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376. Why Should I Go On Living?

Matthew 12:38-45

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... of the empty life. He uses the belief that was popular in His day - the belief in demons. He tells about a demon that has been expelled from a man’s life and wandered through deserts, and wastelands, and ruins, and other places where demons like to spend their vacations. But the demon didn’t find anything to his liking in the desert, and so he decides to return to the life of the man from whom he has been banished. To his great delight, when he returns, he finds the man’s life all cleaned and swept ...

377. Hungry for Anything?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... unending hunger of the human ear to hear something beyond the sheer sounds of nature. He is no animal, who uses his eyes merely to look for food or safety. He is enthralled by a sunset. Millions of persons are driving up and down the country today on vacation trips to feast their eyes on the mountains or the sea, on the forest or the river valley. We invent the telescope and the microscope to extend our eyes that we might satisfy this insatiable hunger to be able to see beyond just the animal needs of life ...

378. Perhaps Next Summer...

Acts 24:1-27

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... suntan. This summer we were going to exercise and get ourselves back into shape. This summer we were going to read some good books. This summer we were really going to spend some time with our families for a change. This summer we were going to take a decent vacation and see something. This summer we were going to entertain all of our friends at outdoor barbecues. This summer we were going to use the time in a productive way. But now the summer is over; and it won’t be long before the long, long season of ...

379. Chapter IV

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... granted today as we move rapidly toward the thirty hour work week. Such opportunities were not always a part of existcnce, however. Many people still living can well remember sixty hour weeks, and in the ancient world there were no days of rest, or vacations in most societies, for most people. But the Hebrews were not "most societies," and their ideas about man were quite different from most of their neighbors. As the Hebrews looked at the persons around them they rejected the idea that man was just another ...

380. Chapter IX

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... was brought home to me the summer before my senior year in seminary. I had accepted a position as a short-term assistant to a pastor in a large congregation in a city near my home. As part of my responsibilities I was assigned to teach in the Vacation Church School, having as my concern the instruction of a confirmation class. At a pre-school opening session the names of the pupils who were to be in each class were read to the assembled teachers. When my list was read the name "Grundy" was called out. As ...

381. God Is Like a Circle

Luke 10:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... free days will be coming to an end. And, you know, your little brothers and sisters will be sorry to see school start again because they’ll miss you and their world will be kind of quiet. Almost all good things come to an end, don’t they? Even vacations. Some people would say that everything comes to an end but I have something here this morning that doesn’t begin or end and it’s very important for us to know about it because it’s going to tell us about something even more important. Do you know ...

382. DOORKEEPER

Ezra 7:24; Psalm 84:10

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... apartment building where your safety is insured by the use of a security guard at the front entrance. His specific job is to see that no unauthorized persons are admitted to the building, you have at least been to a hotel on a business trip or vacation and have had occasion to notice the doorman who gets your cab for you, or the desk clerk who screens visitors (at least those who choose to announce themselves!). This is just about what the doorkeeper in ancient times was also - a security guard. Let’s ...

383. Parents, Tend Those Lambs!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... as confident Christians intimately related to the Heavenly Father. To rear a child in this manner is the greatest success one can know on this earth. Dr. Fred Craddock, that Tennessee-born teacher of preaching at Emory University, tells about an encounter he had while vacationing in the Tennessee mountains. One day he was having breakfast down at the local diner. A coffee-drinker near him found out who he was. Then he said, "Dr. Craddock, let me tell you my story. I was born just a few miles away across ...

384. The Heavier the Purse, The Tighter the Strings

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... drive too many of our purchases. How could we with a straight face dare to show a listing of all our possessions to that one who said, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth...?" Just suppose that my wife and I took a two-week vacation in beautiful Destin, Florida. And, suppose that after only one day there, we liked it so much that we transferred our bank account down' there, sold our home here and purchased one there, and registered to vote in Florida. You would say, "Bill, that is dumb. You ...

385. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . If you are in school, you could express kindness toward people who deliberately exclude you from their social circle. You could donate a precious Saturday once a month to helping SOS, Service Over Self, renovate housing in the name of Jesus. You could give a week of vacation in order to make a mission trip to another part of the world. Your cross is some task that is difficult or costly to you, but is one that glorifies Christ. Why should we do it? The great missionary C.T. Studd answered it best. He said ...

386. All You Need To Know About Heaven

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... He said simply, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Our Lord replied, "Today you will be with me in paradise." That thief was mighty fortunate. It's terribly risky to wait until the last minute to make important reservations. If you planned to vacation in Paris (I mean the one in France, not the one in Tennessee), you wouldn't wait until a day or so before leaving to make reservations. Neither does it make sense to postpone one’s eternal reservations, especially since you don't know the ...

387. Wade In The Water

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... who would not like to be cast in the limelight of fame and fortune, at least for a while? And living in a posh house with the choice of a luxury car or so and a sports car wouldn’t be bad either, or meeting other famous people, or taking vacations in exotic places around the world. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Anyone want to sign up? Of course I forgot to tell you that you have to sign up for the whole package, not just for the good stuff. Those are the rules. I told you this was just a ...

388. Great Grace Was Upon Them!

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... in these words: The problem, though, is that around most parishes, the summer is far from an electric period of anticipation. The plugs are pulled on many programs, the pace of activities relaxes and life of the congregation adjusts to the languid rhythm of leisure and vacations.... Instead of breathing in the wild wind of the Spirit, the church goes on a respirator until the fall comes to resuscitate it.1 But since you are here and since we have been hearing these past Sundays that "we don’t have to stay ...

389. Party in Room 210 ... Everyone Invited

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Thomas Long

... hardly picture who would throw such a party, or for what reason, but I imagined that at 8:00, room 210 would be filled by an unlikely assortment of people - sales representatives seeking a little relief from the tedium of the road; a vacationing couple tired of sightseeing; a man stopping overnight in the middle of a long journey, looking for a bit of festivity; a few inquisitive and wary motel employees, there because of professional responsibility; perhaps some young people who had slipped out of their ...

390. People Are Different, People Are The Same

Drama

Marge Passamaneck

... eight branches. Many menorahs have a ninth branch or an extra candle, representing the "shames." This is used to light the others. NARRATOR: It was November. The children of room 4 of the Elm Street School were back in their classroom after Thanksgiving vacation. David and his friends Tony and Susan were talking about their holiday. TONY: All our family came. My mom cooked the turkey, but my aunts each brought food too. Boy was it good! SUSAN: Don’t forget the stuffing, cranberries, and desserts, Tony ...

391. Joseph of Arimathea

Luke 23:50-56

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Joseph, and I come from a small town near Jerusalem called Arimathea. I knew all of the people who sit in high places. I have been to King Herod’s palace and to the home of the chief priest. Once in a while, I even take my family on short vacations and live near the sea with the Roman governor and many of the very rich from Rome. I really have all of the things that most people work hard for and I don’t have to spend my days on a job. I don’t tell you this so that ...

392. Advent 1: Let Us Go Over To Bethlehem And Find The Faith of Christmas

Luke 2:15-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... he said. “Many of you in this room know my mother and you know how special she is, but let me tell you about my father. My parents always took us 5 kids to church. Even when we were on a trip, they took us to church. Once while on vacation, we went to this church that was a little more emotional than we were used to. The minister was shouting and pounding the pulpit… and he began to look around the congregation for someone to single out… and he spotted my father. “Mom and Dad had marched us down to ...

393. Prepare The Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Brett Blair

... not know anger is the heart which is not pure.” John’s devotion was uncompromising and complete. And the impact of his godliness prepared the way for Jesus. The philosopher David Hume used to visit Haddingdon Parish Church every year when there on vacation. On one occasion a man in his party referred to it when they met socially after the service. Laughingly he said, “Of course you don’t believe all that stuff which the old man was saying do you?” David Hume replied, “Perhaps not.” “Then ...

394. Academics, Fanatics, and Other Disciples

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... interested in racing our motorboats up and down the river and jumping the wake of the huge barges and tugboats. I was not much of a fisherman nor was I the son of a fisherman. But my daughters were a different story, especially when they were quite young. While vacationing on a lake in northern Michigan, I would take them out in the boat to a well-known spot to fish for bass. I would help them bait their hooks. They would throw in their lines, and almost before I got my line in the water, they were hauling ...

395. Everyone Is Searching For You

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Brett Blair

... you, you should remember not to let others define your goal. How do we work hard and keep it from killing us? I think the obvious answer is to take some time off and some time away from the work. This is obvious and I hope you do take vacations. There is, however, other ways of combating fatigue. Look at this very short and subtle exchange between Simon Peter and Jesus. Simon has just come from his mother-in-law’s home and he says to Jesus, “Jesus, everyone is searching for you!” It sounds like he is ...

396. The Shepherd Who Loved His Sheep

John 10:1-21

Sermon

George Bass

... , we literally lay down our lives in the attempt to save the life of another, but seldom is such a sacrifice intentional. Ray Bradbury once wrote a short story that he called "The Women." It was about a nameless woman and man who had been enjoying a vacation in an ocean-front hotel. On their last afternoon on the beach, the woman fell asleep and had a terrifying dream about her husband; it was so horrible that she wouldn’t tell him about it. The story makes it clear that she dreamed that the ocean ...

397. Advent: Lament, Repent

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... as unclean. A crab cake or lobster is gourmet heaven, not hell. And the disease of leprosy arouses feelings of pity more than a theological judgment concerning cleanliness. But from time to time we do come across situations which immerse us in the unclean. On a vacation in an unfamiliar area, you stop at the only motel with a vacancy sign. After checking in, you get the car parked, collect the kids and wrestle the luggage to your room. As the door opens, that sense hits you ... that this is not right. That ...

398. Everyone Does It!

Psalm 27:14

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... want a drink at a water fountain, but someone else is getting a drink first. Can you think of any times when you’ve waited for something? (Let them answer.) Sometimes we wait for school to be out, the first day of school, Christmas, our birthday, to stop being sick, vacation time, Daddy to come home from work. Every day we do some waiting. Sometimes it’s not very much and other times it’s a lot. We aren’t the only ones who wait. Everyone has to do it. We’re all alike that way whether we’re older ...

399. What’s Happened To My Dear Old Church?

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Richard Patt

... My church, my church, my dear old church: what’s happened to my dear old church?" Have you ever wondered what’s been happening to the dear old church today? It seems as though many people are. When some of our own parish members go away on vacation, they have the courteous practice of bringing back the printed Sunday church bulletin from out-of-town worship services. Some months ago one of our members stepped into my office and did just that. She laid a Sunday bulletin on my desk. She explained that it ...

400. Then He Went Home

Mark 3:20-30

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... ’t the same when we get home. Sometimes home looks better when we arrive after being away a long time; sometimes things look worse; usually things look different. We gain a different perspective, having moved to a new area, or just having taken a vacation. Sometimes the relatives back home don’t understand us. That happened to Jesus in his town of Nazareth.1 Jesus had launched his ministry from Nazareth a short time earlier. Before that he was a carpenter in Nazareth, having taken over his father’s ...

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