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476. Our Three-Faced God

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... as a human being does not come with the Holy Spirit. Thus, Jesus taught that a man must be born again, born of the Spirit. Two men were rushing to catch a plane. One of them knocked down a little boy and his puzzle was scattered on the floor. He stopped to help the boy pick up the pieces and restore the puzzle. The other man was urgent in telling him to come or they would miss the plane. When the puzzle was together, the lad asked, "Mister, are you Jesus?" Today most people would answer, "Yes." The truth is ...

477. Nag, Nag, Nag!

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... believed Jesus was the Messiah, "the Son of David." She believed he had the power to make her daughter well again. She believed he was a man of such compassion that he would not refuse her. Her faith was proved by her persistence. She would not stop asking. She would not take "No" for an answer. In spite of silence, in spite of insults, in spite of arguments, this woman believed Jesus would help her. It is persistence in prayer that brings results. The Canaanite woman was doing the very thing Jesus taught ...

478. Mary of Bethany and Jesus’ Mother

Drama

Jon Joyce

... dear in her own right. You, Mary, would probably have an unkempt house if it all were up to you. MB: [Taking MJ’s remark in the good humor in which it was made] Indeed, I would. There are so many more interesting things to do, to think about - [Stops herself abruptly] But, what about the Master? I wonder why that crowd was moving away from the Temple. Perhaps he left and they are following him. MJ: I wonder what they’ll do to him. MB: Probably nothing. I should imagine the people thought him a hero for ...

479. Caiaphas and Pilate

Drama

Jon Joyce

... Caiaphas appear fierce. If no stage make-up is used, do utilize some lipstick and some eye shadow to make both men appear evil. Servant’s make-up is described under "Costumes." Directions PILATE is a vicious man whose lust for power and money drives him to stop at nothing to be on top of things. He despises the "barbarians" who live in Jerusalem, is hated by the people, and is conniving with Caiaphas, the high priest, to keep things under control to fill his own pocket. CAIAPHAS also is a wicked man whose ...

480. Mary Magdalene, Stephanus, and Lucia

Drama

Jon Joyce

... did he say? STEPHANUS: What’s it to you? Come on, Lucia, let’s get going. MARY: [Putting her arms out, gently, to stop them] Please, wait. I’m ... I’m interested in this carpenter you are talking about. STEPHANUS: Well, I don’t know nothin’ ‘ ... ! It’s got to be Judas! Why else would he have acted so strange just now when I saw him? Dear Lord, what can we do to stop him? STEPHANUS: Ain’t nothin’, according to Dad. It’s all set, just got to do it now. That’s why Lucia and me are on our ...

481. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

... know that. JESUS: More than a prophet. HEROD: What do you mean, more than a prophet? JESUS: I am who I am. HEROD: Will you stop that infuriating jibberish and answer me! JESUS: I must answer to my Father in heaven only. It is his will, not mine, that I follow ... you or have you not claimed to be a King of the Jews and the Son of God? JESUS: I am ... HEROD: [Violent] Stop that! Give me a straight answer. JESUS: I have spoken. HEROD: [Trying another attack] These cures you supposedly performed. Now, I don’t ...

482. For Losers And Cowards

Judges 6:1-40

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... in the open air where the wind can blow the chaff away as the grain is tossed upward, leaving the good grain. But he’s scared to be seen out in the open - so he’s doing the best job he can, in hiding. Then - one moment, probably when he stops long enough to wipe the dust out of his eyes and the sweat from his brow - he glances over the way, into the distance, and sees - of all things, an angel sitting under the oak tree! And the angel speaks and says: "The Lord is with you, thou mighty man ...

483. Hooray for Humility!

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... barn instead of a palace. He lived on earth without a home of his own. Even in the parade in which he was the principal character (We Christians call it Palm Sunday), he was unbelievably humble. It was a rather second-rate parade, when you stop to think about it. No prancing Arabian horse to ride - just an unbroken colt. No greenhouse flowers - just dandelion-type wildflowers thrown in his path. No fancy robes and royal regalia - just the usual, dusty seamless robe, woven for him, perhaps by his mother. No ...

484. A Faith for the Uncharted Way

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... when your great test will come. Prepare well." He was right; it is true; we never really know what we are preparing for - except that it is to walk in paths unknown. The far voice of time is calling us on. Changes will come. For time to stand still would stop experience; the passing of time is the one prerequisite for anything happening. The far voice of age also is calling us on. It is the inevitable by-product of our having lived long enough to reach it. And it is a reward or a penalty as we let it be ...

485. To Bethlehem and Beyond

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... spirit, a journey you make deep within yourself, a journey you can better make on your knees than on your feet. But we cannot camp forever at Bethlehem; we must go on from there. He did; and if we are to follow him, we must. Bethlehem is merely the first stop on a longer journey. Here at the Bethlehem station we pause to equip our spirits with reverence, sharpen our sense of wonder, get new wings for our faltering hopes, and lift up our eyes for going on. As from Bethlehem Jesus went on to his life, so from ...

486. The Words We Speak

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil." Once in a while a couple will say to me, "In all these years of marriage we have never had a cross-word." That just tells me that when they were cross they stopped talking. I mean, two intelligent people cannot live at close quarters without occasionally rubbing each other the wrong way. Notice that the scripture did not command us not to be angry. That would be impossible. The question is: How do we handle the anger? I can tell you some ...

487. How God Guides

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... not suitably dressed to spend the night in those woods. I stopped and prayed. In the silence, off in the distance, I heard an automobile. Therefore, I knew the direction of the nearest highway. I walked in that direction, stopping occasionally to listen for the next car, and to adjust my ... hour I reached that highway and safety. Did God guide me? I am certain of it. God also said, "Boy, stop hunting alone or start carrying a compass." God guides persons of faith who are humble enough to follow his leading. ...

488. God Stood Up

Sermon

James Bjorge

... of the living God" (Hebrews 10:31). In other words, when man turns his back on God and flaunts the person and purposes of the Almighty, God cannot walk away and pretend nothing has happened. Justice and mercy mingled together cannot allow it. Yet when you stop to think about it, angry people have changed the world. William Channing, a New England preacher of years ago, said: "Ordinarily I weigh 120 pounds but when I am angry I weigh a ton." Jesus some days weighed a billion tons, enough to keep the world ...

489. Measure of Success

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... When I was a boy? That’s a long time ago. [Picture: boy about ten years old] VOICE OF MOTHER: Phillip, are you going to play baseball with Henry and the boys? VOICE OF BOY: No, mother. MOTHER: But they are counting on you for - now, what did Henry say? Stop short or something like that. BOY: I’ve got something better to do than play ball, even if Henry hasn’t. MOTHER: Phillip, you never want to play baseball, or go fishing or do anything to have fun with your cousin and the other boys. BOY: I’ve got ...

490. Jesus Is Like a Superhighway

Romans 3:21-22

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... were forever getting lost. The old roads were like the old laws. The old laws were the ways that people used to reach God and know him. It was a bad way. But with the new super highway called Jesus you can get straight to God without any interference, or stopping along the way. No laws, no tricks, no special sacrifices. Just Jesus is all that you need. You believe in Jesus, let him know your sins, and let him forgive you, and you are with God. That is beautiful and it is the only way for a Christian to ...

491. THE RECEPTIONIST

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... . He’s even got a plastic tube in his heart; and he says he’s got a metal plate in his head. Of course he could be lying about that; but just the same he keeps going, he gets resurrected one part at a time. And so what’s to stop him from living forever? And even if he is my own brother, I think that’s a very unpleasant prospect. Because he could take over the world if somebody gave him half a chance. With a wooden arm and a plastic heart and a metal head - everybody likes the guy ...

492. SALLY JANE

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... more. JAREL Why didn’t you tell him the truth? That’d be a novel experience. For you. (Helping herself to another drink) Explain that Seth and I were riding back on the same train. And he sneaked off at the last stop - to look for that young whore you stashed away in some nearby motel. CAIN Why don’t you stop being stupid? JAREL Do you deny it? You said yesterday that she talked you into coming back. And now you deny there’s nothing between the two of you. If I ever asked to feel your pulse, you’d ...

493. Chapter VI

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... each other. When we see men who have half of a face shot off, or limbs gone, or eyes blinded, or are basket cases, even if they are enemy soldiers, our hearts tell us that they are our fellow men. Yes, there may be times when we are faced with stopping the world’s Hitlers, and others like him. In doing that we will die, and kill, hoping to save more lives than we give or take. But always the choices we have thrown up before us are damnable ones. Even when the motives are the best, we must remember that ...

494. No Retaliation

Matthew 5:38-42

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the plate, making him less willing to stand firm in the batter's box and wait for the right pitch. When a brush-back pitch is thrown, there is a clear expectation that the "opposing pitcher will throw another one in retaliation. One day a truck driver stopped at a restaurant for dinner and ordered a steak. Before he could eat it, in walked a motorcycle gang, with dirty leather jackets and long, unkempt hair. They took the man's steak, cut it into six pieces, and ate it. The driver said nothing. He simply ...

495. Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... …” Let’s suppose that you go on a diet and start a work-out program. In two months you lose twenty pounds. You look and feel so much better. Your spouse starts making passes at you in all kinds of unusual places. But, if you stop that diet and work-out program, guess what happens? Those twenty unwanted pounds come right back and you are worse off that you were before, because your self-confidence has been reduced. The same principle works in the spiritual life. Self-denial and cross-bearing are ...

496. Saturday Night And Sunday Morning

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... us there? Did he say so? Maria: No, but I think he did. I think it made his last moments easier, just to know somebody cared. Salome: Is that so? You always think you know so much! You don’t know any more - Joseph: Will you women stop your everlasting bickering? I’ve got enough to worry about without listening to you fighting among yourselves. Why can’t you be more like Mary, sitting there so quietly, not bothering anyone? Magdalena: She’s crying! Joseph: Oh! Well, at least she’s quiet about it ...

497. Concern

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Burton F. Blair

... Zebedee’s son and Jesus’ cousin. And last, but not the least, Mary Magdalene pushed close to the cross of Jesus. They all stood and watched helplessly. It was all out of their hands. The whole event was raging out of control. There was nothing they could do to stop it. All they could do was stand at the foot of the cross and just be there - for Jesus. And, of course, they were there for each other. What else could they do? As we turn our eyes to the cross, Jesus appears restless and is constantly moving ...

498. The State Of The Church

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... . In fact, he was so good at the game that a professional scout had offered him an opportunity with the Cleveland Indians when he was eighteen or nineteen years old. He was a good ball player, but not quite good enough for professional baseball. One afternoon I stopped by his office and I’m sure he thought I was going to invite him to church again. But, I surprised him by saying, "Ron, I’ve been thinking about trying to get a church baseball league started. Would you like to help?" He was surprised by ...

499. The Richest Hill On Earth

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... Bishop Russell, would he be the kind of person who would be late?" He smiled and replied, "No, I don’t believe the bishop would be late at all. If anything, I think he would be early." She thanked him, and he began to wonder how he was going to stop this little charade. He decided that he had better tell her that he was Bishop Russell. He looked at her and said, "This started off as a joke, but now I feel silly. I’m Bishop Russell." She looked surprised and asked, "You are? Well, I’ll tell you one ...

500. What To Give The God Who Has Everything

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

Erskine White

... to develop that sense of thanksgiving which stays within you no matter what? Perhaps I can best begin by telling you two ways not to do it! First, there’s the old cliche, "Count your many blessings." When you’re feeling down or troubled, stop for a minute and count your blessings. Then you’ll remember what you can be thankful for. The problem with this is that Christian thanksgiving does not depend on blessings. Indeed, Christian thanksgiving grows in power and strength when our blessings seem few and ...

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