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4326. Known By Our Love

John 13:31-35

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... for the needs of one another. Outsiders noticed that particularly in times of plagues and pestilence, Christians did not abandon their sick as was commonplace in that era.1 Caring for the sick and dying had translated into religious obligation. Outsiders noticed that by loving one another, people’s lives were transformed; that those who were loved reciprocated that love; that those identified as followers of Christ committed themselves to building a better world. For instance, Christian faith communities ...

4327. The Ascension Day Experience

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... the one hand, it was not a matter of life or death. On the other hand, it was disappointing. A great distance had been traveled. Considerable time and money had been invested in this trip. In all likelihood we would never return to Laufen. Carefully laid plans had failed. New ones had to be made. It was inconvenient. It was disruptive. It was disappointing. Since then, I have come to understand this introduction to a Swiss Ascension holiday as a means for understanding the biblical account of ascension. The ...

4328. Breaking the Bad News

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Editor James S. Hewett

... of his cat for him while he was away. The cat was a beautiful Siamese and meant a great deal to the man, although the brother who was caring for the cat didn't like cats at all. When he got back from the trip he called his brother's house and asked about his cat. The brother was very curt, and replied, "Your cat died." And then he hung up. For days the man was inconsolable. Finally, he ...

4329. Scam of the Month Club

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Editor James S. Hewett

... seven-digit account number. Once you give us the number, we give you a check, on the spot, for your original investment plus interest! The longer you're gone, the more you will receive! You may come back to find yourself a billionaire! Show your future self how much you care—leave a generous "welcome back" present. We'll take ...

4330. The Quaker Father

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Editor James S. Hewett

... be. He made his way by horse-drawn buggy until he came to the scene of action. He inquired until he found the commander and asked about his son. The commander replied that there had been heavy action earlier in the day and many had fallen wounded. Some had been cared for, but others were still left out in the trenches. But he gave permission to the father to go and try to find his son. He told him where the action had taken place. It was now about dark, so the father lit a lantern, and the light fell across ...

4331. Radical, Forgiving Love

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Editor James S. Hewett

... killer. He declared that this Communist was young, that he really did not know what he was doing. The Christian said, "Give him to me and I will train him." The UN forces granted the request and the father took the murderer of his boy into his own home and cared for him. And today, that young man, formerly a Communist, is a Christian pastor, serving Christ. This is the power of forgiving love that can only be described as superabundant, the kind of love the dying Stephen reflected in the Book of Acts.

The world will not care what we know until they know we care.

Gene Barron

4333. Love Never Gives Up

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Editor James S. Hewett

... for me. While you are as dear to me as ever, I feel I should release you from the obligation of our engagement." The letter was never answered. Instead, the young woman took the next train and went directly to the place her loved one was being cared for. On arrival she found a sympathetic captain who gave her directions to her soldier's cot. Tearfully, she searched for him. The moment she saw the young man, she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. "I will never give you up!" she cried. "These ...

4334. Luther on Marriage

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Martin Luther

Along comes the clever harlot, namely natural reason, looks at married life, turns up her nose and says: "Why, must I rock the baby, wash its diapers, change its bed, smell its odor, heal its rash, take care of this and take care of that, do this and do that? It is better to remain single and live a quiet and carefree life. I will become a priest or a nun and tell my children to do the same." But what does the Christian faith say? The father opens his eyes, looks at ...

4335. Who's the Boss?

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Editor James S. Hewett

... boy asked them to come down to the street. He then explained his reason for asking and told the man to pick out one of the horses. He said he would bring the horse back to him that afternoon. The old man and the old lady looked over the horses carefully, and the husband said, "I think the black horse is the better of the two." The wife then said, "I think that bay horse is in every way the better horse. I would choose him." The old man took a ...

4336. Next Man Up

John 17:20-26

Sermon

King Duncan

... He made. And then, leaning over us, He whispers, ‘Let’s go do that together.’” (5) Isn’t that great? “Let’s go do that together.” God wants us to do His work with joy. He knows that we yearn for a greater purpose and calling than just taking care of our own needs. We’re not idiots. We were created for more noble and heroic work, work that has an eternal impact. And God is ready to equip us for that work. God leans over and says to us, “Let’s go do that together.” Why is this Jesus ...

4337. Grabbing the Bull by the Horns

Luke 9:11b-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... to minister to a much larger number of Puerto Ricans than they had ever imagined. I like how Chuck Swindoll sums up the feeding of the 5,000: “As we consider the staggering need of the world, God’s invitation is simple. [He says]: You take care of the addition; I’ll be in charge of the multiplication. The mission I’ve called you to fulfill will be abundantly accomplished . . .” (8) If you are holding back on taking on a challenge for God like teaching a youth or children’s Sunday school class ...

4338. Are You Suffering from FOMO?

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... and Martha, open their home to Jesus. Martha wants to be the good host, so she rushes around fixing the meal, setting the table, taking care of all the details. Now let’s be clear about this: Marthas are vitally important in our lives. Some of us would be in ... he wants for dinner, I’m certain to have what he wants.” (3) It’s really tough to be a good host, to take care of others’ needs, especially if no one seems to appreciate your efforts. Martha’s sister, Mary, wants to be a good host too, but ...

4339. Where's the Magic?

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... , waiting to catch you? That is faith. It is not simply belief that there is a God. It is absolute trust that God cares for you and is always working to your best good. A woman named Edna Butterfield tells about her husband, Ron, who once taught ... repair if you don’t have the faith to bring a loaf of bread. Faith is the belief that not only does God exist, but that He cares for you and will provide for your needs. That brings us to the second thing that faith is: Since we trust God, faith is also living in ...

4340. Pay Attention!

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Robert C. Cochran

... what he needed: he needed to be cleaned up from the dusty road, and he needed to be fed. He also needed a clean place to rest. So like the good Samaritan in last week’s gospel, Martha set to work to care for the person in need. But this week’s story isn’t about showing love horizontally by caring for one’s neighbor. This time, we’re to be told how to express love vertically (between us and God). We show our love for God in the way Mary did: by kneeling at the feet of our Lord and listening ...

4341. Afternoon Tea

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Ruth Bell Graham

... she had and gave to the church. When unable to attend service, she expected a deacon to drop by and collect her offering. The deacon knew well she could not afford it, but knowing also that she would be deeply offended if he did not collect it, he was careful to stop by. It was late afternoon one day when he made his visit. Old Mary was sitting near a window having tea. “The tithe is on the mantel,” she said, greetings over. “Won’t ye sit and have a cup of tea?” The deacon sat, and when Mary ...

4342. The Gift of the Kingdom

Luke 12:32-40

Sermon

George Reed

... what we want to value in life? Another place to look is at our calendar. Where do we spend our time? Of course, for most of us, large portions of our day are set for us as we work or attend school or take care of children. But what about the rest of the time? Are we as careful about our devotional time and attending worship as we are about watching sports? Where does our calendar say about our priorities? Then after we take a look at these things, let’s invite God to take a look at them with us. Bring ...

4343. Join in the Singing

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... hands for purposeful work. Weak knees keep us from kneeling to pray or walking with God. Weak knees can’t support us under the burden of worry and stress. What can restore strength to feeble hands and weak knees? Hope. Hope that there is a God, and that this God cares about us. Hope that there is a God, and that this God has a plan and a purpose for us. Hope that there is a God, and this God has the power to heal everything that’s damaged and fix everything that’s broken and revive everything that has ...

4344. In Need of a "Rally Monkey"

Luke 17:5-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... burglary in New York City. How did the police catch him? As he began his burglary of a high-rise apartment, he noticed a statue of Jesus on the mantelpiece. He could not stand this figure of Jesus watching him as he went about his business, so he carefully turned it around. In the process he left fingerprints on the statue. (4) That’s how the police caught him. I think the apostles couldn’t stand Jesus looking at them at this point. They knew they were going to fail him. They knew they couldn’t live ...

4345. First the Bad News...

Luke 21:5-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... looked over his whole life. It was the message that his mother put at the end of every letter she’d ever written to him: “Remember, son, if you trust God, He will take care of you.” As he lay there in the dark in a pool of his own blood, Jordan found great comfort in those words, “Remember, son, if you trust God, He will take care of you.” (7) Bishop Fulton Sheen once said, “All worry is atheism, because it is a want of trust in God.” (8) Why is worry a form of atheism? Because it stems from a ...

4346. Know Jesus--No Peace

Luke 12:49-56

Sermon

George Reed

... them to play games constantly that reward them for a certain behavior. That is what we are subjecting our children to in the most graphic, realistic forms. At the very least, we need to insert some balance into the lives of the young people who have been entrusted to our care by God. We need to let them hear us state our belief in a God of love and a Savior who turned his back on violence as a means of solving problems. We need to stop worrying about whether or not our children like us as friends and see to ...

4347. True Love

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Ann Landers

... the nursing home to see my husband who has Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, I know firsthand how this terrible illness affects family members, but I would like the world to know what love really is. I see a man who, I understand, has spent the last eight years caring for his wife who has Alzheimer’s. They have been married more than 50 years. He cooks and feeds her every bite of food she eats. He has bathed her and dressed her every day all these years. They have no other family. She lost a baby at ...

4348. The Smell Test

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H. A. Ironside, Litt. D

... the herders caught the lamb and brought it over to me, the mystery was explained. That lamb did not really belong originally to that ewe. She had a lamb which was bitten by a rattlesnake and died. This lamb that I saw was an orphan and needed a mother’s care. But at first the bereft ewe refused to have anything to do with it. She sniffed at it when it was brought to her, then pushed it away, saying as plainly as a sheep could say it, “That is not our family odor!” So the herders skinned the lamb that ...

4349. Counting the Cost

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

George Reed

... work and dedicated to what you do is fine. It is a whole lot more fun to have money than not. But let any of these goals rise up to proclaim themselves number one in your life and it can destroy you. Parents are meant to nurture us and care for us as they guide us into adulthood. But parents are people and they are fallible. There are not only the emotionally crippled parents who abuse their children but there are parents who will not let go of their children so that they can take their place in society ...

4350. A Shrewd Christian?

Luke 16:1-13

Sermon

George Reed

... of after he was dismissed. As he himself noted he was too weak to dig and too proud to beg. He also entangled them in his dishonesty so that he could use their complicity in his dishonesty against them to make sure they would take care of him. The folks who are in debt were very shrewd in a dishonest sense as well. They saw an opportunity to relieve themselves of debt and increase their bottom line. We don’t know what arguments they used to justify themselves, if any, but they didn’t hesitate to ...

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