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