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601. Love - A Christian Imperative

John 15:1-17

Sermon

George Bass

... love for each other testify to the world that theirs is a special relationship. We may have all manner of disagreements and disputes over almost every imaginable matter or topic, but all that is done, even in the face of strong differences of opinion, reflects the spirit of Christ’s abiding love. That’s what makes reconciliation possible and dynamic in the lives of congregations, so that theological and other types of disagreements might not end up in schism or separation from one another. Just recently ...

602. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... have turned back when the way became difficult, when there was little to eat and the Son of Man had no place to lay his head. * He could have turned back when the Pharisees hounded his every step, cross-examined his every gesture, stirred up public opinion against him, and sought on numerous, occasions to kill him. * He could have turned back after announcing to his disciples in Galilee that one of his own would betray him. * He could have turned back at Jericho, Bethpage, or Bethany when he knew full well ...

603. The Promise Of Life ("U" Turns Permitted)

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... this lamb as one of his children. Yet one day the wealthy man decided to take that poor man’s ewe lamb, even though he himself had many. David’s response to this tale was what Nathan had hoped for. He renounced the rich man and gave his royal opinion angrily: As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. - 2 Samuel 12:5-6 Then follows one of the most dramatic moments recorded in Scripture. The ...

604. Luther of Wittenberg

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... my manuscript to a printer. Thank my friends for that. Now that you have moved to Frankfurt and set up your law practice, I hope you won’t forget your former classmate. We have taken different paths. But I still feel affection for you and value your opinions. Those of us within the leadership of the church need to get "ordinary folks’" reactions to what we are doing and saying. Maybe if that had been done in past centuries, the church would not be in the mess it finds itself in now. Your friend, Martin ...

605. Childs of Center Point

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... have a hand in them. One reporter interviewing families at the scene has suggested that if families pull out of the area, the company’s potential legal obligations to them would terminate because they would then technically no longer be North Flats residents. That opinion, of course, would have to be tested in the courts. BILL CHILDS: I just can’t believe that a whole faction of our congregation would turn on Pastor Carlson that way. EVIE CHILDS: Well, it is a sensitive issue, after all. Frankly, Bill ...

606. The Whip of War

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... God blesses the efforts of men in war; sometimes he frustrates those efforts. Sometimes he is distant and seems to be uninvolved; sometimes he is directly involved. If you want to take on a tough theological task open your bible and try to nail down God’s opinion on war. And let me see your answer when you are through. I. Meanwhile let me get you started by taking a look at first, what God has to say about war. When little David stood before the great Philistine giant Goliath he did so without the ...

607. Heaven on Earth

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Richard Patt

... judge a book by its cover. Most of us do that more than we’d like to admit. We draw conclusions about others on the basis of outward appearance. We neglect to take into consideration important information about people before forming an opinion about them. We allow our stereotypes and prejudices to overrule an openminded view towards certain individuals and groups of people. That’s what happened in the Bible story here today. These Jewish religious leaders had a hard time coping with less-than-formal ...

608. Job - A Probe Into the Shadow World of Despair

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

... Mars, written by Fritz Zorn, has been recently published in English. The pseudonym "Zorn" in German sets the theme of anger. The protagonist is the child of affluent, modern parents. "We did nothing and said nothing and fought for nothing and had no opinions and spent our time being amused by other people who were ridiculous enough to do, say, or think something." He describes his life as colored by a pervasive sadness. Zorn talks about being taught "all the common Christian virtues" in a supposed Christian ...

609. A Christian's Duty in Time of War

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... while they are making peace.” That task has fallen upon the armed forces of the United States and the “Coalition of the Willing.” As we consider this war from a Christian perspective, it is important that we rely on the word of God more than on the opinions of CNN or Fox News. After all, the Bible is our true rule and guide for faith and practice. FIRST, WAR IS A TRAGIC FACT OF LIFE IN THIS SINFUL WORLD Let me initially offer two biblical truths about war. FIRST, WAR IS A TRAGIC FACT OF LIFE ...

610. All I Need Is A Little Rest!

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... to force him to rest (Matthew 12:46). The reason the people mobbed Jesus that way was that he was the only One who had ever been able to help them so well. Nobody else ever did the things he did. They knew he was special. Nicodemus spoke the popular opinion when he said, "Teacher, we know that you come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him" (John 3:2). The people knew Jesus was special. He is special because he is God, our only Savior. When it all got to ...

611. Butterflies and Jesus

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... an exception for butterflies because they are so beautiful. As you all know, a butterfly hasn’t always been beautiful. For the first part of its life it was a caterpillar, a wooly worm crawling around on the ground looking (in some people’s opinion) gross. But at a special time and in a spectacular fashion, the ugly, little, wooly worm got transformed into a beautiful butterfly. When one looks at a lowly caterpillar crawling around, it’s hard to believe that a beautiful butterfly, able to fly all ...

612. Service

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... only come with time and to "those for whom it has been prepared." The young upstart often deserves a put-down. Rashness can be insufferable, and who but the neophyte can be the "wise of the earth"? Leave it to the sophomore to outdo everyone in opinions. Truth to tell: We often have to wait, and rightly so. James and John had to. Preferment As a young soldier, John Fletcher had an uncontrollable temper. In time that soldier was converted, soundly so. He became one of God’s choice instruments. An ordained ...

613. Ode to Wisdom

Job 26:1--31:40

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... we are crushed between them, counselors will be at hand like sages with the answers to the riddles. They will probe the hidden side of wisdom and come up with counsel which, if we are wise, we have to follow. "I think ..." or "In my opinion ..." or "experience has taught me that ..." - these comments flow like water from the bubbler of eternal wisdom. But finally the person in the pit will have to struggle through alone. Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar - those were Job’s good friends and counselors. Who are ...

614. What Was That About?

Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... at work to build his kingdom in a way that, although hidden at this point, will one day be revealed. It’s a bit like Jesus sleeping in the ship tossed on the billows of the stormy water. "Be not afraid." Now you can read with your tongue in cheek opinionated columnists who map the future. If you are young and see the future as a threat, you can stand on this great hope and see an altogether different life ahead for you. If you are older and the sunset years are rushing in, you can know that life is open ...

615. The Friends of Jesus

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... not the kind of people who had their hands on the levers of power in society. Since they by in large did not have connections in high places, they could not make things happen behind the scene. They were not in a position to manipulate public opinion or to effect the cause of human events. Now, whenever you make a general statement like that it is immediately important to make it clear that there were some exceptions. There were those people in high society who sought him out. There was a Roman centurion ...

616. The Heart of the Reformation

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... . The theology of the Reformation echoes its throbs: sola fide, by faith alone; sola gratia, by grace alone; solus Christus, Christ alone. When we say "by faith alone" the emphasis is not on our faith but on him in whom our faith is anchored. It is not merely having an opinion about him or believing that what he taught is the truth and that his way of life is the best. "I am the way," he says, "I am the truth," "I am the life." And so the Apostle does not say, "I know what I have believed," but "I know ...

617. Smart, Wise, and Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... communication, to reduce intimacy, and to undercut honesty. To be in touch with oneself is also to be able to identify my biases - those of my culture, those of my family, those of my department, so that I do not blindly identify my opinion with truth. (Check your own biases the next time you discuss the progress of Black America in achieving full human dignity, or the next time you feel defensive over being questioned about the subtle implications of male-dominated language and sex-role stereotypes ...

618. You're Going To Have A Baby!

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... said they considered Christmas a religious festival. Twenty-six percent thought of it as a holiday; 23 percent considered it an opportunity to meet family and friends; five percent looked at Christmas as a time for eating and drinking; 11 percent had no opinion. In other words, 65 percent of the people do not understand the true meaning of Christmas. As a religious festival Christmas is more than Santa, more than a celebration of a past event, more than exchanging gifts, more than a story about shepherds ...

619. Wrinkled Wrappings

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , because they do not see Jesus as the Messiah. In our text God asks us, "What do you see in Jesus?" We wonder how Simeon and Anna could have such insight into the nature of Jesus. In our day we do not usually have a high opinion of old folks. After age 40 wrinkles come. You begin to lose hair and some teeth. Eyesight dims and glasses become necessary. Hearing gets more difficult. Fat accumulates in your midsection. Muscles shrink and joints stiffen. The heart gets less efficient and the flow of hormones ...

620. How to Profit from Prophets

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... do it our way, thank you. And yet prophets like John the Baptist come out of their wilderness solitude with a message that rings true above the cacophony of the madding crowd and penetrates to a reality deeper than the frothy clamor of public opinion polls. It is the voice of the Eternal that becomes audible through their voice, the invisible One made visible through their moral transparency. Isn't it comforting to know that God has not left himself without witness? If we are willing to ask for directions ...

621. Why Prophets Get Under Our Skin

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... day with John, beheading him, and presenting the head on a platter to jealous and fearful Herodias. Politicians may hold a finger to the political winds to set the sails of their political fortunes for a political safe haven, but not prophets. Politicians may take opinion polls to ascertain the direction of the political parade so as to get in front of it to appear as leaders, but not prophets. Politicians may speak with a forked tongue and out of both sides of their mouths, but not prophets. They tell it ...

622. A Voice to be Heard

John 1:19-28

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... our time we are overwhelmed with a cacophony of noise. Strident voices demand to be heard. Radical voices insist on their righteousness. Racist voices of every color strain our sense of community. Fanatic voices insist on their way. The politically correct thwart contrary opinions and public officials often obscure the voice of truth. O Eternal God, who sees beyond all appearances to penetrate to the truth, help us to hear your voice of wisdom amid all the competing voices of today. In your presence it is ...

623. When the Word Comes to the Wilderness

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... every Christian will vote the same way on those issues. What was even more troubling is remembering the strategy has been tried before and it hasn’t worked. We elected Jimmy Carter, a Sunday school teacher and a faithful Southern Baptist. In my opinion, President Carter didn’t become an effective statesman until he was voted out of office. Only then he was able to accomplish anything of lasting humanitarian value. “In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar,” the Word of God didn’t go to Tiberius ...

624. Hated, Excluded, Reviled, Defamed — And Leaping For Joy

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

William G. Carter

... is, in no small part, to be converted into seeing the world as God sees it. It is to be given new eyes to look upon people and events from an eternally loving perspective. When that begins to happen, you begin to see that God has an opinion about how life should be lived, what churches should be doing, and how people should act. You begin to see that the future belongs to those whom God blesses. They include the poor, the hungry, the hopeless, the damaged, and those whose only salvation is found in ...

625. Getting It Together

Luke 6:37-42

Sermon

William G. Carter

... be easier for me to hear you talk about anxiety, if you could find the courage to tell me about the times when you have known it and gotten through it.” It was more honesty than I expected, but I’m glad for it. She gave me more than her opinion, which would have reduced the feedback to her word against mine, which is always a dead-end street. Rather she pushed me to speak with the kind of integrity that sees life for all of its promises and pitfalls. God knows we are not the people that we want others ...

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