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501. "No Contest"

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... you would pray. I need it so much." Then she added, "The rabbi came to visit my husband a few hours before he died and my husband asked the rabbi if he would offer a prayer for him. The rabbi hesitated a long while, pondered, and then said, 'Well, I guess I could pray if you think it would do any good.' " Let it forever be known as an absolute truth that it does do good to pray! God does hear prayer. God does answer prayer. It has been my experience that God does not always give us exactly what we ...

502. Then There Was One

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

J. Will Ormond

... night shelter." But is that enough? Where is the exuberant praise, the extravagant gratitude, the wild, joyful freedom in living, the willingness to go beyond what is required? You know, I wonder what it would be like in my daily living to be motivated entirely by thanksgiving to God. My guess is that it is a great deal more freeing than always asking, "What is expected of me?" The only way I am going to find out is to try it. "Hey, Mr. Samaritan, wait for me."

503. The Collapsing Circle

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... . There was no mingling of the races anywhere. It became more clear to him than ever that white and black in South Africa were divided by huge walls of practiced hatred. Maybe he shouldn't go to a black church after all. Allan began to second guess his decision. But then the church loomed just ahead. He consciously submerged his fears of apartheid and nourished his hopes for a new kind of world where all the baptized are one in Christ Jesus. Allan and his friend arrived early. They simply entered the empty ...

504. Choices

Luke 10:38-42

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... would be no moral or family support. But I decided. I thought it was unfair to hold women back the way my father wanted to hold my sisters and me back. So I decided, packed my bags, and left for college." "Very good," said the impressed interviewer, "I guess you were blazing trails for women a long time ago. How then did you get started in politics? Not many women ran for public office in the days you first ran." "That's true," Lt. Governor Washington responded. "It certainly wasn't easy. It wasn't easy ...

505. Wedding Wine

John 2:1-11

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... are one. BRIDE'S MOTHER: Well, we can't deny that. You certainly are one. BRIDE AND GROOM: Jesus did it! BRIDE'S FATHER: He didn't turn our water into wine. BRIDE AND GROOM: There is a greater miracle! GROOM'S FATHER: Oh, yeah? What is it? PHOTOGRAPHER: I guess I'm all out of film. BRIDE AND GROOM: Let's go greet our guests. "

506. Jesus? Where?

Luke 4:14-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... 's just leave. That would be best. I can't worship with all this going on. C'mon, let's just leave. FRANK: Will you relax? OLLIE: I'm ready to go, now. FRANK: Ollie, we're not leaving yet. JILL: I'm leaving. (SHE BEGINS TO EXIT) FRANK: I guess we are leaving. Ollie, don't you want to stay for the rest of the service? OLLIE: No, Frank, I don't. I don't want to be in church if Jesus isn't here. Frank? FRANK: Yes, Ollie? OLLIE: Why do all these people come to church if Jesus ...

507. A Fish Story

Luke 5:1-11

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... least I do. There is something about the way he speaks -- it's -- well, it's authoritative. Do you know what I mean? JOASH: I understand the meaning. Now, tell me: why did he not teach standing? This is very interesting. PETER: I couldn't say, really. I guess I never thought much about it except maybe he has the authority, so why does he need to stand and preach? He is just as effective sitting. JOASH: Very unorthodox. PETER: But very effective. JOASH: Oh, is that so? PETER: Yes, sir. It is. JOASH: And then ...

508. The Rules

Luke 6:17-26

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... ? STUDENT 2: Yes, you are. You're missing the deeper meaning of sadness. STUDENT 1: I thought the deeper meaning of sadness was the opposite of the deeper meaning of happiness. STUDENT 2: Certainly not. Sadness is an emotional reaction, isn't it? STUDENT 1: Yeah, I guess so. STUDENT 3: You'd think that, wouldn't you? I used to think that. I really did. STUDENT 2: Well, that's wrong. The sadness that is necessary for happiness is not emotional but a deliberate sadness. We decide to be sad and that, of course ...

509. Cost Analysis

Luke 6:27-36

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... cross deal. JESUS: You're sure? HERMIE: Yeah. I should have stayed in underwear. I understand underwear. And it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. (HERMIE EXITS) JESUS: At least she understands. Now, how about you? Are you still in a buying mood? MADGE: Me, uh, yeah, I guess so. What do I have to do? JESUS: Are you sure you want to follow me? MADGE: I get a cross, right? JESUS: Right. MADGE: That's it? JESUS: No, there's more. You get a chance to be a servant. MADGE: This is a bargain? JESUS: And you can ...

510. Doubters All, Part III

John 14:15-31

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... -- books and a recent newspaper Costumes: Dress appropriate for professors Time:The present Cast: Gerrie Tommie (TWO FEMALE PROFESSORS WALKING TO CLASS) GERRIE: (CARRYING BOOKS) Well, here we go again. TOMMIE: (CARRYING BOOKS AND A RECENT NEWSPAPER) Are you ready for this class? GERRIE: I guess I'm going to teach whether I am or not. TOMMIE: You were a big help last night with my Sunday school lesson. GERRIE: It was helpful to me, too. I learned a lot. TOMMIE: I wouldn't have had the time to prepare my ...

511. Unforgiveness

Luke 7:36-50

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... them? SAM: I didn't lose MY keys. RENA: You've got time to read the paper, but you don't have time to paint the bathroom. SAM: I'm tired when I get home. I like to read the paper. RENA: And the bathroom will just paint itself, I guess. SAM: I have three shirts I can't wear because they have buttons missing. TIFF: Mom, are we going, or not? RENA: Going, yes, we're walking. Tiffany, I cannot find my keys! Is that clear? If you want to do something, go find my keys. TIFF: Where did you ...

512. Noah

Luke 12:22-34

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the true God isn't Yllis? NOAH: What good has Yllis ever done for you? GERHON: She didn't choose my mother as a sacrifice this year. NOAH: How would you feel if your mother was chosen? GERHON: Angry ... at first. Then, I suppose, resigned to it ... grateful, I guess, that I was honored ... I don't know. NOAH: The Lord God loves you, Gerhon. GERHON: Me? He loves me? NOAH: He created you. He loves you and wants to save you. GERHON: Save me? Save me from what? NOAH: The Lord God is going to flood the earth ...

513. Noah

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... God isn't Yllis?\nNOAH: What good has Yllis ever done for you?\nGERHON: She didn't choose my mother as a sacrifice this year. \nNOAH: How would you feel if your mother was chosen?\nGERHON: Angry ... at first. Then, I suppose, resigned to it ... \ngrateful, I guess, that I was honored ... I don't know. \nNOAH: The Lord God loves you, Gerhon. \nGERHON: Me? He loves me? \nNOAH: He created you. He loves you and wants to save you. \nGERHON: Save me? Save me from what? \nNOAH: The Lord God is going to flood the ...

514. Which Way To Jesus?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... a part of his scene. Well, there were other people, too, who wanted to meet Jesus. It is their experience with Jesus that is worthy of our attention. The Greeks In the crowds pressing to get to Jesus, John says, were some Greeks. It is a good guess to say that these were people from Greece who were proselytes. That means they were Gentiles who had espoused the Hebrew faith and had come to observe the Feast of the Passover. They were not Hebrews who spoke Greek. However, they did have the good sense to seek ...

515. Easter Jogging

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... . Death still controlled the thoughts of the disciples this first Easter morn. The empty tomb is not proof for them that Jesus is risen. So entrenched were they in their grief, so locked were they in the grip of their mourning, that they could not even guess that Jesus might possibly be risen from the dead. There is not one shred of evidence that the disciples even remotely suspected that Jesus was risen from the dead. Death Is The Spoiler We do not find it difficult to understand why the disciples did not ...

516. The Rebirth

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... another set of twins?" They were well off financially. They wanted a big family. They had prayed for a big family. It would be very hard to have four little babies around, but finally after prayer, they agreed. After the second adoption, the woman got pregnant. Guess what she had. No, not twins. Triplets! Seven children under two years old! Be careful when you pray. Often you get more than you expect or bargain for. The young couple raised their seven little ones to the glory of God, but at first it seemed ...

517. People With Power To Forgive

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... they happen, but understanding and approving and declaring them as normative Christian behavior is unfaithful to what Jesus and Paul and others have said. Comedian Steve Epstein notes: "To appease God, Oral Roberts accepted $1.3 million from a guy who owns a race track. I guess this means gambling is no longer a sin. Too bad Jim Bakker didn't send the $1.3 million -- then maybe God would loosen up on adultery." But God hasn't loosened up on adultery. Healing and forgiveness can come when we are willing to ...

518. A New Kingdom Coming

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... Sunday school saint was greatly chagrined when her brother and sister received church letters inviting them to choir and Sunday school, and she didn't. At mail time next day, when her letters arrived, her face brightened and she exclaimed happily, "I guess they really want me over there." The church really does! The new kingdom coming is at its heart spiritual, but it needs a lot of physical fuel. Flying airplanes is a great spiritual and psychological dream, but it quickly becomes a nightmare without ...

519. Tiny Town: Promised Power

Micah 5:1-4

Sermon

Tony Everett

... her name. "K-A-T-Y," she replied. "That's interesting," responded the teacher. "Most little girls I know with that name spell it K-A-T-I-E. I wonder why yours is different." "I don't know," said Katy. "That's just the way Jesus wants it. I guess I'm just special." Well, Katy might not always enjoy the success that either she or her parents desire. Yet she will always know that she is special because that is the way Jesus wants it. And so will we. That's what God has promised. With Katy, we know ...

520. Roots Near The River

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Tony Everett

... the students were asked to look at another series of faces which, supposedly, were those of candidates for faculty positions at their own university. This time the students were told to share their perception of potentially fair and unfair professors. You can easily guess the results. With an amazingly high percentage of accuracy, the "unfair and uncaring" faces selected had a greater distance between eyes and mouth than did the "fair and caring." Is it any wonder that so many of us, as Jeremiah says, place ...

521. Blessed Betrayal

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Don M. Aycock

... and Martha were hosting a party for Jesus just before he entered Jerusalem for what would be the last time. Mary took out a jar of expensive perfume and poured it on Jesus' feet. It was a beautiful gesture of admiration and affection. But one person objected. Guess who? The narrative reads, But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected. "Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages." 47He did not say this because he cared about ...

522. When It Is Dark Enough

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... might ask what all this has to do with us and with Christmas. It is a passing strange text for the beginning of the season to be jolly. Like many of Jesus' teachings, it is a call to hope for those facing hard times -- and that, unless I miss my guess, includes us all. Now if you have never faced tragedy in your life, or are sure you never will, I suppose you can tune out about now, go over your Christmas shopping list, or let visions of sugar-plums dance in your heads. But if you carry the scars of ...

523. Plain Talk

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness." But on Luke's plain it comes out, "Blessed are you that hunger now." He meant meat and potatoes, not some spiritual commodity. Matthew wants his hearers to pray better. Luke wants his to eat better. Who was right? I guess it depends on what you need. Those whose stomachs are full tend not to be fixated on hunger. But nothing is more important to those whose stomachs are empty. It is clear whose side Luke and Luke's Jesus are on. They are on the side of the ...

524. Miracle Three: Healing A Leper

Mark 1:40-45

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Harold H. Lentz

... must not be allowed on any public property. Wherever their efforts are successful, they thus manage to eliminate Christ with his teachings and influence. How much impairment of Christian character and morals results from this offensive, one can only guess. But serious crime has reportedly been rising among young people at an alarming rate. Where are today's youth going to have the distinction between right and wrong effectively emphasized? We dare not confuse the establishment of a religion, forbidden ...

525. Shameless Passion

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... to them or let them kiss her. There was a man who had another problem. He had the worst case of smelly feet ever smelled. He never removed his shoes and took great pains to wash his feet continually so even he could sleep with himself. Yes, you guessed it. These two people met, and they started to date. Somehow through the months they hid their ailments from each other. She never opened her mouth to kiss, and he never took his shoes off, even when they went swimming. They were in love and decided to get ...

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