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401. The Importance of Unity

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... its Lord and emptying the cross of Christ of its power to unify the people of God by exposing them to the unifying love of God. Any time our eyes leave Christ, and we are left on our own resources, we can bank on the strife breaking out again. To keep our eyes on him is to find the common source of our gifts, the common goal of our hopes, the common purpose in our lives out of which ideas and opinions are shaped. Granted that is much easier said than done, it has some very practical ramifications not only ...

402. I Knew You’d Come

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... eyes off the Lord. His attention was pulled to the wind by the sheer force of it against his face. To preach that we should keep our eyes on Christ and then we can accomplish the impossible task is misleading. The point is we can’t! We are too weak, and ... is too great, no storm too strong, no wall is too high, no barrier too broad, no pit too deep, no door too firmly locked to keep him out. As he came walking on the water to his disciples, so he will come to us walking on the waters of our deepest adversity ...

403. Forever His

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... us, encouraging us, comforting us. He will never force us to obey him, he will not compel us to love him, he does not keep us immune from sickness and sin, temptation and death. But we know he is always with us because we belong to him. We know ... are absolutely trustworthy. With Paul, we can affirm our faith: "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day" (2 Timothy 1:12, KJV). But Paul also says we Christians belong to Jesus ...

404. For Those in Church: Joy and Service

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... must face life alone. Jesus says religion is not a burden, but a joy. Another warning in this Gospel is: Beware of showing off in our practice of the faith. The religion of the Pharisees was one of ostentation. If religion is keeping rules, if you keep rules, if you keep all of them, then you can acquire an air of perfection. Jesus selected certain practices where the Pharisees were showing off. He says, "... for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, and they love the place of honor at ...

405. Put the Cross on Top

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the music and to share their concerns with God in prayer. But beyond all that, our supreme responsibility is to help them connect with the Savior who loved them enough to die for them. He alone can transform their lives and save their eternal souls. We must keep the cross on top. The retired Presbyterian pastor, Ernest Campbell, tells about a Woman who went to a pet store to purchase a parrot. She took her new pet home but returned the next day complaining that the parrot has not said a word. "Does it have ...

406. The Sealed Secret

Colossians 1:25-26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... a secret for a long time like a week or a month is almost impossible. I know how hard it is for some people to keep secrets about birthdays or Christmas gifts and things like that, so you can imagine how hard it must be to keep a secret as wonderful as the secret that God had for people in the world. Suppose that you were St. Paul, and you had a secret that most of the people in the world knew nothing about, but you were chosen to be the one to tell it. Doesn’t ...

407. Chapter II

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... . He removes the barrier between man and himself so that the two can come together again. A third word, nasah, should be translated "to lift up, to unburden." It understands that God, in the act of forgiving, is taking off of our backs the sins that weigh us down and keep us from coming together with him. In a derived sense it envisions God as lifting man up to be close to himself again. Just as he lifted us up when he made us, he is willing to lift us up again when we fall away. None of this reconciliation ...

408. What God Requires of Us

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... Caiaphas! Don’t give us that High Priest business. The only reason you are High Priest is because you married the daughter of Annas, the last High Priest. Caiaphas: Don’t talk to me that way! I am the High Priest and you cannot talk to me in that tone. Keep this up and I will personally see to it that you are reassigned to some other post. How would you like to cool your heels in say, Nazareth? Aaron: My Lord Caiaphas, what Obed means is that we have some very pressing business! We need to speak to you ...

409. Bonhoeffer of Berlin

Acts 5:17-42

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... these days in Germany, getting married at all is a dangerous step, considering you could get drafted into the army. I think you’re right - a war is coming and Germany will see a lot of killing before it’s over. I don’t know if getting married will keep you out of the army or not. I guess I have to congratulate you for marrying Elsa so that the Hitler Youth would not persuade her to have children for the government without even getting married at all. I suppose that really is what she was encouraged to ...

410. What Must I DO to Receive Life?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... he was courageous. Luke describes him as a ruler. That is, he belonged to the upper class. It is this group which brought the most criticism against Jesus. Perhaps it was his youth or maybe it was his willingness to learn but he did not let his social position keep him from Jesus, he did not buy in to his peers’ assessment of Jesus. Nicodemus was another rich man who went to see Jesus. But he by night. Under cover of darkness Nicodemus went to see Jesus for much the same reason. He did not want to be seen ...

411. The Children of Promise

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... holy and dearest sign of God’s grace and love for us. We Celebrate There are times in our lives when we are encouraged to cheer up. Sometimes those times come when it appears as though there is nothing to cheer about. We think of how difficult it is to keep a stiff upper lip, let alone rejoice when the family has suffered the loss of a dear one. We know how hard it is to be cheerful when we have had a bad report from the doctor on the outcome of our checkup. We cannot deny our feelings of grief ...

412. The Ten Commandments #4: The Sabbath

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... special day, a holiday, a "holy" day, a day set apart from the rest of the week. But no longer is it "holy" or set apart as it was when many of us were growing up. We heard our preachers solemnly intone the fourth commandment: Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God; you shall not do any work--you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns ...

413. Super Sunday

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... set apart as it was when many of us were growing up. We heard our preachers solemnly intone the fourth commandment: Observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a ... the Jewish leaders were engaging in an act of prophetic proclamation: "Our GOD set aside one day in seven to be special. In keeping that day special, we are boldly stating to all the world who we are and WHOSE we are." And no wandering rebel ...

414. The Christ of the Commonplace

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... along a common road and speaks to them of common things. Finally, it is in the most commonplace action of all - the breaking of bread in an ordinary meal - that it dawns on them who this is.(1) The question comes again. What is it that keeps their eyes from recognizing Jesus, the one whom we would think they would yearn to see more than anyone in the world? Cleopas and Elizabeth are followers of Jesus, after all. They care about him; they lingered in Jerusalem after his death, risking arrest, until they ...

415. On Being Mistaken For A Mannequin

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

King Duncan

... a single bee. If you isolate a bee, you can give it the most favorable temperature, you can give it plenty of water and plenty of food . . . but the bee will die within two to three days. There is something about the community of bees that keeps individual bees alive. You can keep bees, but you cannot keep a bee. In a sense that is also true of the church. One of the chief sources of our strength is our unity. If we are not as vital in our witness as we might be, it is probably because our bonds of love are ...

416. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... tears. He said, "But Ms. Bridges, these are the only feet I have!" We wear shoes to protect our feet. We wear coats to keep us warm. That's function. A mother was talking to her daughter Ashley, one day, as they were dressing to go outside. And Ashley ... , "And my summer coat is filled with UP! That's why it's so light!" We wear clothes for function and for fashion. Clothes keep us warm and dry and protect us from hurting ourselves. They also make a statement about who we are and how we feel about ...

417. Soli Deo Gloria

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Mark McGilvey Livonia

... them to support their wives. That's an interesting approach to marriage. Have money problems? Get a divorce! Why not? After all, a marriage license is only a piece of paper, isn't it? Not for the Christian. We are committed. Commitments are made to rule our feelings. Commitments keep us on the right track when our feelings would cause us to veer. Commitment means if I say I will do a job, I do it. If I say I will show up, I show up. If I say I'll pay, I pay. Commitment involves unselfishness and sacrifice ...

418. Don't Give Up - He Hears!

Luke 18:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... he prayed about something significant in his life, he seemed to be talking to a wall. Later in his life, however, he said, "God did not always answer my prayers, but he answered me. He gave me the courage, the faith and the perseverance to keep going, to keep believing and to keep working." This widow that Jesus told about did not give up. Some of us are crying out to God night and day. Often just hanging in there is our most difficult trial. But there is one more critical thing to be said. JESUS WANTS US ...

419. Promises Kept!

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... renews His promises with us again and again. I am the Lord your God!! I’ll be there for you! I make promises and I keep them! One of the most powerful forces in our lives is fear. Lord Mountbatten of England was a great military commander. But to his dying ... and screamed for help. And good old Dad spoke very calmly: "Don’t worry! You’re Henshaw’s, and Henshaw’s know how to keep cool heads in a crisis." But Carol’s little voice came from the other side of the door: "Daddy, I think we take after ...

420. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 6:23

Sermon

Lowell D. Streiker

... the lordship of God. We have all committed ourselves to live by our Lord's example of self-sacrifice and service. We have given our word repeatedly in the worship and sacraments of this church and by voluntarily accepting membership in this community. But do we keep our word? Sin is deluding ourselves into believing that it is all right not to honor our commitments. Sin is each of us accepting his or her own feeble excuses ” "everybody else does it; it really doesn't make any difference; I'm only one ...

421. Singing The Song Of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... out of fashion . . . Here's a man whose life hasn't turned out like he thought . . . Like he had hoped . . . Like he had dreamed . . . And every night he comes into this bar, and he gulps a few to take the edge off the day. And the hushed conversation keeps the loneliness from creeping in, and the soft lights and dark walls protect him from daytime's harsh glare . . . You see, the mirror in the morning reminds him he's not the man he used to be. The man he should have been. The man his parents prayed he'd ...

422. When The Going Gets Tough

Romans 8:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... 's right, you'll only have to work on Wednesdays!" And then a voice piped up from the back of the room, which said, "EVERY Wednesday?" I've known a lot of people with that attitude toward work. And yet, when the going gets tough, if you will just keep on doing what needs to be done, you can usually get through your problems. Nels Ferre was a great scholar. He wrote some marvelous books, and in one of those books he tells about a dream his wife had which gave him his philosophy on worrying. She was sitting ...

423. Emptying and Exalting (Part XI)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... Daddy, we want to take the cat home. It needs a home." "No, no, no, not our home." "Yes, Daddy." "Well, I''ll take it home and get it to the humane society." He found something in the back and said, "Now keep it on that." On their way home, they talked about the cat. "Where are we going to keep the cat?" The father said, "I''ll tell you; we''ll keep it outside. We''ll find some way to keep it outside tonight and we''ll work it out tomorrow where...." "No, Daddy, it can''t stay outside." "Well, where can we ...

424. What It Takes to Do the Job

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... ” of authority figures to the real desires of a person, things change a bit, don't they? Job #1 for a child may be keeping her distance from that bossy Erin or finding a way to convince Mom and Dad to buy her that new Pokeman or Game Boy. Job # ... an inquisitive look. "Scooter," he asked, "why do you spit on the needle?" "It makes the needle go into the ball a little easier and keeps it from bending," I replied. Then he said, "I always spit on the needle too, because you do it, but I always wondered why." His ...

425. The Highest Bidder

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... partnership? There's only one way. I will need to realize that Jesus Christ is Lord over their hearts and Lord over my heart at the same time. The walls that I have erected in my mind and the walls I have put up in my relationships are insufficient to keep the Son of God at bay. Paul, pondering the two groups of people who still have a hard time imagining they have very much in common, writes in verse 18, "For through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father." Paul knew that if Jesus could ...

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