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476. Mystery of the Unlikely

Luke 1:39-55

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... president responded, "I believe we are coming into a time of great inventions. I believe, for example, that men will fly through the air like birds." The Bishop was indignant and said, "That's heresy! The Bible says that flight is reserved for the angels. We will ... shop, which was the source of their income for their experiments in flight. They had tried repeatedly to fly a heavier-than-air craft. Finally on December 17, 1903, on the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they did what no one had never ...

477. Beneath The Shadow Of The Cross

Mark 15:16-37

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of the un-ridden colt. They were desperate for a Messiah and it was as if they all remembered at once. The air exploded with shouts of joy and loud "Hosannas." People began waving their palm branches in joyous abandon, shouting their praise to God, ... mass of motion and sound and still shout their faith in Jesus. Or at least voice their hoped for faith in Jesus. The very air of the city that day was electric with anticipation and excitement. It was one of the most joyous and exciting events that ever took place ...

478. Life’s Three Guides on the Pilgrim Way

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... -God journey. God doesn’t send us mere sustenance. God offers us abundance. So God sends us guides to be with us and provide us with all we need to continue in our kingdom walk. Jesus said that the “birds of the air” didn’t sow, reap, or store. But those “birds of the air” do scavenge for seeds, dig out grubs, swoop up insects. The “lilies of the field” might not “toil nor spin.” But flowers know how to put down roots, suck up nutrients, stretch for the sun, move with the wind. If we are ...

479. Running Out of Fuel

John 14:15-31

Illustration

Lee Griess

... trapped in an agonizingly slow but inescapable descent to earth. For several minutes a desperate silence hung over the cabin. Then fear gave way to screams of anxiety as the landing neared. All the latest technology could not keep the jumbo jet in the air. What had happened was this. The electronic digital fuel gauge was out of order. So the flight crew had depended on the figures given them by the refueling crew before takeoff. But someone on the refueling crew had confused pounds with kilograms. Therefore ...

480. Be Careful What You Wish For...You Just Might Get It!

1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20, (11:14-15)

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... it looked sick, drooped, or fell dead, the miners knew they had to get to the surface ...and now! Prophets, in ancient Israel and in the modern world, are like canaries in that they have a heightened sensitivity to our moral atmosphere. If there is poison in the air, the prophet knows it. No one else may have seen anything wrong, but the prophet has — thus, the warning to act before it is too late. So Samuel does. In spades! Be careful what you wish for ...you just might get it! "This is what the king who ...

481. Soul Bread!

John 6:24-35

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... or thirst! For 36 years, Don Hewitt was the king of one of television's most powerful news shows. As creator and executive producer, he made the final decision about what went on the air on the long-running 60 Minutes news magazine program. Don Hewitt could make or break a reputation by what he allowed to go on the air. The famous 60 Minutes clock ticked on for Don Hewitt for sixteen years beyond what most Americans think of as the normal retirement age. One would think that at 81 years of age — with ...

482. Ascension Answers

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... an enthusiastic speech to an assembly of young people. He talked about the thrill of flying, the silence when gliding thousands of feet above the ground, and the use of air currents to direct the plane to lower or higher altitudes. He explained that he could overcome turbulence by adjusting the glider's altitude and use a current of warmer air to raise the plane to a higher altitude. In fact, the glider exclaimed that he always preferred to seek the higher altitudes with less turbulence in order to prolong ...

483. Job Is for Real

Job 1:1, 2:1-10

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... of it all. We who commit mass murder by complacency can stop. We can stop the complacency. We can see the whole earth, not as a catalogue, but the whole earth and ourselves as planted within it. That is the reframe that can begin the saving of the air and water and our island home. I find going to PETCO helps me. There I am surrounded by a lot of little nutty dogs and their owners who are desperately trying to make contact with nature. Imagine doing that through a chihuahua. Or me through a golden retriever ...

484. Keep the Pressure Out

Acts 2:38; Mt 28:19-20

Illustration

Brett Blair

... in an entirely different way. First, they don't build thick skins; they remain supple and free. Second, they compensate for the outside pressure by equalizing pressure inside themselves - where we have a lot of air pockets inside us that equalizes the pressure of our atmosphere, fish have less air pockets and more water within. So, that water on the inside equalizes the outside water pressure. So under extreme pressure, my advice to you is first, don't be so thick skinned. Second, learn to appropriate ...

485. What is Crucifixion?

Mark 15:21-32

Illustration

C. Truman Davis

... the searing agony of the nail tearing through the nerves between the bones of his feet. As the arms fatigue, cramps sweep through the muscles, knotting them in deep, relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps comes the inability to push himself upward to breathe. Air can be drawn into the lungs but not exhaled. He fights to raise himself in order to get even one small breath. Finally carbon dioxide builds up in the lungs and in the blood stream, and the cramps partially subside. Spasmodically he is able ...

486. Living Against Reality

Luke 10:38-42

Illustration

E. Stanley Jones

... worry and anxiety are sand in the machinery of life; faith is the oil. I live better by faith and confidence than by fear, doubt and anxiety. In anxiety and worry, my being is gasping for breath these are not my native air. But in faith and confidence, I breathe freely these are my native air. A John Hopkins University doctor says, "We do not know why it is that worriers die sooner than the non-worriers, but that is a fact." But I, who am simple of mind, think I know; We are inwardly constructed in nerve ...

487. The Damage Left Behind

Illustration

Staff

... the rabbi to forgive him. "And, Rabbi, tell me how I can make amends." The rabbi sighed, "Take two pillows, go to the public square and there cut the pillows open. Wave them in the air. Then come back." The rumormonger quickly went home, got two pillows and a knife, hastened to the square, cut the pillows open, waved them in the air and hastened back to the rabbi's chambers. "I did just what you said, Rabbi!" "Good." The rabbi smiled. "Now, to realize how much harm is done by gossip, go back to the square ...

488. A Joy to Remember

Illustration

Kathleen Partridge

Maybe the kettle takes longer to boil, and the ground isn't as soft as a chair. Maybe the butter runs soft in the sun, and the cake seems to wilt in the air. Maybe a wasp drowns himself in the jam, and the leaves float on top of the tea; and maybe you get a bit cramped in your foot, when you balance your plate on your knee. But you eat from a table the whole long year round, politely, from January to December, while a meal in the open air loosens your laugh and is always a joy to remember.

489. Miles Off Course

Proverbs 12:15

Illustration

Dave McPherson

... transport plane with its captain and 5 crew members was flying over Alaska in the mid-50s when they entered an unusually fierce snowstorm. The navigator contacted an air base only to be told that he had veered several hundred miles off course. Correct coordinates were given to the navigator, who continued to insist that his own calculations could not be that far off. Soon the plane ran low on fuel. The six men decided to abandon the plane ...

490. Good Timber

Illustration

Douglas Malloch

... in the open plain And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing. The man who never had to toil To heaven from the common soil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man, But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow in ease; The stronger wind, the tougher trees; The farther sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength; By sun and cold, by rain and snows, In tree or ...

491. Being Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... looking after them knew what they were doing. When senior staff boarded the Iowa, they said it was as if the ship’s crew had merely gone on weekend leave. Duty schedules, posted twenty‑five years earlier, had not even yellowed in the dark, cool air.” (7) The ships were ready to go about their business. Are you that prepared for both the challenges and the opportunities that life will send you? Are you ready to stand before God and give an account of your life? “Therefore keep watch, because you do ...

492. Your Prayers Will Be Answered

Humor Illustration

The air conditioning in the Catholic Church had broken down, so they had to hire a man to crawl around in the ducts and figure out what ... maybe she didn't hear him, and tried again. "This is Jesus, the Son of God! Your prayers will be answered!" Again, she didn't react at all. Mustering up a big breath of air, the man decided to try one more time. He loudly repeated, "This is Jesus Christ, the Son of God! Your prayers will be answered!" This good Catholic woman looked up and answered, "Young Man. Quiet, please ...

493. Silent Night

Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)

Illustration

James Kegel

... car and taken into the heart of Germany. On the evening of December 23rd, the men were in the railroad yard of a German city, when a devastating attack was made by the British Royal Air Force. Many of the American prisoners were killed as well as many Germans. The next night, Christmas Eve, the air raid was repeated. When the planes began to fly over, there was fear and alarm among the prisoners who were packed like sardines into these freight cars. The chaplain persuaded the German officer in charge ...

494. When the Service was Interrupted

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... more than five. We were members of a tiny rural church. Our hymns came from a small paperback hymnal of Gospel songs [the Upper Room hymnal]. “Worship was a bit emotional; the preacher a little loud. There was no formal liturgy. The pews were hard. There was no air conditioning. The windows were open. It was a hot summer morning. A couple of dogs lazed out on the front porch of the church. From time to time a portion of the message would be drowned out by a farm truck rattling by or a motorcycle. “Then ...

495. Celebrate the Small Stuff

Mark 4:30-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in peril? Because change is infinitesimal. It’s just as hard to “see” the infinitesimal changes in things like diminishing air quality, or global temperature changes, or the loss of natural resources. A slight elevation in CO2, a degree of added ... small seed were deemed extraordinary. The leafy largesse of the mustard plant makes it capable of offering shelter: “the birds of the air can make nests in its shade” (v.32). This declaration would surely bring to the mind of Mark’s readers the scriptural ...

496. Stand by Me

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... we still cannot control what kind of weather we encounter outside, in the real world, we over-compensate in our encapsulated climates — our homes, shopping malls, restaurants, office buildings, airplanes. The hotter it gets outside the colder we crank the AC. If the air temperature is in three digits outside you can be sure that indoor spaces will be chilled down enough to frost the windows. If the winds of winter bring a howling blizzard, the steaminess of our interiors will keep orchids happy. But all ...

497. When Others Serve Your Head on a Platter

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... tale of family rivalry and betrayal. The show that started an industry of prime time “soap operas” is back on the air. Do you know show I’m talking about? . . . . Dallas. The ever-evil “J.R.” Ewing and all his battling, back ... is very good for you if the family dynamics are good, very bad for you if the family dynamics are dysfunctional. But all air-wave examples of families operating at “dysfunction junction” cannot hold a candle to the massive relational meltdown that was taken as “normal” ...

498. Appointed and Sent!

Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... King Jr. and, of course, our Lord Jesus of Nazareth who served with a servant heart all the way to the cross. Two leaders who have inspired me are Ed Yost, visionary, adventurer, and inventor of the modern hot air balloon. I personally drafted blueprints for him. Hot air balloons inspire awe as they appear like floating flowers around the planet. The second is Korzak Ziolkowski who began sculpting Crazy Horse, the largest monument in the world. After sixty years, long after his death, his vision is still ...

499. Epiphany

Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12, Ephesians 3:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... for we see it everywhere in the universe! We do not understand how evolution continues to change this planet, but we do know that we have been negligent with the waters, the air, and the land. Work in us until we demand that industry develop a conscience and protect the hills and forests, waters and air. God of Life — we pray for peace throughout this global village. Show yourself to violent people as the resource for neighborliness and benevolent power. May guns and rockets, land mines and hand ...

500. Lent 1

Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16, Luke 4:1-13, Romans 10:8b-13

Bulletin Aid

Julia Ross Strope

... Before it is too late, give us self-discipline and our leaders wisdom so that we might be healthy and so we pass along to the next generations full oil and gas veins, productive land, nutritious seeds, clean air, unpolluted oceans, vital forests, and bright skies. Help us resist the temptation to think someone else will fix things. God of all — see us through this winter and bring us happily to resurrection day. Amen. Benediction May the road continue smooth before you; May there be enough light along ...

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