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476. Will My Ship Sink or Float?

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... while visiting a mental hospital, where each had a parent. They fell in love and were married. They wanted children. But they were afraid of the insanity that was on each side of the family. They came to me and asked, ‘Can you help us find a child to adopt? We don’t want you to find us a beautiful, healthy child. Please find us a handicapped child, because we know what it means, and we want to give such a child a chance.’ " "I found them Meg," the doctor said. "They found Peter on their own. They came ...

477. Shepherding One Another in a Collapsing World

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... for their saving Die for their life, be offered for them all. Now in verse 4 and 5 of the Scripture Paul explains his great sorrow over the Jews’ rejection of the Gospel, and therefore, the refection of life: "(These) are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ come ..." How could they? How could they reject their own Messiah whom God ...

478. A Daughter of Jacob

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... as a trial of faith. He was simply testing her in order to discover the quality or strength of her faith. If she was worthy of being helped, then he would do something for her. William Taylor, for example, writes, "As regards the woman, the course adopted by the Lord was well fitted to test her faith. He would prove whether she were really as earnest as she seemed to be."5 Others strongly disagree. Lenskie says, "Jesus did not keep this woman on ‘tenterhooks’ for the purpose of making her faith stretch ...

479. Genuine Imitations

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... see him most clearly as we imitate his deeds of love. Several years ago, the competition between the world’s two largest soft drink manufacturers became so intense and the two products looked and tasted so much alike that the older of the two companies adopted as its slogan, "It’s the Real Thing." Apparently, the Coca-Cola Company was afraid that Pepsi Cola had come so close to imitating its product that consumers wouldn’t know the difference unless they were told which was the original and which was ...

480. A SERMON-DRAMA FOR EPIPHANY

Drama

Tom Eberle

... result of a complex historical development. The festival of Epiphany predated the observance of Christmas. It was originally not a festival of the birth of Christ, but a celebration of the "shining forth" (Epiphany) of God in Christ. The Eastern Orthodox churches adopted the Western Christmas observance as a festival of the birth of Christ in addition to their older Epiphany season. When the festival of Epiphany was carried to the church at Rome, the story of the wise men became separated from the Christmas ...

481. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... a situation of arrest and then to open our hearts and our minds to those forces that will liberate us - the forces of truth, the forces of courage, the forces of trust; in short those forces that we associate with the Spirit of the Living God. Or to adopt a Pauline metaphor, our task then is one of being "set free from ... bondage to decay" and obtaining "the glorious liberty of the children of God." When we feel trapped by our sin, it is the heartfelt knowledge of God’s grace that liberates us. When we ...

482. Are You Still Frightened of the Dark?

Genesis 1:1-5 · John 1:4-5 · Psalm 139:11-12

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... fear and reported to me that she never went to bed without leaving a light on. The themes of light and darkness, of course, are in no way new themes on the scene. They have held a fascination for people since primitive times. And along the way, biblical faith adopted these themes and used them in expressing the nature of life’s faith. My purpose then is to help us all understand how we can utilize these two themes in an expanding and in a deepening religious faith. It can be said right off the bat that we ...

483. AWAKE, MY SOUL, AND SING!

Drama

Marcia Miller

... king. Awake, and hear the songs that ring: For Jesus’ birth we sing. READER 2: But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent for his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under that law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. READER 1: And the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. READER 2: The purpose of his life was that men might believe on him. He is the Savior of the world. READER 1: Awake, shepherds, and hear The music of good ...

484. Converting the Converted

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , area of life by area. According to this, it is possible for a Christian to say that there never was a time when he did not know himself as a Christian. One can be born one day and the next day can be baptized into Christ. By that baptism God adopted the child as his own, accepted him as a member of the Kingdom, and sent the Holy Spirit to cause a new birth. From this time forth, the person is becoming a Christian. We might think of becoming a Christian in terms of turning a globe around. You want to ...

485. Holy Tares!

Matthew 13:24-30

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... experience with Christ he decided to return to America, give himself up to the FBI, and face trial. Now he is appearing on television telling the country what Christ can do for one’s life. He turned from a weed to wheat. Should we as faithful church members adopt the stance of God in regard to sinners? Instead of thinking of driving them out of the church, would it not be more Christian not to criticize or condemn sinners, but to pray for them and their conversion? It would be better for us to take the ...

486. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... through Christ. I think of the secular agnostic plant executive who one day met Jesus Christ and is now studying for the ministry. Here is the young man who thought that participating in some social movement was the answer to the meaning of life. He adopted peace slogans and followed "love groups" all over the nation. But it was not until he found Jesus Christ that he found true life. Here is the boy who was converted from a life of gross sexuality which had plagued him during adolescence and young ...

487. Miracle On Main Street by Dr. George A. Buttrick

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... , the famine of love, so-called statesmen playing with annihilation-toys!" Then you will be at odds with your world, but at peace with God. You will be in the foreguard of God’s new world. We’ve asked about the bias toward evil. What when we adopt the bias? What of our responsible sins? They are worse than blots on a manuscript, for a manuscript can be retyped, but life cannot be relived. There’s nothing we can do to change our record. I’ve read of a medical student who lost a valuable textbook ...

488. Men of Distinction

Acts 11:19-30

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... given us for living as Christians, there will be an erosion of basic uniqueness on our part. That is one of the major spiritual problems of our day. Men and women who freely use the name Christian really give no evidence of their distinctiveness. They adapt and adopt too easily to the casualness of the world around them. Paul said that we need to be in the world, but not of the world. The call is to practice what we profess, otherwise our profession is in vain. III. A Christian believes certain things, he ...

489. Forgiving Is Forgetting

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... a person for the better has long been recognized. Physicians have long recognized the potency of placebos. Placebos are often merely tablets of sugar. They are given to patients as powerful pain relievers. The results are often fantastic. Ever since physicians adopted them, placebos have helped patients feel better. Regardless of usage, placebos achieve an effect in about thirty-five percent of the cases. The word "placebo" comes from the Latin "I shall please." It was used in the 15th century to mean ...

490. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... is not one or two dramatic sacrifices in our own life, but rather a whole life-style which considers first the demands of God and needs of others. So much of the church’s appeal is for coins and used clothing instead of providing an opportunity to really adopt a life-style - a way of life - which bears the cross, which calls for sacrifice on our part. The Christian life is a life which is always concerned with others more than itself. It is not hard to understand the mood of Henry Watson Fowler, when at ...

491. Paul: The Man and His Message

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... , Aratus, "We are also his offspring" (Acts 17:28) and Menander, "Bad company ruins good morals" (1 Corinthians 15:33). He draws illustrations from Greek games, running, boxing, wrestling, the arena, and from the Groeco-Roman processes of law, such as "adoption." Unlike other New Testament writers, he uses words from Greek moral philosophy, such as "virtue" and "conscience" and "law written on the heart," the Stoic doctrine of innate knowledge of the principles of right and wrong. He resorts to the language ...

492. Grace, Salvation, and Redemption

Romans 8:18-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Romans 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... first century the word takes on new potential. It is often preceded by an adjective such as "divine" or "immortal" or "eternal" and designates a royal favor or gift to some community by a Nero or a Caligula. Such usage may have influenced Paul to adopt this word to represent the sovereign self-giving love of God. Furthermore, in the mystery cults the word had taken on still another meaning, namely, potent charm, mystical power. In this sense it often became degraded into magic but it pointed to a higher use ...

493. Justification and Reconciliation

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... buys his freedom. Man is hopelessly in debt, the cross pays his debt and releases him from the debtor’s prison. Man has lost his filial status and becomes an alien to God his father. The cross restores him to God’s family circle by bringing about adoption as a child of God. Paul never raises the question, "How is God to be reconciled?" The idea common in world religions that man must do something to propitiate or appease God is entirely foreign to him. It is man, not God, who needs to be reconciled ...

494. What On Earth Is God Doing? - 1940

Psalm 76:1-12

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... law must inevitably bring forth awful results. To be sure, in all this we insisted that "we meant well," our ultimate objectives were noble, the ends we sought were altogether commendable. And we were often sincerely sorry that the means we felt compelled to adopt were obviously reprehensible. But, "What else was there to do?" We fought wars to end war, and then while praying about peace, we have deliberately prepared for more wars, insisting that what we prepare for we don’t get - as though we could sow ...

495. Christians In A Warring World - 1941

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... at least, sheer madness. Yes, pacifists believe in preparedness, but only the kind that prepares for peace. Pacifists believe in fighting, but only with the weapons of the Spirit. Pacifists believe in resisting violence, evil, and unrighteousness, but not by adopting the same wicked means and methods we deprecate in the aggressor. Pacifists believe in defending their country, but not by resorting to use of those evil agencies which destroy those who use them more surely than they destroy those against ...

496. Preaching Unpopular Truth - 1943

John 18:38

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... It cannot be postponed to some future date when the times are more propitious, the situation more safe. The assumption that the teaching of Jesus, the application of his principles and the acceptance of his Way was not intended for immediate adoption, seems to me to be preposterous. Where in the Gospels is there the slightest justification for any delayed-action discipleship? Jesus’ most characteristic call was for immediate and complete obedience. No excuses were acceptable - not even the urgent need of ...

497. Thorns and Roses

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... ." I have known couples whose thorn was their inability to have children. Sometimes, despite much prayer, that condition does not change. Some of these couples have decided that with God's help they will force this thorn to bear dividends. Some have adopted children. In some cases these have been so-called "hard to place" children. Others have become foster parents for children in crisis situations. These brave adults did not become bitter or bemoan their fate. Instead, they forced that thorn to produce a ...

498. Our Exclusive God (The First Commandment)

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... results: 25 percent would abandon their family. 25 percent would abandon their church. 23 percent would become a prostitute for a week. 16 percent would give us their American citizenship. 16 percent would leave their spouse. 3 percent would put their children up for adoption. Two-thirds of those polled would agree to at least one of the options I just listed. When the craving for more becomes the dominant drive in one's life, then one is worshipping affluence. The amount of money is not critical. One can ...

499. Reverence For Life

Exodus 20:1-21, Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . To abort an unborn child for those reasons is just plain wrong. But the faith community must do more than just label things right or wrong. We must offer more support systems, homes for unwed mothers, financial and counseling services, and assistance with adoption. We must help young women see that there is a better option than abortion for unacceptable pregnancies. Let me offer a word to those women or couples who have had abortions. God still loves you. If you are burdened by guilt about an abortion ...

500. A Gospel that Fills the Glove

Sermon

James Bjorge

... that the Father was omnipotent and they were secure in his hands. As Jesus filled these human needs, he revealed to them the great need of forgiveness and being born in the family of God. And people, knowing he cared for them, accepted God’s astonishing adoption program. The family of God grew as Jesus met them where they were and took them from there to the here of the Kingdom. Therefore, the Church, following in the steps of the Master, goes about the job of filling needs. Food for the hungry, clothes ...

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