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401. Repent Your Way To A Merry Christmas

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... who he was but his message to their ears was clear: Repent. There comes a moment when the preacher longs for his hearers to lose sight of everything except his message. "Don't listen to my accent. Don't look at my clothes. Don't comment on my style. Don't search my biographical details for my University pedigree. Just listen to what I am saying. Repent! I would like to suggest this morning that Repent was the first component of John’s message. There are two others. Let’s take a look at the first. I ...

402. Christian The King

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... kind of king according to his function. The usual king demands that he be served. He levies taxes to support himself. He has a retinue of servants to serve his food, care for his lands, and provide the necessary services required for a high style of living. This was the style of Solomon who was reputed to be the wisest of men. When he died, the people came to his son, Rehoboam, to ask for the lowering of taxes and the cessation of forced labor. When he refused, the people rebelled and the great kingdom ...

403. Peter’s Net

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Richard F. Bansemer

... as he figured. Peter’s success was not in the amount of fish that he caught, but rather in the overwhelming realization that fish had very little to do with his happiness, and catching them was a very small goal to have. For Peter, it was a change in his style of living, and a change of goals for his life. What does Jesus do? We’ll find this rather interesting because some of us have yet to admit we’ve been chosen to change our goals, our needs, and our prayers! The one thing Jesus does not do is ...

404. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... through. This is what I mean. Recently a visitor came to a door, and before he knocked, he unintentionally overheard this conversation on the inside: "Son, we can’t do that. We are trying to live the Christian life style here." That’s the secret of a great Christian family - commitment to a life style, because of the love of Christ. We have an instinctive feeling that God is righteous, that God demands righteousness of us, for our own good, that he loves us enough to refuse to give us up to evil, that ...

405. The Circus and My Faith

Ps 139 · Mt 22:37

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... been no rigging from which to hang, no cages to house the animals, no rings in which to perform, no nets to catch the falling, and no persons to prod the elephants. While the circus family certainly must have their family quarrels, it was clearly demonstrated that personal differences and styles were put aside in the interests of getting the circus before the people. The analogy that I am going to make is only too obvious, isn’t it? In any parish church there are family quarrels. There are differences in ...

406. Incalculable Riches by Bishop Roy C. Nichols

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... one in Christ Jesus." So, ladies, if they pull 1 Corinthians 14:34 on you, you get Galatians 3:28 so that male chauvinists will see the whole gospel of Jesus Christ! We are living in a culture which has escalated permissiveness. Sometimes we think this new style is a sign of progress when it really could be an indication of decadence, spoilage, and decay. For no civilization has lasted long without discipline, a sense of duty and devotion. We do not begin by asking the world for our agenda in the realm of ...

407. The Deeper Meanings of The Christian Faith by Dr. Bryant M. Kirkland

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... are some other people who live in slavery to society’s pressures. Whatever is stylish at the moment they do. As soon as the style is over, they change, too. They do not know who they are or where they are going. They have neglected the fact that God ... are vaguely aware of him, but they look at us and they are disappointed. It is time for us to show to them the healthy moral life style of those who believe in Christ. It is God’s world, and he can touch us now. He can change us, and he won’t give up ...

408. Keeping Our Promises

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... time there exists a tremendous need to cease over-promising. Not only does over-promising or telling people things we’re going to do that we cannot possibly do make for strained personal relations, but a low valuation on our word affects our whole life style. When young couples come in for planning their wedding ceremony, they are sometimes surprised at the many little promises they must make to each other. And, years later when the sting of a divorce is felt, many ask why. People who do not value their ...

409. Christianity Can Be Fun

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... from what? Salvation from death? To be sure, this was a part of it. Yet "good news" was preached to men who were in good health and had the bulk of their life span before them. In a very direct way, "the good news" was an invitation to a life-style that was finer than any of the harsh, rule-oriented religions before it. Man had made the Holy Spirit a caged bird. What had come to a shepherd named Moses in the fields and had directly led the children of Israel through speaking to common men and women had been ...

410. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... -bearing and sacrifice is not one or two dramatic sacrifices in our own life, but rather a whole life-style which considers first the demands of God and needs of others. So much of the church’s appeal is for coins and used clothing instead of providing ... an opportunity to really adopt a life-style - a way of life - which bears the cross, which calls for sacrifice on our part. The Christian life is a life which is always ...

411. No Reserves, No Retreats, No Regrets

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... death penalty if you convert someone to Christianity. In China, Xie Moshan has spent 26 years in prison for illegal preaching. All of us have seen Mormon missionaries riding their bicycles, wearing dark pants, white shirts and ties. Let me tell you more about their life-style. They do not see their families during the two years of their mission service. They are allowed to call home only on Christmas and Mother's Day. Their work day begins at 6:30 AM with an hour of Bible study and prayer. Then they work ...

412. Our Inclusive Christ

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... be the Lord's open arms, his loving heart, his hands and feet. May God help us realize that the body of Christ is as colorful as the rainbow." (signed) In Christ, Ron If a person calls Jesus Lord, it should not be very important to us what his worship style is or what his accent sounds like; whether he likes the opera or the Grand Old Opry; whether his skin pigmentation is snow white or lustrous black; whether that person is a he or a she; that person is our brother or sister in Christ. The preacher Wallace ...

413. Our Exclusive God (The First Commandment)

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... do?" The driver looked around, then shifted into gear, saying, "Not a cop in sight. Let's take a chance." Some people have the same attitude toward God and his Ten Commandments. They visualize God as the great cop in the sky whose laws are designed to cramp out style and cheat us out of some good times. So if they think they can beat the rap, they try. The opposite is really the case. The Ten Commandments are God's guidelines toward the good life. Our all-wise, loving God gave them to us to protect us from ...

414. The Waiting Game

Sermon

James Bjorge

... banquet when the Bridegroom and his Bride, the Church, cross the threshold into the Eternal Kingdom. The second trap that lures the waiter is the one of timetables. We presume to work out the time of the Lord’s coming and then build our thoughts and life styles around it. It works in two ways. The overly zealous person tries to discover what not even the angels of heaven have had revealed to them. He sits down with biblical prophecies and works out a neat time schedule for the Lord to follow. But the Lord ...

415. It Happened in a Flash

Acts 2:7-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the street they saw the strangest thing of all. People were making strange sounds, but everybody seemed to listen to the sounds that others were making. Let me show you what I mean. I want some of you to make a sound like this. [Pat your lips, Indian style, and make that sound.] Now I need some others to make this sound. [Take your index finger and flip your bottom lip while making a sound. Other sounds may be added depending on the number of children you have present.] If you were watching and listening on ...

416. THE JOURNEY

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... where there’s war, there are wounds. And that’s where our organization will come in. GRACE I simply wondered if you might be able to help me find him. CAIN We’re going to bring war wounds back into style. And even you can figure out what that means. It means war itself will be back in style. It’s going to give the military a whole new lease on life. People will be clamoring to get into action; with great joy and abandon they’ll rush into the front lines. Bayonets will become fashionable - and we ...

417. God Bless America! Well ... Uhh

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... . is an American kind of holiday. It celebrates the earliest beginning of what we know as American life. It captures a religious spirit of the pilgrim settlers. We celebrate American style, as a symbol of our affluence, a symbol of our hero-worship, a symbol of the fact we have some problems with American family life. Thanksgiving, American-style, does, of course, carry a religious note. It began with the colonial pilgrims on a religious note, and that part of it has managed to squeeze through the trappings ...

418. The Wolf and the Lamb Inside Us

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... there decided to limit their outdoor decorations to a single white candle in each window. That candle declared that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. It affirmed that Jesus alone is Lord. This style of decorating caught on and spread across the country. It is the opposite of the gaudy and tacky style that is popular in many places. The single candle in the window is beautiful in its simplicity. It declares that in this home and in these hearts, Jesus Christ comes first. Anytime a person claims ...

419. The Racial Gap

Psalm 53:1-6

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... on television or in store windows. "Black is Beautiful" is the suggestion in the black community that you don’t have to look white to be somebody - that thick lips, flat noses, and kinky hair have their own style of beauty. It is the suggestion that heroism isn’t limited to the white race and when you see yourself as beautiful, when you see your own heritage as dignity, then you can relate to others with dignity and love. This, it seems to me, is the basic reason for ...

420. Prepare The Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the ultimate goal of every preacher: “I am a voice.” There comes a moment when the preacher longs f or his hearers to lose sight of everything except his message. “Don’t listen to my accent. Don’t look at my clothes. Don’t comment on my style. Don’t search my biographical details for my University pedigree. Just listen to what I am saying. I am a voice. And it was John’s crowning glory that he saw something, which no other had recognized. It is true that others had anticipated that God would ...

421. Do Children Like You?

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Richard Patt

... counselor, if need be. But we may have little commitment toward lowering the standard of our living, for which financial demands constantly create tension and pressure in the home. Jesus valued loving relationships above any human task or achievement. He invites us to make that our style as well. Jesus says to the Pharisees, "Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach" (v. 5). To us Jesus is saying, "Do I have to write down lists and laws for you about how to love your husband or wife ...

422. John Was not like Gene

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

... , but another occasion where God delivers, this time completely. As the promised prophet who could announce the coming of the Lord, John’s task was to prepare the way for his coming and to call on others to do the same. And this he did as well in the style of an Old Testament prophet, not as a Cleveland Browns guard. What John did to prepare for the coming of the Lord was to point out his arrival, to proclaim the mighty deed that God was doing. Preparing the way of the Lord is not clearing out all those ...

423. The Marriage of Adam and Eve

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... little different shade? Did not Archie really hate himself and find it necessary to use fig leaves as a covering against the icy chill of his own ego, scarred by self-hate. To love one’s self is to be free from need for fig leaves and defenses and whatever style of cover-up we choose. Self-respect or self-esteem or self-love is the key to love for others. And the gift of marriage as a gift of love from God is precisely that - the intimate commitment of one’s self to that one person God has given us ...

424. The Family Was God’s Idea

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... New Testament also says, "Be angry, but don’t sin." In other words, deal honestly with your anger and don’t make things worse. Love-oriented sex is another that I won’t have time to talk to, although it is a reality in our world that sex-styles are changing radically. And I think that the Christian church does not simply have to say "Yes" to everything, but a Christian response is not to ignore what is happening, nor is it just to shout a frightened "No." Not walling off of sex which will always fail ...

425. The Fruit of Forgiveness

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Goes On The story of Joseph should have a happy ending. It does. When Jacob died, Joseph fulfilled Jacob’s wish to be buried in the family plot of his grandfather Abraham. Joseph attended to his embalmment in Egyptian style and arranged for a funeral procession back to Canaan in regal style. Joseph and his brothers and their families returned to Egypt to live in peace and prosperity. However, the next story begins with the note that a king arose who did not know Joseph. Eventually the family of Jacob was ...

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