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451. The Aim Of Preaching: To Bestow The Kiss Of Life

John 20:19-23

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James Angell

... more and save us from becoming a silent valley of bleached bones. During the same trip that took us to London, then to Wakefield, England, to live for six weeks and to relearn a few things about the War of the Roses and the Royal Duke of York, we had stopped in New York to show our kids some of the special sights there, including a by-night look at the big city from the top of the Empire State Building. There, at the top, I found a plaque on which these words by MacKinley Kantor had been inscribed - and ...

452. To Be Somebody

Luke 19:1-10

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... that for all his striving to be a somebody, he was still a nobody. Was the crowd laughing at him? Let 'em laugh. He was sick and tired of himself. He’d heard of this man who befriended sinners. He wanted a peek at him. III Was he surprised! Jesus stopped and looked up and said, "Zaccheus!" (Jesus knew his name!) And then he said, "Be quick and come down." What for? Did Jesus also think it was silly for the superintendent of taxes in the top district of the country to be perching in a tree? If he’d said ...

453. The Beginning of the End

Luke 9:57-62

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... to those at my home." Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." (Luke 9:51-62) The people on the tour bus were not prepared for the hostility they encountered when they stopped in a small village in Samaria. They had visited Hebron before going to the north, and there they were met with hostile stares from the Palestinians who were in the town. But in Hebron, Israeli forces seemed to be everywhere, almost turning the ancient city into an armed ...

454. Advancers Over Decliners

Luke 19:11-27

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... for that. A risk on our part is appropriate. That may mean saying to a neighbor with a bleeding heart, "Come, let me share it with you. I know a Lord who heals." Or it may mean saying, "The pathway you are taking, what you are doing, is wrong! Stop it. Stop it now. I know a Savior who can get things turned around.” It may mean saying to the members of your comfortable and cozy fellowship at church, "We are not here to preserve the faith. We can preserve it only when we share it." It may mean many things ...

455. Formula for Life

Amos 5:1-17

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... ? In other words, do we think we have arrived at all the truth we need to know? Or are we open and receptive to further revelations of truth and reality? It is important to be committed to the highest we know, but there is no stopping place in this commitment. Because the Creator God is still alive, and presumably still creating, our commitment must not become static, as though set in concrete. The Holy Spirit cannot continue its lifegiving work with a closed mind or a comatose conscience. Jesus, in the ...

456. If Only We Would Let God Mold Us ...

Jeremiah 18:1--19:15

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Wallace H. Kirby

... older." The necessary arrangements were made for John to be admitted to the hospital the next week, and we went home with the tremendous task of explaining to a three-year-old child why his ears must hurt more right now so that they could get well and stop hurting altogether. Adults who understand the necessity and value of surgery still dread it when they have to face it. How much more frightening it must be to a child who does not understand why the pain is necessary to save his life, or in this case, his ...

457. Faith-Filled Living

Luke 17:1-10

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... and all along the way the boy thought he was a priest, and he felt safe and secure in the padre’s presence. When they got to the village, the lad gave one final squeeze to the hand of the "priest" before running happily to his own home. Guiness stopped there in the village square to think. He was deeply moved. The boy had trusted him because he wore the uniform of a priest. He had believed that this "priest" was his father in God, and he had trusted him. Then and there, Guiness realized that there was a ...

458. God Is Good But Not Easy

Luke 18:1-8

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... relate to God rather than to use God. Of course, it is a vicious cycle. The times when we are most likely to turn to God are the times when we want something, and yet if we turn to God just to make a deal, we are tempted to stop there. When this happens we do not experience God’s goodness. The goodness of God is experienced in the long-term friendship rather than in the short-term deal. In our daily, persistent relationship to God in prayer, worship and service, we gradually learn that the goodness of our ...

459. New Help on an Old Question

Luke 20:27-40

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... for him as a doctor and as a Christian who practiced his faith daily. Later that day she sat in a chair in his office wringing a handkerchief that was already wet with her tears. She explained to the doctor that she could not endure her bereavement. She talked without stopping, and he let her talk. After a while the anxious, rambling questions ceased, and with a new clarity she asked, "Will I ever see my son again? Will I be with him in heaven? Will I know him, and will he know me? Will we be mother and son ...

460. Easter 2

Acts 5:17-42, Revelation 1:4-8, Revelation 1:9-20, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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... things? This is a very controversial subject in our day. The Apostles faced the question when they were commanded by the State to stop preaching. They teach us that there are times when disobedience to the State is obedience to God. In the final analysis the ... to grow today, and needs to recover the spirit of the first community. 1. Growth is God's plan for all life a. When we stop growing, we start to die b. Just as we expect our bodies to grow, we ought to expect our congregation to grow 1. In numbers ...

461. PROPER 13

Lk 12:13-21 · Col 3:1-11 · Ecc 1:2; 2:18-26 · 2 Ki 13:14-20a

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John R. Brokhoff

... . B. The arrow of execution: "Shoot" - v. 17. Effort must be made to reach the goal: work, fight, pray. C. The arrow of victory: "The Lord's arrow of victory" - v. 17. Through us God fights our battles for victory over our enemies. 2. Don't Stop Now! 13:18-19. Need: Many battles are lost, many projects are incomplete, many books are not finished, many causes are lost because those who started with enthusiasm lost heart and patience. Persistence is the price of victory in every field of endeavor. This Lesson ...

462. Forgiveness Forever

Matthew 18:21-35

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... been forgiven. Who must forgive? The very same one. Forgiveness is not a dam. It is a pipeline. It is not intended to be stopped up, but channeled on. Then one samples the kingdom of heaven. Let me offer you one such sampling this morning through an imaginary letter ... ll bet, that you could spit in his face. I'm your father, son, and it hurts me to see you going through this. If I could stop the hurt, or even take it on myself, I would; but you've already figured out that life isn't that simple. I do want you ...

463. He Lights Up My Life!

Exodus 33:12-23

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... ." In other words, "All right, I'll go with you!" When our daughter, Jodi, was very little, about three years old, she would often ask, as we'd pass the Dairy Queen, "Daddy, could we stop, could we?" And her daddy would always say, "Yes." But there were times when he did not stop, and Jodi would cry and question, "But, daddy, you said we could stop!" "I know," her daddy would respond, "I said we could, but I didn't say we would!" Moses knew all along God could go with them, but he was not so sure he would ...

464. Seeing the Wonder Around Us

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... have seen the wonder of what is all around us here." Here we are this morning, you and I; here we have paused in the worship of God. During past days, in the ventures of our living, we have traveled our own steep and winding trails. But here we stop to see where we are, to view the landscape through which we are passing, to breathe in the majesty of this circumstance in which our life is lived. In part, this is what worship is: seeing what otherwise we would miss, getting our eyes for a little while off ...

465. A Pause for Direction

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You are traveling by automobile in country which is strange to you. You are unsure of where you are, uncertain which way to go. So you stop at a service station, and you say to the attendant, "I've never been here before: can you help me with some information, please?" After getting some direction and starting on your way, you think: This is my life, any single day of it. Whatever the day is, I've ...

466. Come and Find Rest

Matthew 11:25-30

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... regulations on their food, clothes, how they farmed, and so on. The taxes were overpowering. To these people Jesus said: "Come to me. Stop being burdened by law and accept your salvation by grace, the grace that I give you." These words speak to us as well. ... on the cross for the sins of all who will say yes to him as Lord of their lives. These words tell us that we can stop worrying about "doing it right" and can rely on his grace and love instead. We can rest in Christ’s love. Matthew 12, verses 29 and ...

467. Return to Jerusalem

Acts 20:7-12

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... , while Paul preferred to come by land. The cruise that follows sounds like one of today’s luxury trips among the Greek islands - past Lesbos, Chios and Samos and on to Miletus, which was south of Ephesus. For reasons unknown, Paul had chosen not to stop at Ephesus or to go into the city. Instead he summoned the elders from the Ephesian congregation to meet him at Miletus, about thirty miles away. Either Paul was still fearful of harm if he ventured back into Ephesus; or he felt so strong an attachment ...

468. Jeopardy, by Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:9-32

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Richard F. Bansemer

... lavishly. Like children we squeal with delight over the new TV, the new home, the new car, the new "whatever" until it bursts and the bubble of gas escapes. Then comes the reckoning, the moment of grief when the pretty "things" are gone, and God says: "Stop crying. Stop wanting those things all over again. Grow up. Put away childish things. I have a plan - a grand design, and you are part of it! I have a purpose for living you’ve never dreamed about. An idea so tremendous that all these things I’ve ...

469. "It’s Time to Send Christmas Cards"

2 Samuel 7:1-17

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Peter Rudowski

... for God. I’ll build Him a gigantic house of cedar." Cedar was the most expensive and elegant building material that you could get in those days. David’s uncomfortableness was going to give God that house. What a way to say thank you! David’s uncomfortableness makes him stop and look at God. Perhaps God’s answer to David was even more surprising. "I don’t want a big house," God answers. "A big house would make me uncomfortable. I want to live in a tent so that I can move from here to there. I want ...

470. "American Express Traveler’s Cheques ..."

Luke 24:13-35

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Peter Rudowski

... find answers? What are we to do? Our story goes on to say that as the debate continues, suddenly there is a third party present. That third party can be the man who stands behind the desk and counsels our young couple to slow down. It is the man who stops and asks questions so that things can be put in their proper perspective. It is a person who stands outside of a situation and says, "Have you ever looked at it this way before?" The man is a consultant. The man is a counsellor. The person who enters the ...

471. Reach Out and Touch Someone

Acts 2:1-13

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Peter Rudowski

... someone," the ad says to us. It’s a good idea. If I think about that particular ad, the one that moves me the most is a very big, heavy-set woman saying to her husband over dinner, "Joey called tonight." With fork midway between plate and mouth, her husband stops and says, "What’s wrong?" She says, "Nothing. He just called to say he loves me." Then the tears come to her eyes and roll down her face. "He reached out and he touched me; I love him for it." "Reach out and touch someone" is a very effective ...

472. What Does It Mean To "Believe"?

Romans 4:1-25

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Dennis Kastens

... you do about Christ. They do not for a moment doubt his deity, but their faith is purely intellectual. It does not change their lives, and their doom is certain; therefore, they tremble. The second step will save no one, and yet that is where multitudes stop. They take the second step, but not the third. Hence they are not yet saved. III. Trust: The third step and the only step that saves, Luther designated by the simple word "trust." The correct and most explicit translation of Acts 16:31 - the response to ...

473. Journey To The Cross II: Jesus And The Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

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James W. Moore

... and when no one seemed to be looking she reached out tentatively, fearfully, and touched the hem of His robe… At once, the hemorrhaging stopped. For the first time in 12 years, the flow of blood stopped. Jesus simultaneously felt or sensed that something special had happened… it was a unique touch… and He felt strength go out of Him. Immediately, Jesus stopped. He turned around and asked, “Who touched me?” The disciples were astonished by the question in the midst of all the pushing and shoving ...

474. A Daughter of Jacob

Matthew 15:21-28

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Richard Hoefler

... to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But he intends these words also for the woman. She gets the point. She stops her emotional tantrums, comes to Jesus, and falls meekly at his feet. She realizes that she is not of the house of Israel ... story about Jesus. But he noticed that every time he witnessed to Christ, he lost a little bit of his own faith. But this did not stop him; he kept right on testifying to everyone he met until he had just enough faith left for himself. The temptation to witness was so ...

475. A STORY OF THE FIERY FURNACE

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Marcia Miller

... #1: He has ruled before, too. And we are still plagued by the Sons of Abraham and their one God. This has been going on for four years. And they keep gaining power. They will soon have your job, if we aren’t careful and they aren’t stopped. COUNSELOR #2: Not our jobs. We were their teachers. Can the students be wiser than their teachers? COUNSELOR #1: So some ask. Look at the facts, however. See what has been done. This may be our last chance. [The music is heard again. This time the TWO COUNSELORS ...

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