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4276. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’

Drama

Tom Eberle

... commander. [Christian Century, September 77, 1975] Box: Was that the last beatitude? Minister: Yes, except for the first one that we skipped. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Box: But I said that one doesn’t even make sense. Minister: It would if you would ask what it means. Box: I’m probably asking for it by asking it - but tell me what it means. Minister: The poor in spirit are the humble in spirit. It describes those persons who recognize their limitations, who ...

4277. Old and New

Mk 2:22 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Is 43:19

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... years ago. This is precisely why the Scriptures are important. This is why tradition is important. This is why history becomes living history. As we identify with people and events in the past, their stories and events become relived. I think we gathered a sense for this handling of history in the film "Patton." You may remember one sequence in the film where Patton is viewing an old Carthaginian battlefield. As he describes what had happened hundreds of years before, his description is so real that an aide ...

4278. Winners, Losers and the Gospel

Mt 16:25

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... exclusively. In the area in which we live, there is a very fine network of cross-country ski trails, and those trails are well marked. If one gets off the beaten track, there are markers which, if followed, will allow one to regain a sense of direction. The Christian faith is like that to its devotees and to the wider population as well. Many there are, methinks, out there off the beaten path, wandering about, shackled to the assumption that to win is all. The Christian faith challenges that assumption ...

4279. God and the Weather

Matthew 5:45; 16:2-3 · Psalm 18:7-11; 46:1-3, 11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... demands on the part of those who would attempt to answer them honesty and pensiveness, and it is no easy undertaking, but then a religious posture worth its salt is one that grapples with difficult questions, and so I propose that we set out to make some religious sense out of the weather. First in discussing God and the weather, we need to understand something of the nature of God’s control over his creation, and in a discussion of this it is not a question of what God could do but a question of what God ...

4280. What Is Your Holy Week Address?

Matthew 27:45-56

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... s tension, Friday’s defeat, or Saturday’s lostness. We will still visit them, but the point is that we will not become their extended guests. 3. Exercise your religious imagination and begin to compile for yourself "resurrection evidence." Resurrection is what I sense in the words of Albert Camus, written as an appeal for a civilian truce in Algiers, 1956: People are too readily resigned to fatality. They are too ready to believe that, after all, nothing but bloodshed makes history progress and that the ...

4281. Issachar

Genesis 49:1-28

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... spiritual exertion. Tragically, such individuals become spiritual slaves. When freedom is relinquished, servitude results. ISSACHAR The venerable Jacob was nearing death. He called his twelve sons to his side, and there followed a classic deathbed scene. Jacob had not taken leave of his senses nor was he in tearful remorse. He listed his sons and likened each to some animal or object of nature: Ruben was as unstable as water. Simeon and Levi were weapons of war. Judah was a young lion. Zebulon was to become ...

4282. Joseph

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... young, and he was so pictured in early Christian art, always with Mary and the Christ Child. It was not until the fifth or sixth centuries that he was presented as an aged, debilitated widower an idea borrowed from apocryphal books. Unfortunately, this view has persisted. Common sense tells us that heavy labor in a carpenter shop required a man of vigorous, prime years. I see Joseph as a man of strength, a proud descendant of King David by a double lineage (Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38), taking the hand ...

4283. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... them. She remained her feminine self and beat them at their own game. She possessed a keen mind, could make quick decisions about buying and selling. The market place taught her to be resourceful, and with no husband, she had only her wits, judgment, and common sense to rely upon. She believed in herself - she had to. It was not easy in that competitive world, but she achieved status, and was respected for it. CHURCH We have no way of knowing the precise time Phoebe became a Christian. Probably it was under ...

4284. AWAKE, MY SOUL, AND SING!

Drama

Marcia Miller

... do not wear bathrobes! Although the events of the birth of Jesus occurred nearly two thousand years ago, it is a story which needs to be retold again and again, and each time it is restated, it should be with newness, freshness, and with a sense of being current news. Therefore, the characters in this play should wear modern clothing, something to show their position in regards to today’s economy. For instance, the shepherds could wear blue jeans and the wise men might wear suits. This is a celebration of ...

4285. Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

... Gamliel, one of the premier scholar of his day. Nicodemus was an educated man, yet his education had not brought him ultimate fulfillment. Master, something is wrong. I have been to the very best church affiliated schools, yet my heart is heavy. I need a sense of direction. And there are educated people out there today that are not looking for more theories--they are looking for what John Wesley called the religion of the warmed heart. Jesus said: Nicodemus, you must be born again. You see friends, it is ...

4286. It Is Finished

John 19:28-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... poignant, for they can walk up to the long ebony wall and find their own names carved in stone. Because of data-coding errors, each of them was incorrectly listed as killed in action. We Christians should be able to empathize with them. In a sense our names are inscribed on the cross; our old selves died there with Jesus so that we could rise with him as new, redeemed creatures. When Jesus cried out "It is finished," he had completed the costly sacrifice that saves us from eternal death. Tetelestai ...

4287. Can We Really Get Along?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , and we got lost. My grandfather said, 'Let's get out of this Negro neighborhood. ' I said to him, 'Grandpa, they are people just like us.' My grandfather said, 'No, they are not; they will shoot us.' That made me sad. (signed) Love Allison." Maybe Allison sensed that most people in most neighborhoods are more inclined to help than to hurt, but her culture was trying to teach a different view. It was no accident that in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, the good guy is a despised Samaritan, helping a ...

4288. Easter Headlines

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . However, nobody talks about it very much, except at funerals. There is much circumstantial evidence to support life after death. The longing, which human beings of all cultures feel for eternity, must have been planted in our minds by our Creator. It makes sense to believe that if God cared enough to create humans in his own image, that he would find a way to fellowship forever with those who love and trust him. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's extensive studies with dying persons have revealed some startling ...

4289. Why Did God Allow That To Happen?

John 9:1-41

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . But with God's help we can gain some helpful insights. That is my purpose this morning. Notice first that Jesus got the blind man and his parents off the hook. According to Jesus, the blindness was not the result of the sin of either party. Now, we have sense enough to know that some suffering is the result of somebody's sin. If I smoke two packs of cigarettes per day for twenty years and then develop lung cancer, I ought not to blame the disease on God. I ought to blame myself. If I spoil a child ...

4290. Suffering Soapsuds

1 Peter 2:20

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... it? Well, we have to if we are going to have suds. [Shake the jar vigorously.] Wow, that really makes the suds. I see that you have to shake the jar or stir it up real hard if you're going to have good suds. You know, that does make sense. That's the way it is in life. Sometimes we have to do things that aren't always a lot of fun in order to have things better later on. Which would you rather do, study hard or play? Which will you do if you want to grow up knowing ...

4291. A Matter of Life and Breath

John 20:19-23

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... against lung cancer. Whether or not you smoke can be a matter of life and breath. Life and breath go together. The common saying is that if you are not breathing, you are dead. One must breathe to live. This is also true in the spiritual sense. The Hebrew word for spirit is rauch, meaning "breath." After Adam was created physically, God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became a "living being." When Ezekiel saw Israel as a valley of dry bones, God called upon the Spirit to "breathe ...

4292. Sinner to Saint

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , or a salesman, or plumber, or a pilot, or a politician. The list is almost endless. A true Christian is called to go into the world and serve Christ according to the call and his talents. This is what Christ wants you to do with your life. With this sense of vocation you become a minister of God, a priest of Christ. Then a person’s life has meaning and purpose. You are not merely working for wages, or to make a living. You are out there day after day glorifying God through his service. Changed by Christ ...

4293. The Cross Way of Life

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... not take up his cross ..." The Christian way of life is the cross way. If it is a cross, why would it not be a road of hardship? The cross of Jesus is rough and tough. It means nails and a thrust of the spear. The cross calls for a sense of forsakenness and loneliness and agony and pain. The cross sheds drops of one’s own blood. But who wants to take that road of life? The other day I saw a bumper sticker which said, "Easy does it." That may be true in some cases but it is not ...

4294. It Takes Two to Preach!

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... ? Can you see Jesus sitting in the boat rocked gently by the lapping waves on the shore? This was not the only time, for once he was preaching in a house so crowded that they had to let a paralytic down through the roof to be healed! In a sense, the church in American has her crowd, too. On a given Sunday it is estimated that eighty-five million people are gathered in our churches while only five and one-half million assemble for sports events in a year. Should we be content with eighty-five million on a ...

4295. Holy Tares!

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... God gave Jesus that no one should perish but have everlasting life. Sin must be annihilated. God is God, and he will have the victory over sin, Satan, and death. The time is coming when all evil and evil-doers will be consumed. Yet, when this takes place, in a sense God will be defeated. It is not his purpose that any one person should be lost. He desires that all shall be saved. But what can God do if there are those who will not repent and be saved? They send themselves to the fire of the weeds. Let it ...

4296. Not For Sale at Any Price

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... ’ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies at last I lay down." Like the merchant, we want to buy this great pearl. To get it we sell all that we have because it is worth it. This is done voluntarily. We do not sell all out of a sense of duty. Nobody needs to pressure us to do it. We do it on our own free will and accord. We do it because we want to do it. We are convinced of its value and we want it more than anything else in the whole world. Having the best ...

4297. Food for Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... got an idea to give them a piece of bread to take with them to bed. It was not to be eaten, just held. This produced marvelous results. The children went to sleep in the security that they would have something to eat the next day. It gave them a sense of security and peace. Without God we are insecure and afraid of the darkness of the world. If we had the Bread of Life, we would feel secure. Our spiritual hunger takes the form of needing love and friendship. Some time ago there was a youth wearing a T-shirt ...

4298. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

... out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ " HEROD: Jibberish! It made no sense to me. You have your nerve considering yourself a prophet. You’re nothing but a carpenter, and probably a lousy one at that. JESUS: I am who I am. I am what the Father has made me. HEROD: [With a crafty grin] Father? JESUS: My Father in ...

4299. Claudia Procula, Peter, and Centurion

Drama

Jon Joyce

... going to ... PETER: [His control of his status gone, he blurts out all in his impulsive way.] No, he wasn’t going to lift a sword against anyone. He’s a kind and gentle man, the Master. He teaches love and patience. It doesn’t make any sense, what is happening. He never hurt anyone, ever. He did just the opposite. He healed people and helped them tolerate their lives a little better. I don’t understand ... [He breaks off, sobbing, alone in his misery, as CLAUDIA and the CENTURION stare at him. In a ...

4300. The Deeper Meanings of The Christian Faith by Dr. Bryant M. Kirkland

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... . He said, "You have an altar TO THE UNKOWN GOD. I reveal and declare to you that this God, whom you do not know except in part, says that in all things he works for your good, especially to those who respond to him in their hearts." In a sense, if we could observe it, Christianity has played its role softly before the harsh challenging world. We have not wanted to upset anybody. We have been like the boy who came home from school with his report card on which was written, "It has been a pleasure to work ...

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