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426. Improving the Light

Illustration

Staff

... 1922, it was discovered that the facial features of Lincoln were grossly distorted by faulty lighting. Corrections were later made, so that viewers may now see that face as it really is. To see a thing clearly, it is important in what light it is seen. If we view life solely in the light of competition and conflict, we are not seeing all of it. If we look upon all other persons strictly in the light of some mean thing somebody once did to us, we are not seeing them as they are. Grotesque caricatures can be ...

427. Power

2 Corinthians 6:7

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... everywhere. One of them caught Dan under his armpit, drew blood and knocked him to the floor. Bob looked down at Dan and said, "Now, Dan, that's power!" Believe it or not, at times that's exactly the way some humans have viewed God's use of power. The nation Israel at one point viewed God as a deity who would take all he could stomach of human nature, let Israel's enemies push her almost to the brink, and then knock everything off the wall and start over. At other times God would take all the irritation ...

428. The Cracking Point

Mark 12:1-12

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... called The Green Pastures.3 It was an attempt to portray in the language of uneducated blacks from the deep South, a vision of God and his heaven. The play opened in New York in February of 1930 and ran for over a year and a half. In Connelly's view of heaven the angels hold some magnificent fish fries. The final scene revolves around just such a fish fry. A large kettle of hot fat has a fire going underneath it. A rustic table is piled high with piles of biscuits and cornbread, and the cooked fish are in ...

429. Death: Commonality Explored

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

... know the final shape of Christ’s Body, once it is visibly united. Again, the Spirit blows at will. Whether one is attracted or not to the primacy of Peter and the place of his successors to John Paul II, such a clear series of transitions offers an important view for all who call themselves Christians. The passage from Matthew 16:18 which says, "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church and the powers of death shall not prevail against it," is there for all of us to read and ...

430. Salvation: Authentic and Powerful

Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) The Rock speaks of authenticity and power, knowing the meaning of salvation in those terms which permeated his entire being. Regardless of where we are in our pilgrimage, have we an unobstructed view there are to be no empty forms, justice and righteousness will not be denied, God’s terms are all that matter, and unconditional repentance is required? Christian unity can never be so complete, as a movement within itself, that it disowns these matters ...

431. The Agony and Ecstasy of Sight

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... his sight. At the same time, it is a story about many people mentally and spiritually blind to the truth of God who in their stubborn refusal will not accept the gift of sight. The key that unlocks the various aspects of this story is John’s view that Jesus is the light of the world come into the world to destroy the darkness. Laidlaw writes: The whole work illustrates not merely in general the success of Christ - the light of the world - in dispelling the darkness of human ills, but more specially the ...

432. I Knew You’d Come

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... all, he started to walk on the water. Then he noticed the wind. He was afraid and started to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he cried out. And at once Jesus reached out and grabbed him. What a parable this is of the frailty of human faith. So many of us view faith exclusively from its human side. We interpret it as determination. Where you set your jaw and double up your fists and say, "I can do it." Now this is an admirable virtue in many areas of life, but in the realm of faith, it is appallingly inadequate. This ...

433. Are You Exercising Your Faith?

Mt 4:1-11 · Phil 3:12 · Gen 32:3

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... but do nothing with it and it will remain flat. Sometime ago I had occasion to fly from Chicago to Albany and the flight plan took me directly over my hometown of Rochester, New York. From my position in the sky there she was - Rochester totally within one view. What utterly amazed me was how shrunken Rochester looked from many miles up, and I could hardly find that twelve block area that I had called home for seventeen plus years. If I had placed my fist in front of my eyes, I would have blocked the whole ...

434. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... is not the kind of predicament that we can dismiss as regrettable and yet forgettable because arrest is a waste. When individuals are under arrest they regress. This condition can lead to complacency or boredom and is, therefore, from the Christian point of view unacceptable. Arrest is no form of stewardship for those who are commissioned to contribute to the welfare of the world. It is incumbent upon us, then, to acknowledge a situation of arrest and then to open our hearts and our minds to those forces ...

435. The Bible, Your Mirror? by Dr. Lawrence L. Lacour

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... on an old-fashioned dresser. Someone had wedged a Gideon Bible in the frame to hold the mirror in place. Thus held in position, the mirror provided a full-length view. Removing the Bible, I discovered that the mirror tipped forward and gave only a partial view. Let us try to understand ourselves from the full biblical pespective. This full biblical view begins with the book of Genesis. Here we learn what kind of persons God created us to be, what we are by nature - what Paul Tillich called "essential man ...

436. Justification and Reconciliation

Romans 3:21-31

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T. A. Kantonen

... answer is the doctrine of justification by faith, set forth in Romans and Galatians. To the Protestant Reformers this doctrine was of such paramount importance that they regarded it as the whole gospel in a nutshell. Modern biblical scholarship has vindicated the Reformers’ view as a valid exposition of the gospel. The heart of the Christian message is indeed the setting right of man’s relation to God on the basis of the work of Christ. The Reformers also understood correctly the meaning of the Pauline ...

437. Chapter VIII

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... . It does not speak just to shop-lifters, embezzlers, or men cleaning out banks at the point of a gun. It focuses its gaze on those who are tempted to misuse their lives, or pilfer other peoples lives, or who rape the earth. In each case, dishonesty stems from a view of life that is out of focus. That faulty vision leads us to organize our modes of living around philosophies that say, "What is yours is mine and I’ll take it," or "What is mine, is mine and I’ll keep it," instead of "What is mine is God ...

438. The Kingdom of God Is a Party

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... about, and I must be sure that this church agrees with me or I cannot join. That subject is abortion." I said to him, "Sir, if you are looking for a church where everybody shares one view on abortion, this is not the church for you. Our people have diverse views. But if you are looking for a church in which people will hear your views respectfully, whether they agree with you or not, this is the church for you." I'm glad to say that he decided to join us. The Bible teaches and I believe firmly that the only ...

439. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... man on the other. It is almost as though the writer is trying to say that our parents are the bridge between God and man. How is this commandment to be acted out in our society today? I would think that it would have an effect upon how we view care for the aging in our society. In our throw away society, all too often the aged are dumped and forgotten. The prevalent attitude today that the government should take care of them because we don’t the time or the inclination is certainly foreign to the Biblical ...

440. The Ten Commandments - Part 3

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

441. Let’s Climb a Mountain

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... take the hike without leaving your seat? Don’t scoff! It can be done. No leg work is required. All you need do is exercise your imagination. So, off we go, up the Sermon on the Mount, crossing the ridge to a lookout that offers us a view of the loftiest peaks of the Mount. Those peaks have a name. Collectively, they are known as the Beatitudes. There are nine of them, clustered in formations of three. They are, some experienced climbers would say, the noblest teachings ever given for the mind of man to ...

442. Let Us Cross To The Other Side

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... We are in the center, asking the questions, feeling that we are uncared for, asking, "What are we doing here?" That question comes at the apparent breaking point. But the breaking point may be the turning point, because we no longer see things just from the human point of view. There is another side. It is with God in the center, raising the questions: "What do you mean, ‘Don’t I care’? Look at my creation. Look at my Son your Savior. Look at me and what I’ve done. Why are you afraid? Where is your ...

443. Strong Faith For Tough Times

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... you a crusader, a pacifist, a just war advocate, or someone who believes we can wage war with international sanctions? By the way, this very day, I have Christian friends who strongly subscribe to each one of these different positions… and they all base their view on their Christian faith and they all document their approach with scripture… So, it can be very confusing. And yet in the complexity and perplexity of it all, I do see some important lessons begging to be learned. I hope and pray that the war ...

444. The Good News of Easter

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... has overwhelmingly proved the historical accuracy of the Gospels. If you need proof or evidence this is what can be offered. After this it is a matter of faith. But this was enough for the disciples. It changed their lives. II Secondly, because of the resurrection our view of death has changed. I like the story of a pastor who on Easter morning was visiting the grave of his parents. He was quietly standing before the headstone when he heard the music blasting from a car radio. He said he could hear the base ...

445. The Heart of the Reformation

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... swinetrough, before the father’s lips are upon his and the father’s arms embrace him. Here, says Luther, is sheer redemptive love, contrary to all law and all reason. Or think of the thief on the cross, whose life from the moral point of view had been such a disgraceful failure that by his own admission he deserved nothing but capital punishment. Yet his plea "Remember me" brings the response "Today you will be with me in paradise" without a word of judgment being spoken. The deep calls unto deep, the ...

446. Smart, Wise, and Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... , and commoners who made up the vast majority of the Corinthian church. He speaks to them as to us when he says: "Now remember what you were when God called you. Few of you were wise, or powerful, or of high social standing from the human point of view. God purposely chose what the world considers nonsense in order to put the wise to shame, and what the world considers weak in order to put the powerful to shame. He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing, in order to destroy ...

447. No Fifth Wheels in God’s Economy

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... am not suggesting that it is a permanent gift for all, though for some it may be. But it is definitely a gift that a person doesn’t have to worry about receiving. I am talking about where you are at right now, in the present. You can view your singleness at this point in your life, as a gift from God. "Some people," Jesus said, "are made eunuchs, (that is, are quite able to function without direct sexual relationships) for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. He who is able to RECEIVE this, let him receive ...

448. What a Star Can't Tell You

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... the shortest on Sunday morning.” I stood there with an artificial smile, trying my best to look cheerful. One of the frustrations of being a pastor who does not have free weekends is that I have to contend with those who do. “You ought to see the view from the top of that mountain,” she said, inadvertently rubbing it in. “It’s beautiful up there. Peaceful, too.” Then she said the line I’ve heard a hundred times. “To tell you the truth, Reverend, I feel much closer to God up on that mountain ...

449. Divide and Destroy

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... for the Sunday sermon. In the season of Advent it is especially rare to hear a sermon centered on a Pauline letter. One reason why this is the case is that many people, including preachers, possess a rather narrow perception of “the gospel.” They view the gospel as divided into four quantities and share a story from one of the four canonical Gospels. Consequently the appointed passage is taken from one of these four Gospels and becomes the subject of the Sunday sermon. Certainly the good news or “joy ...

450. Sustaining the Weary with a Word

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... myself through the eyes of my enemies which have been shamed and disgraced by what they have done to me? Why should I adopt the mindset and viewpoint of my enemies whose purpose is to desecrate and destroy what is God’s? To view myself with shame and disgrace is to view myself as the perpetrator of crimes. It is to see myself as my enemy sees me and that is without love, mercy, or compassion. Why should I give my enemy the authority to determine and dictate how I shall see myself and how I shall see him ...

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