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4851. Which Parade Are You In?

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... section of the village, in which lived an old woman and her sick son. He watched as the rabbi deposited the wood, which was enough for a week, at the old woman’s door and then quietly return to his home. The story concludes with the newcomer staying in the village to become a disciple of the rabbi. And the story ends like this: whenever he hears one of his fellow villagers say, “On Friday morning our rabbi ascends all the way to heaven,” the newcomer quietly adds, “if not higher.” (2) Jesus came ...

4852. Dying To Live

Isaiah 43:16-21

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... from the inside, to come out of the darkness and into the light, we are able to experience a beauty beyond words. It is difficult for us to come out from the inside. We are more comfortable in the dark, in our sins, in our past. It is easier to stay inside our doors of shame and only daydream about what life would be like outside the door. But what would happen if we would open the door and experience the light of a new beginning? What would happen if we were willing to come out of the darkness and see ...

4853. Can You Hear It?

Isaiah 50:4-9a

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... Spirit stands at the door and knocks, the bustle of the household drowns out the sound of his knocking.[3] How painfully true. In addition to those whose chaotic schedules drown out God, there are some who intentionally drown out their need for God. They stay busy, knowing that if they are quiet too long, they may discover the existential pain within — the pain of being disconnected to God. They may discover a large gap between what they are and what God has created them to become. They may discover the ...

4854. Wounded Healers

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... something which I will never forget. He remarked that it is truly awesome that people can come to the foot of the cross and be overcome and saved by the love and suffering of Christ — a love that truly died for our sins. Then Archbishop Tutu continued, “Some Christians stay at the foot of the cross and never climb up on the cross to see what Jesus sees.”[3] This is where being a wounded healer begins — climbing up on the cross to see what Jesus sees and to feel what Jesus feels. I need to warn you ...

4855. In the Event of Power Failure

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... for living. The whole Bible bears witness to this incredible truth. In the New Testament there are numerous references that specifically mention the power of Christ. Just take your pick. Here are some of my favorites: “I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” — Luke 24:49 “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power.” — Ephesians 6:10 “Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish ...

4856. More Beyond

Acts 16:16-34

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... with God’s help were able to seize an opportunity. They transformed their cell into a sanctuary, and their jailer came to the altar. They did not fight evil with evil but overcame evil with good. Paul and Silas had a choice, and now we have a choice. We can stay locked up in our own prison, or we can seize the opportunity that God has created out of opposition. Let us pray that God will help each of us look opposition in the face and say with unwavering courage: I will be untouched in the midst of fire I ...

4857. Good to Great

Ezekiel 45:3-5

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... because his wife would not have it upstairs! Well, that old fisherman was right on many levels. You never catch anything worth having in the shallows. Anything worth having must be found at the deep end. In order to find the inspiration we need we can’t stay at the shallow end of life. We must go deeper. The Bible teaches us this over and over again. There is a great passage in Ezekiel that tells of a profound vision the prophet had of the Temple. Ezekiel was sharing this vision with the exiles who ...

4858. I Wonder Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

Romans 8:28-29

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... can’t control the fact that bad things will happen to us. They just do, and one day we will find out why. But the one thing we can control is how we respond to the bad things that happen to us. We can get bitter or better! We can stay angry at life and at God and never move on, or we can give our pain to God and allow him to do something beautiful with it. If we choose what God can do through our pain, we will be able to say with confidence: I will be untouched in ...

4859. Three Things You Can Count On

Mark 13:24-37

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... love her and she can trust us. When we pick her up and put her on the bed she knows we love her and she can trust us. One day Brandy took PJ out to use the bathroom. Up to this point we didn’t use a leash because she stayed contained in a particular area. But on this particular day she sensed a bird and blindly ran after it. She ended up jumping over the sea wall! I heard Brandy scream and I ran out. I saw Brandy climbing over the sea wall and rescuing PJ. PJ’s tongue was ...

4860. While You Wait

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... We will get back to that in a second. “Prepare the way, make straight paths for him” — the image here is one of cleaning your house for an honored guest. You clean every corner and crevice, making sure everything is spotless so the Queen of England would be pleased to stay there. What John is saying is that we need to make room for Christ in our lives. We need to clear the clutter out and make our heart a place that Christ is pleased to dwell. What does this have to do with waiting on God and get-ting ...

4861. The Wind

Mark 1:4-11

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... from anyone or anything. Then one day all that bitterness crumbled to the ground. His heart was changed. Craddock wondered what caused the man to change and someone suggested to him it was the wind. I understand the mysterious power of the wind. My wife and I were staying with some friends. I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of chimes outside the window. I said, “What is that?” My wife answered, “Well, it’s the wind!” I heard about a church that was about to close its doors. It was ...

4862. Mission Possible!

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... …” In Mark 16:15, Jesus’ last words were “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.” In Luke 24:47, 49, Jesus’ last words were “repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations… stay here… until you have been clothed with power from on high.” We have been given the power of the Holy Spirit to trans-form the world for Jesus. We have the same power the early church had. But here is the key: We must do something with this ...

4863. The Great Omission

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... ascends to the Father, Jesus’ last words to his followers were no, “Go and find a comfortable church and have covered dish dinners.” His last words were not, “Go and sing the songs you like in worship.” He didn’t say, “Be good little boys and girls. Stay out of trouble.” He didn’t say, “Keep in touch through prayer as often as you can” or “Don’t skip church too often.” He does not say, “Try to do some good every once in a while.” No. What does he say? “Go and make disciples ...

4864. Defeating Discouragement

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... -tack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near-death experience. During that experience she saw God and asked if this was it. God said, “No, you have another thirty years to live.” Upon her recovery she decided to just stay in the hospital and have a face lift, liposuction, Botox, tummy tuck, the works. She even had someone come in and change her hair color. She never liked the way she looked, so she figured since she had another thirty years she might as well make the ...

4865. Does Prayer Make Any Diﬀerence?

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... suggestion for you. If you do what I am about to suggest you will experience the difference that prayer can make in your life. For the next seven days start your day with prayer. It doesn’t have to be a long time, just five to ten minutes. You can stay in your bed, sit in a chair, or do it at the breakfast table. Get a devotional or turn to your favorite pas-sage of scripture. Read the devotional or scripture passage. When you find that you are quiet on the inside, pray, “Lord, I want to get to know ...

4866. Unstoppable Love

Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... you show up on time and improve the bottom line.” Ask the economy, “Will you love me?” The economy will reply, “Sure, as long as you have a job and can pay your bills.” Ask the culture, “Will you love me?” The culture will reply, “Sure, as long as you stay young and do everything you can to impress others.” It is amazing to me how many folks will continue to look for love in all the wrong places. As a minister I have a front row seat to people’s lives and I have never seen a job, a toy ...

4867. Prayer Changes Things

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... a resentful heart. If you are choosing not to forgive someone, remember you are poisoning your soul and preventing God to move in your life and answer your prayers. If you are having trouble forgiving someone, then try praying for them every day. It is difficult to stay angry at someone you are praying for every day. Soon your attitude toward the person will change and the big mountain of resentment in your heart will dissolve. There is power in prayer! Back in the mid 1800s there lived a man by the name of ...

4868. True North

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... the other laws.” The Pharisee was a lot like people today who see religion as a set of rules and laws and God as the punisher of those who break the rules. I know many folks who grew up thinking that religion was about following the rules and staying out of trouble. “Don’t do this and don’t do that!” Maybe you sat in church terrified. Maybe you went to private religious school and have bad memories of teachers punishing you for being bad. Maybe you still find it hard to shake those memories and ...

4869. Pop Verses: Proverbs 3:5-6

Proverbs 3:5-6

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... a farm in Ohio. And he raised Chickens, and he had this chicken house. And everything was fine on this farm, except that every night the rooster would crow in the middle of the night and wake everybody up. And this frustrated the Bishop so much that he decided to stay up all night one night and find out what was causing this rooster to crow in the middle of the night. And he discovered what the problem was. You see, there was a train that would come around a curve around 2 am and flash it’s lights on the ...

4870. If There is A God, Why Is There Suffering In the World?

Jeremiah 12:1, Romans 8:18-28

Sermon

Charley Reeb

... visiting a family in another church I served. The mother and kids had been coming to the church for awhile and wanted to learn more about it. The father never came with them to church. I sat in the living room with the mother and kids while the father stayed in the den watching television. It was clear he did not want to speak with me. After visiting with the mom and kids we started to wrap up our conversation. As soon as I stood up the father walked into the living room and said, “You want to know ...

4871. Giving and Receiving

Matthew 14:22-33

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... a position of power. If too much of any good thing becomes a bad thing, it is equally true that too little of a good thing is also bad. One of the hopes I have for our world in the days ahead is that not only will we "learn to stay in the boat," but also that we will "learn to walk on the water," which is simply another way of saying that all of us need to experience growth in those places where we are underdeveloped and thus move toward the fully functioning human condition that is God's will ...

4872. Playing One Hand

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Sermon

Tom Garrison

... on" in any creative endeavor. Not everything we would like to do are we able to do because of factors beyond our control, but some good does come from our efforts; in fact, enough good that we do not "grow weary in well-doing," but faithfully stay with the process and keep at the task. This is the stance of authentic maturity, in my judgment, and one that can be hopefully applied to all the creative ventures in which one finds oneself involved. Be it a marriage, a business venture, whatever, the double ...

4873. Divine Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... gave it away to others because they needed it. The tenants needed to give in order to remember who they were: grateful guests who received their lives like the gifts they were and turned around and gave themselves to others. The tenants killed the son too but he would not stay dead. To this day he is still haunting the vineyard, reminding us that we are God's guests. We are welcome to everything on the earth as long as we remember who it belongs to and how to care for it. We can love all of it as our own ...

4874. Smother Love

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Kristin Borsgard Wee

... ?" I was shocked. "What are my plans?" I repeated like a parrot. I couldn't believe my ears. My luggage was right there in front of him. Hadn't he heard me at all? I realized then how much he did not want me to go. He wanted me to stay home with him. Smother love is common in our society. We see it in parents who do not put limits on their children. We see it in the husband who loves his wife so much he does everything for her, so she becomes helpless when he dies. We see it ...

4875. Being a True Disciple

John 8:31-36

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... began to live a sordid life. Her husband divorced her. She returned to Europe to live the life of a socialite in Paris. In 1948 she read that Albert Schweitzer, a man she read about as a little girl, was making one of his periodic trips to Europe and was staying in the town of Gunsbach. She went to visit him, he invited her to dinner, and by the end of the day she discovered what her life had been lacking. He invited her to come to Africa to work in his hospital. She went and there in Lambarene the girl ...

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