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John 11:17-37

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... verse in the Bible - two words that tell the whole story of human tragedy and grief and tears. The words stand out in a kind of stark simplicity on the page as you look at it: "Jesus wept." Jesus wept! I don’t pretend to presume to know the ... the time comes when we must be separated and turn our backs on all of the happy years of love that we have spent together, what kind of tribute would it be to each other, if we acted as though the only thing that counted was ESCAPE from the pain of grief?" Love ...

427. Chapter X

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... house of bondage. You will have no other gods before me." The second one then begins, "You will not make for yourself a graven image ..." Such a dissection seems to me to be most questionable. The second half of that Commandment is only a description of a kind of idolatry that can develop when you put anything before God. Whether you are setting up figures of cast metal, or carved wood, or are constructing a mental idol made between your ears, the thrust of these verses is to tell you to put a stop to it ...

428. A Man Who Wanted to Burn a City

Luke 9:46-50

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... anger" these days. But sometimes people become over-zealous, over-earnest in their conviction - to the point of intolerance. "Everybody else is wrong," they say, "If you don’t agree with me in every little detail, you can’t be right." Jesus was not that kind of a person. He was tolerant and understanding, sympathetic and sensitive, and in this particular case, he tried to calm down John. The danger, for the most part, in the Church today is not that of having too much conviction, but too little. Our ...

429. LORD, I BELIEVE

John 9:35-41

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... the problems which face us here and now. Christ came to earth at Christmas incarnate, as the visible sign that He was involved in life here. He made the workshop a sanctuary. He made the marketplace an avenue to God. He showed that God is not found in some mysterious kind of contemplation, but in the whole arena of life; and our job is to fight the good fight of faith in that whole arena. I get so sick and tired, and I heard it again the other day on one of our local talk programs over the air, of someone ...

430. Behold! Chariots of Fire!

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... Elisha is asking that the spirit which was given to Elijah be his now, transferred from the prophet to the disciple. He is requesting the rights of the first born. At this point, we are on more familiar ground. Most of us here have been a party to these kinds of rituals of conferral. We stand in the driveway and watch as a son or daughter motors away for the first time alone. The keys are no longer in our possession. They have been given away, and with them has been given a double share of our spirit. There ...

431. Lord, I Want To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Brett Blair

... that we say when we comprehend something? We say: Oh, I see. This was the sight that Bartimaeus had. He physically lacked sight, but he still saw further than most. II The first blindness then is represented by Bartimaeus. It was a literal blindness. The second kind of blindness in the story relates to the men who followed Jesus the disciples. When Jesus began his way into Jerusalem, he told the twelve of the dreadful things that would soon befall all of them. It was not the only time he spoke of the coming ...

432. The Second Naiveté: Babies, Angels, Shepherds, And God

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... the Armenian massacre, the Gulag Archipelago, the Holocaust, and the blood- baths of Cambodia's Pol Pot regime? Has God read the tabloids or does he peruse only the news that is fit to print? Is God naive, or what? Not naive, says Paul, but exceedingly humble and kind. Not naive, says Paul, but patient and forgiving. Not naive, says Paul, but willing to take a chance again on humanity, and to take a chance this time not so much on Moses or Isaiah or Jeremiah, but to take a chance in one he would come to ...

433. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... very ill with the flu and, as a result, had missed ten days of school. "Without any fanfare or complaints," his Christian classmate carefully collected all his class assignments and took time away from his own studies to help him catch up. The premed student told Palmer, "You know, this kind of thing just isn't done. I wanted to know what made this guy act the way he did. I even found myself asking if I could go to church with him." (5) A small act of love, but a friend saw Jesus there. And so you and I are ...

434. All Dressed Up

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... AND THE SHIELD OF FAITH. A Roman soldier's boots were supposed to be sturdy, and they were supposed to grip well, on all kinds of surfaces. When he wore his boots, he didn't worry about keeping his footing ” just as the Gospel gives us firm footing as ... of this world itself, which is often mean, and ugly, and unkind. It can make us feel dirty and alone and helpless. But there's a kind lady in this world. She's the Church! The Church of Jesus Christ! And the Church bathes us in the waters of baptism. And the ...

435. Be Careful How You Walk

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... with wine, for that is debauchery...." In other words, use your head! Don't do anything stupid! Don't foul up your life! I sound like a nagging parent, don't I? I hope I sound like a loving parent. You see, there are all kinds of foolishness. Some kinds can be avoided, some can't. A colonel frowned impatiently as he watched a young lieutenant drill his platoon. Sweat was beginning to bead on the young lieutenant's forehead. His voice showed the strain of his superior's scrutiny. He attempted to direct his ...

436. He Is Who He Says He Is

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

King Duncan

... you can do for us. We have a fellow here in town who looks like Hubert Humphrey. He sounds like Hubert Humphrey. He even thinks he is Hubert Humphrey. Now, if you should run into him, don't give him any money, but please be nice to him, because we kind of like him and he doesn't do any harm." Lord then went back into the store and said, "Hubert, there's a bus load of California tourists out there just dying to meet you." Hubert roared out and proceeded to shake hands with every person on the bus. Afterward ...

437. What's The Matter? Are You Blind?

John 9:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... of any sort or is different from us in some way? Don't we shy away? Don't we hurriedly pass on by? Not out of any kind of ill feelings but simply because we don't know how to react. We're afraid we will say the wrong thing. I enjoyed reading about a ... But you say, "Pastor, I don't need healing. My relationship with my spouse is just fine. My health is just fine. I'm not in any kind of pain right now. I don't need Jesus'healing." Maybe not, but we don't want to miss the central teaching of this chapter of John ...

438. Generous Religion

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... you? Even ˜sinners' lend to ˜sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you." (NIV) THERE IS ...

439. I Love You, Man!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... relationships as the norm. In restoring her faith in Jesus Christ, she discovered the wonder of being assured that she was loved. We all hunger for that assurance, don't we? Is there any place in this world that we can go besides to other people to find that kind of love? One place we can look is the Word of God. When I think about how the Bible assures me that Jesus loves me, I see several pictures. I see Jesus, against the counsel of his disciples, take up little children in his arms and bless them. I ...

440. Help For Hurting Dads

Galatians 3:15-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... worse. By the time he died, I can honestly say we were friends." (2) Some Dads have problems that prevent them from being the kind of Dads they should be. Some Dads never had a model for the loving, sympathetic father that their children crave. Some Dads are full ... we need to see: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BUILD NEW BRIDGES. If you see yourself in Dave's Dad, if you regret being the kind of Dad you've been, it's not too late to change and begin again. And if you are estranged from your Dad, whatever the reason, ...

441. Clean Hands and Dirty Hearts

Matthew 15:1-20

Children's Sermon

King Duncan

... a certain way before they ate. If they didn't abide by the rules, they thought they were not clean. They called it being "unclean." Jesus told them that wasn't the correct way to look at it. He said that what goes into the stomach doesn't determine what kind of a person you are. If you eat veggies, it doesn't make you a good person or if you eat donuts, it doesn't mean that you are a bad person. Jesus said what matters is what comes from your heart. If ...

442. A Father Pleased With His Son

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a man like my daddy.' Few things in my life have ever touched me as those words did, or have given me a greater impulse to dedication. What kind of a man was I going to be, if I was to be the pattern for my boy?" (2) Rufus Jones became a great man partially because ... and approved of--if you say frequently, "I'm proud of you or I'm glad I am your parent or I thank God you are the kind of person you are," that child will live up to those expectations. But if you tell a child that he or she is no good, if you ...

443. On Panicking Close to Shore

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... have none of it. Instead, He slipped away from the crowds to be by Himself. Yes, He had come as the Messiah, but not the kind of Messiah they were expecting. As George MacDonald wrote: They all were looking for a king To slay their foes and lift them high; ... prey of fears, I take it for granted that I am expressing the case of most people. I cannot remember the time when a dread of one kind or another was not in the air.” I can relate to those words, and I have a hunch that you can, too. We all have our ...

444. On Being in the Wrong Place

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Calvary. And he begins to question them further. “Who are these men?” “The only one I know is the radical rabbi from Galilee.” “What is he charged with?” “Blasphemy. He claims to be the Messiah; he calls Himself the Son of God. We’ll see what kind of Messiah He turns out to be!” Now, Simon is really curious. He elbows his way through the seething, surging crowd. He wants a ringside seat at this spectacular event. Little did he know how much involved in it he was going to become before the ...

445. God's Timing or Our Timing -The Tension of Time

James 4:13-17

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... go; first of all in your own home. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next-door neighbor . . . Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God''s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting. What would you say to your spouse or children if you only had five minutes left to live? Now, don''t waste time--say it to them today. As James instructs in verse 17, "Not only is it ...

446. With a Little Help from My Friends

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... lunch--and leave her behind. When Mike heard this, he found Heather and talked her into going to lunch with him so she wouldn’t find out what her friends had planned. “I know it was a little thing,” says Heather Floyd, “but what he did was so kind and unselfish. He really cared about my feelings. It just showed me what it means to be a real friend.” (5) What we believe can have an impact on our families and our friends. What you and I believe can also have an impact on complete strangers. I have ...

447. A Guiding Presence

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... I would be less than truthful if I didn’t say that these are very difficult times for the Whitakers. We’re still dealing with the trauma of Whit’s loss of his job. The anger, the resentment. The “why us” rising in us from time to time like some kind of specter, a specter that will not die. It is just here that you have helped me tremendously. As I learn to use prayer, not only as an access to the Father, but as a defense against the forces that would destroy his loving plan for my life. When the ...

448. The Family: A Place For Persons

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... came over and said, "Whaddle-ya-have?" Fred said, "May I see the menu?" “What do you want a menu for? We have soup.”“Well, what kind of soup do you have?”The fellow with the greasy apron said, "Soup, do you want soup?"Fred said, "That's what I was going ... order. Give me some soup." Well he brought the soup, and Fred put the spoon to the soup and, yuck -- it was the most awful -- kind of gray looking -- it was so bad that he couldn't eat it. But he said he just sat there with his hands cupped over it ...

449. My Stress Is Killing Me! -- Is It?

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... could happen to them -- to realize that their teenage son was a junkie. But there is a sense in which it was the best thing that could happen to them -- according to their witness. It changed their life. It turned them into ministers to others who are experiencing the same kind of family trauma. So that's the first word. Crises change us. II. Now a second suggestion. Worry ceases to be a weight when we wait on the Lord. Let me say it again. Worry ceases to be weight -- w-e-i-g-h-t -- when we wait -- w-a ...

450. The Grace Question: Are You A Teacher...and Yet Do Not Understand?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... put her crutches by a chair nearby, sat down in another chair and spent the evening watching the others dance. All the time smiling, but who knows the pain that was going on inside. My friend, Norman Neaves, who tells the story says, "The music was the kind that peals the skin off your face and overloads the auditory nerve, and the floor was full of teenagers moving with the rhythm." Then a very special thing happened. In the middle of the dance program that evening, a slow number was played by the band ...

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