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4401. Reconciliation

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Burton F. Blair

... God, the source of our being human. From the sin of refusing to allow God to be the center of life, we say and do evil deeds against our fellow human beings. Because of this, we become anxious about life. We feel that we do not fit in anywhere. We sense that, somehow, now we are alone and lost in this world. We fear that we no longer belong. There is no place for us. The Garden of Eden story is simply a parable of this truth. We were created to be God’s "image," God’s representative, in the world ...

4402. The Passover and the Passion

Drama

Denny C. Wise

... deep cries of agony that sometimes spring from the human soul. Then you will recall this Scripture, and it will comfort you. Adult Voice of Jesus: (cried out in agony) My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? Boy Jesus: Mother, that 22nd Psalm gives me a strange sense of unspeakable dread! "I am scorned by men and despised by the people ... All who see me mock at me ... He committed his cause to the Lord, so let him deliver him ... I am poured out like water ... My heart is like wax. It is melted within my ...

4403. Daily Living For Christ

Romans 13:8-14

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... but listen. Thank You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have let our guard down and chosen to walk down paths You would never have called us to walk. Too often these times of going astray actually seemed acceptable to our blinded sense of spiritual direction until we found ourselves in the midst of trouble. Forgive us, Lord, and take our hand and lovingly lead us back home. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "I'll Live For Him" "O Jesus, I Have Promised" "More Love To Thee"

4404. When Towers Fall and People Perish

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... will remember that she is the wife of Todd Beamer the man who said Let’s Roll on flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania. The article pointed out how she has had to conduct herself as a hero by day and battle anxiety and an incalculable sense of loss by night. She said her down stairs closet was crammed with things she never wanted to own, letters and postcards, songs and poems from strangers, and homemade “Let’s Roll” mementos. Two veterans even sent her their purple hearts. Lisa calls the storage ...

4405. Forgive Us Our Debts - Sermon Starter

Matthew 18:21-35

Illustration

Brett Blair

... I forgive him? Seven times? Even as he asks that question my mind cannot help but think about children and how they will sometimes confess something they do wrong expecting to get praise from a teacher or a parent because they were so honest. In the same sense, Simon Peter by asking this question is not expecting rebuke but praise. He is expecting Jesus to say: ?Excellent Peter. You go to the head of the class. You get A+.? According to Jewish law, Peter had the right to think that he had done something ...

4406. Reclaiming Our Covenant

Genesis 9:18-29

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... the situation in our Scripture text: The devastating Flood was over and Noah, his family and the whole shipload of zoo creatures were let out. It had been a hectic season, confined within the Ark, tossed about on the rough waters without chart or compass or any sense of direction. But, what now? What guarantee had they that God would not pull the same thing again? "Once is enough!" would be the common outcry of the captain and crew. But their God was a covenantal God. In essence he said to Noah, "It shall ...

4407. Reviving Our Moral Responsibility

2 Chronicles 36:15-23

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... dollars to cure disease, feed the hungry, house the homeless, and at the same time spend billions upon lethal weapons to destroy - whom? Well, we’re not quite sure. People criticize the Middle Ages and certainly they had their faults. But it was in a sense the age of Christendom. Its center of reference was God and the people’s response to this great reality is seen in the monuments of art and architecture and literature they left behind. But something is missing in our day. Jeremiah touched on it when ...

4408. Returning to Genuine Religion

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... new heavens and a new earth and the former things will not be remembered.... But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy" (Isaiah 49:13; 66:17, 18 RSV). Can’t you sense in these lines the elements of happiness, enjoyment and the contagion of a new brand of fellowship with God? Begone to such warnings as "The goblins will get you if you don’t watch out!" Henceforth, with the words of the Psalmist, people would say, "I delight ...

4409. Reconciling Palms and Thorns

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... weary;" (v. 4) "I was not rebellious, I turned not backward. I gave my back to the smiters;" (v. 5) "I have set my face like a flint;" (v. 7) "I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near" (v. 8). This sense of mission quickened his determination even though he was realistic enough to recognize that it involved a price. We skip now over seven centuries and come to the mission of Jesus, and we read phrases reminiscent of the career of the ancient prophet. Listen to the writers of the ...

4410. Service Beset by "What’s the Use?"

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... by futility. 3. Isaiah had another conviction: he felt he could trust God’s handling of tomorrow. Note his words in verse 4: "Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord and my work with my God." He gave it all over to God and thus conquered any sense of futility. He took Kierkegaard’s "leap of faith." Oh, but people interrupt and protest, "This is what all you preachers say - simply have faith and all will be well!" But these people who say this are usually not sure of what faith is; for them it means ...

4411. Service Without Witness

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... . He wrote: "I gave my back to the smiters" (v. 6). Yet he sees the servant setting his "face like a flint," knowing his cause was good and the need to witness before the unfortunate was a necessity. Only in this way would every servant galvanize in others a sense of mission for their sake and the prospect of a better life for all. Interestingly enough, we hear an echo of this principle in the words of Jesus: "Come unto me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you ...

4412. The Outcome of Easter Faith

Isaiah 25:1-12

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... a rough and jagged gorge. The only way to get across safely was for the traveler to place his foot into the outstretched hand of the guide who could place it on terra firma on the other side. But the climber hesitated and drew back. The guide, sensing his terror, shouted back to him a word of reassurance, "Don’t worry! This hand has never lost a man!" You see, it comes down finally to this question: What is Easter in the pattern of your experience and mine? Just another acknowledgment of Christ risen? Or ...

4413. Easter Journeys Out and In

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... home. Is it not possible that after the experience of worship in Jerusalem he was asking himself: What is all this about? He was engaged in an exercise that many of us have failed to do, and we therefore are living a faith that makes little sense. It is exciting to be told that the United Bible Societies of the world distribute over 150 million copies of the Scripture every year. But the saddening question is: How many of these are actually read? In how many homes are the Scriptures shelved entirely out ...

4414. Preparing for the Wrong Thing

Luke 12:13-21

Illustration

Larry Powell

... , they pointed out the neat, solid blockwork of the exterior and called attention to the more than adequate drain-offs. Inside, every provision was made in the event of an extended stay. It was an exceptional storm cellar in all respects, and in every sense of the word, they were more than prepared for a storm. However, in a few short weeks, both of them were killed by a speeding motorist as they attempted to turn from the highway into their driveway. Despite meticulous preparations, the fact remains that ...

4415. And Their Eyes Were Opened

Luke 24:13-35

Illustration

Larry Powell

... the upper room Jesus had taken the elements of the Passover meal and transformed them into something completely different. The familiar ritual was changed from remarks about the Passover to references to the "body and blood" of the host. In a very real sense, Jesus’ messianic identity was uniquely made known to them in the breaking of bread in the upper room. Then, at Emmaus, he was again "made known" in the breaking of bread. There are other references to post-Resurrection appearances of Jesus at which ...

4416. Song of an Historian

Psalm 78:1-72

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... reminds the Israelites of God’s many interventions on their forebears’ behalf, from the plagues he inflicted on Egypt to his seating of David on Israel’s throne. Nor can he refrain from calling on his contemporaries to consider their heritage carefully lest they lose their sense of direction. Give ear, O people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable, I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have ...

4417. Song of a Philosopher

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... . Nor does he do so without benefiting thereby. For the more he probes the labyrinths of his mind the closer to God he finds himself. Awesome as the experience is for him, however, it never conjures up fear in him. Instead, it brings him a deep sense of peace. Amazing Grace To begin with, through his self-study the psalmist has learned that the best of life derives from intimate relations between the creature and the Creator - relations which God himself initiates in his own way and time. Here is no Deity ...

4418. Rules For Living

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Robert Allen

... not steal." The ninth commandment demands that we live by truth when it declares, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." And the tenth commandment warns of the peril of greed when it states, "You shall not covet." These commandments make sense because they clearly spell out how we are to relate to people. We are challenged to learn to love other people. In fact, Jesus put it very clearly when he said, "... love your neighbor as yourself." This is a revolutionary concept. Our relationships ...

4419. What Does God Expect Of You?

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Allen

... . Christmas time came and the boys and girls in Miss Thompson’s room brought her some gifts. To her surprise, there was a very crudely wrapped present from Teddy. Opening the package, she discovered a gaudy rhinestone bracelet and a bottle of cheap perfume. Sensing that the other children were beginning to smirk and giggle at the gift, Miss Thompson put the bracelet on and opened the perfume. She put some perfume on her wrist and invited the children to smell by saying, "Doesn’t the perfume smell lovely ...

4420. Decisive Battles With Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... in the seat of scoffers. Each day we encounter temptations which require us to choose between good and evil. There is no once-and-for-all-time choice, because temptations come to us each day and each day we must choose. There is no aspect of life where a sense of control and purpose is more clearly demanded than in a person’s moral character. It is here that we must choose what is right and what is wrong as we battle with temptation. A few years ago, I was in Washington, D.C. to attend some briefings at ...

4421. The State Of The Church

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... anymore. Then, she pointed to one of the church papers with my picture on the front. She said, "I recognized you from your picture. I want you to know that I have prayed for you every day since you were appointed to this church." I was stunned with a sense of humility. She was praying for me. I think I realized in that moment the sheer power there could be for Jesus Christ and his church if every Christian developed a devotional life. We may have forgotten where the source of our real power lays as a church ...

4422. Facing Life’s Central Tests

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Robert Allen

... couple of ways we can face the central tests which come in life. I. We can face the central tests of life with friends. In that hour when doubt and fear were beginning to crowd in on Jesus, he took his disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane. That reaction makes sense to us. When we are desperate, when life seems to be closing in on us, we like to be with people with whom we feel comfortable. We like to be with people we love and who love us. Jesus wanted to be with his friends, so he took them to ...

4423. Five Minutes After Death

Revelation 21:1-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... ones who have gone before us. III. Five minutes after death we will be in the presence of God. I believe with everything that is within me that we are in the presence of God right now. Across the centuries, no experience has been more universal than the sense of Someone greater than ourselves dwelling with us. However, no one has ever seen the presence of God. But no one has ever seen an idea ... No one has ever seen the truth ... No one has ever seen a thought ... No one has ever seen love ... We haven ...

4424. Hector’s Case Against Christmas

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Erskine White

... dark death beyond them. People need to know they aren’t alone in the night, Hector. They need a God beside them with skin on." Hector still wasn’t quite clear on the concept. "Don’t you see?" said Gabriel. "The heart of what ails people is their sense of separation from God. They can’t live as morally and courageously as they want to live because they feel hopelessly cut off from God’s goodness and light. But now God has removed all distance between Himself and His people. Now God has put skin on ...

4425. Jesus Brings People Together

Ephesians 2:14-18

Children's Sermon

Erskine White

... ’t supposed to like anyone with blue eyes. If you have green eyes, you must hate everyone with brown eyes, and so on. They are different from you. They’re bad. You can’t trust them, and they are not as nice as you. Does that make any sense to you? Should we like some people because their eyes are the same color as ours, and not like other people because their eyes are a different color? You probably know that even children have many ways of dividing themselves into groups of friends and enemies. They ...

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