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501. Clearing Back The Jungle

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... up Golgotha to the cross of Jesus Christ. After all, he is our hope and salvation. As someone has written: He has all the information and all the wisdom. He is on twenty-four-hour duty--which we are not. He is always available, never out to lunch, never on vacation. He is the one who can do the job as no one else can. He is the counselor's Counselor. (7) He is the Wonderful Counselor! As Peter Marshall once put it: We are, after like lumps of clay. There are brittle pieces, hard pieces. We have little shape ...

502. On Living Before You Die

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Edward Inabinet

... to those who cautioned him, "Don''t be a fool. Why should you stick your neck out? Don''t risk anything. Don''t venture out too far. Let somebody else do that." Scott Libby, a traveling minister for a Presbyterian church in Iowa, was to preach for a vacationing minister one Sunday. He decided to get to church early and become familiar with the order of service. Going down the hall, he passed the nursery and saw one child there all by himself. He paused a minute and the child said, "Hi, my name is Tommy." Dr ...

503. YES, BUT...

Drama

Angela Akers

... around money. Money affects just about everything. So giving away our money is like giving away not just our security but our identity too. There goes the new car to impress our friends. There goes the new briefcase to impress my clients. There goes the vacation we need to get away from it all. "So the only reason I can think of that God would want that ten percent of our money is because it represents 100% of our hearts. Do you see what I mean?" Husband: "Yeah. That makes ...

504. To Who Can We Go?

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of impermanence and anxiety. Theologian Paul Tillich defined anxiety as “the state in which a being is aware of its possible non-being.” Despite our multi-billion dollar funeral industry which seeks to cosmetize death so that it looks like going on a vacation, we have no more overcome our fear of non-being than the victims of the plague in the Fourteenth Century. We are haunted by an awful sense of impermanence. The late playwright Tennessee Williams was brutally frank about this in his introduction to ...

505. Whatever Happened to those Mansions?

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... 60, or 70 years and then are discarded on the trash heap of the universe, then that is one thing. But what if we are builders for eternity? Halford Luccock once told of a group of people having dinner together. One of the party was just back from a vacation in Maine. He told his friends a poignant story of a little village in the hills which was doomed shortly to extinction. The state was building a power dam on the river and had bought up the surrounding property so that with the completion of the dam in a ...

506. Slippery Rock

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... that Peter (or any of us) ever had, or ever will have. V. THERE IS ONE LAST SCENE IN THE LIFE OF PETER. WE FIND IT IN JOHN 21. After Jesus’ crucifixion, Peter tells the others that he is going fishing. That doesn’t mean that he was taking a vacation, but rather that he was going back to the old occupation he had before he had run off on a wild-goose chase with Jesus. They are out fishing on the Sea of Galilee and they see a familiar figure standing on the shore. The figure asks whether they have ...

507. The Chicken or the Egg

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... Thursday. (Dateline America, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979, p. 223) Now, that’s what is known as sending out mixed signals. I. THE CHURCH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SEND OUT MIXED SIGNALS, TOO. For instance, one minister relates that during one summer vacation he and his family visited a church in Ohio where he was moved by the worship experience: the music, the banners, the liturgy, the sermon. But there was one jarring note in his experience. Right after the congregational Prayer of Confession, the ...

508. Sleeping through a Revolution

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... problem. You see, he was sitting on a window ledge on an upper floor at the time. Paul’s sermon lasted well along until midnight, and Eutychus fell asleep and fell out of the window! I’ve heard sermons that could do that! I heard one while on vacation last summer, where the minister stifled a yawn half-way through his own sermon! He reminded me of the college professor who dreamed that he was lecturing to his class, only to wake up to find that he was! Someone once asked Henry Ward Beecher what he would ...

509. What the Maid Said to the Fisherman

Mark 14:66-72, Mark 14:53-65

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... warming himself the night that Jesus went on trial, and a servant girl spotted him. The other place is in the 21st chapter of John. After Good Friday, Peter announced to the other disciples, “I am going fishing.” That didn’t mean he was taking a vacation-merely that he was going back to his previous occupation - a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, which was what he did before he went off on the wild-goose chase to follow the itinerant rabbi from Nazareth. But then there came a brilliant Easter morning ...

510. The Lord's Prayer: Thine Is the Kingdom

Matthew 6:5-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... estimated that about 500 million Christians recite this prayer every Sunday and throughout the week. People from every nation, tribe, color, class and station of life; people from every denomination. God must be happy when this takes place. Once when John, Jennifer, and I were vacationing in New York City, we stopped at St. Patrick''s Cathedral where I offered a prayer for traveling mercies for my wife as she visited her folks in Iowa. I also lit a candle for John and Jennifer. If I was going to watch these ...

511. The Fourth Commandment: The Rhythm of Rest or the Rat Race

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... given to restore a divine rhythm to human life that had been lost because we had become enslaved by a foreign god who had no love, honor, and compassion upon us. Our ancestors, as Eugene H. Peterson reminds us, went four hundred years without a vacation in Egypt. Never a day off. The consequences were tragic. They were no longer persons, but slaves. They were hands, units of work, not real citizens. The face of God's creation was defaced and devalued. This concept is so beautifully expressed in the greatest ...

512. Blank Walls or Filled Lives (Part V)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... to the only window in the room. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, and where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one-hour periods where ...

513. The Importance of the Second Violin

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... only to our selfish interests but to that of the mind and attitude of Christ Jesus. I read about it in an article titled "Living by Vows," from which I am going to share some excerpts today. About ten years ago he and his lovely wife, Muriel, were vacationing in Florida when he began to notice that she would repeat the same story within minutes of sharing it. She suddenly was unable to carry out the plans she had developed for her radio program and speaking schedule. She was unable to continue to paint the ...

514. Tackling the Tough Tasks

James 2:1-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... of sports heroes, they are made to feel like inferior people. We label and stereotype people in the stadium and unfortunately in the sanctuary as well. We try to switch the price tags. Recently, Miami Dolphins football coach, Don Shula, took his wife on vacation to a small seaside town in Maine. He had heard it was a quiet place where they could relax without anyone paying attention to them. It seemed wherever he went, people would always say, "There''s a great coach!" It was raining when they arrived ...

515. The Tender Touch (Part 1)

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... an admonition on prayer to God for wisdom and knowledge for all areas of our life. By praying, we experience the understanding that God''s grace is sufficient for all our needs and that He is sovereign over all of them. I read recently of a family on vacation who wanted to enjoy some time of recreation in a nearby playground. The little girl wanted to get in but the gate was locked. Her father explained that she couldn''t play there because of the locked gate. "But Daddy," she said, "you''ve got lots of ...

516. A Soul Restored

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... center of my life. What a wonderful life it is!" And it all starts by being still, so we can know that God is God. (2) Let us now shift gears as we proceed to the third verse. He Leadeth Me! When I was a young boy, our family always vacationed together. It was my mother and father and five kids in an old Ford Falcon station wagon. I was always so thankful that my mother sat in the front seat with a map, because my Dad couldn''t get out of a parking lot without getting lost. My Dad didn ...

517. The Bible: The Book No Other Can Match!

2 Timothy 3:16

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... voices across the theological spectrum on why the Bible is the book no other book or collections of books can match in its importance for our search for God and God’s search for us. Can any of you remember the special song we were taught in Sunday School and Vacation Bible School: The B-I-B-L-E, That’s the book for me I stand alone on the Word of God The B-I-B-L-E." Today, I want to share why the B-I-B-L-E is the book no other can match. THE BIBLE CONNECTS ...

518. The Other Side of Christmas

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... , It''s not worth the price. Believe me, next Christmas, we dine on boiled rice." (2) You can probably relate to the tired mother of six very wonderful but active children who, after being home with them and her husband from dawn to midnight during Christmas vacation, heard the following song on the radio, "I wish it Could Be Christmas All Year Long." She jumped out of the rocking chair--despite being worn down--and shouted, "Forget it--Forget it--only a merchant would want it to be Christmas all year long ...

519. Feasting and Fasting for Lent (Part IV)

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... the mind and pen of The Reverend Dr. Fred B. Craddock. I have the privilege of sharing perhaps his greatest story with you today. Dr. Craddock tells of he and his wife going back to his home state of Tennessee and the Smokey Mountains for a vacation. Their favorite restaurant was one that provided a scenic view of the mountain range while you enjoyed your meal. The owner moved around the room, from table to table, visiting the guests of his establishment, asking if the food and the service were all right ...

520. A Glimpse of Eternity

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... to worship with this religious community. During the Quaker meeting, one of their leaders, Palmer Parker, rose to share an exhortation during the meeting. It was the only exhortation shared during the thirty minute worship time. Palmer told about an experience from vacationing in Vermont during the Autumn season that gave him a great spiritual insight. He arrived at dusk and was taken to see the beautiful foliage that Vermont is noted for during the season. However, with the darkness falling and the fog ...

521. God Is Now Here

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... " Lying in a manger -- not in the palace of king, but in a stone cave where sheep huddled to eat. Picture the town just off in the distance across the open fields. It is a rural village in out-of-the-way Palestine -- hardly at the top of a vacation list of places to visit. It was only Caesar's decree for a census that brought Joseph and Mary there. I doubt they would have come otherwise. It was a long trip (especially by donkey) from Nazareth -- much too long for a woman who was almost nine months pregnant ...

522. New Wine in New Wineskins

Mark 2:18-22

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... same pew at worship. We find comfort in things which are familiar. Change is something we'd rather avoid. On the other hand, we often seek those activities and items which have the potential to rescue us from the abyss of boredom -- bigger houses -- exotic vacations -- fancier cars. Actually, this is just the tip of the iceberg. All too often we find ourselves caught up in destructive behavior but are hesitant to confront it and make changes because we are afraid of the new and unknown. I also wonder how ...

523. Life: From the Inside Out

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and where they are located; the cars we drive (whose manufacturers are not above taking a word that belongs to the religious community like "soul" and using it to push their vehicles); the clothes we wear; the food we eat; the beverages we consume; the places we vacation; and all that is not even a tiny part of the iceberg's tip. But it's much more than advertising. We can also subtly teach our children that what's most important in life is pleasing other people, setting out on a course whereby we introduce ...

524. The Ministry of Fading

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... in a recently popular television ad featuring a father and daughter at a time of transition. It is clear in the ad that the father is turning the reins of a business over to his daughter. They have worked together for some time, but Dad finally vacates his office. There is a poignant moment when the daughter is standing in her new office, looking at an earlier photograph of dad and daughter; then, as she looks out the open doorway, her father is graciously making his way out of the building. Another common ...

525. Only Sex? (New)

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... prayed for and counseled with the husband, Edith explained to the woman the importance, and the joy, of a good sexual relationship between husband and wife. On the advice of the Schaeffers, the husband quit his job. He and his wife went away for a vacation together. When they came back, the husband exclaimed to Dr. Schaeffer, “Hey, I didn’t know who I had for a wife. I almost lost a rare treasure. “ (4) Far too many couples today are having their marriages torn asunder by sexual infidelity. And it ...

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