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626. The Youth

Drama

William Grimbol

... this religious junk. I just want to get married ... have a family ... work ... study ... go to Temple. If he is a prophet, who cares? If he is the reincarnation of Elijah, who knows? If he is the Messiah, we will all know about it soon enough. It just doesn't affect me. I could care less. MEGHAN: Quit being so in control ... such a boring rock. DEAN: Knock it off! I didn't say you had to agree with me, I just said that is what I feel. If you don't like it ... MEGHAN: Okay, sorry. It's just that ...

627. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

John 9:13-34, John 9:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... eyes." One little girl quickly responded, "It’s not half as bad as having two good eyes but still not being able to see." Her point was well made. There is physical blindness, and there is another, even more tragic form of blindness that affects the spirit. Both forms of blindness are present in today’s gospel reading. "As he walked along, Jesus saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘Neither ...

628. The Invisible God?

Colossians 1:15-23, Colossians 1:1-14

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... on which we live came to be. The Bible is full of imagination. In fact, without imagination, Christians would be incapable of communicating anything about our hopes, our fears, our faith. The way we think about God makes a difference in our lives. The way we imagine God affects how we believe in God, and what kind of relationship we can have with God. If we let ourselves settle for a God who is remote, who is somewhere out there, up there, removed from us, we’re also likely to settle for a faith that is ...

629. The Inaugural Address

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our ...

630. Get Ready

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... day your Lord is coming ... Therefore you also must be ready" (Matthew 24:42, 44). Paul wrote that because we are children of light we should not be caught by surprise by Christ's return. How should we prepare? How does our belief in the Second Coming affect our present lives? The significance of the promise of Christ's return is not limited to the future; it is meant to have an influence on us now as we are waiting. Let us consider three ways in which we should be preparing to receive Jesus:+By focusing ...

631. The Sound of Weeping

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... those who love them most know something of that sorrow: To bring a child to life and see that child become coarse and cheap, to dream the best for a child and see him or her choose the worst, to crave companionship and be met with indifference, to long for affection and get ingratitude, is almost more than those parents can bear. There is no pain to compare with the pain of rejection. In a small town in the western part of our country there once lived a minister and his wife. They had a son who grew to be a ...

632. Praying With Tears in Your Eyes

Hebrews 1:1-14

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... out on the answer. I Must Have It! Tears in our prayers say to God, "I must have it." Tears are the medium of the message to the Master that our needs are real and deep. Tears show that we are praying about critical and crucial matters of life that affect our destinies. If our needs are of such little concern that it does not matter one way or another, we will not be moved to tears. Is my concern only whether I should have chocolate or vanilla ice cream? Shall it be a red or a blue dress that I ...

633. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... to every low-life thing. It is the journey, the total journey which conditions and provides meaning for the overall encounter. Spiritual experiences are necessary parts of the journey. If we choose to eliminate them, the lack of those experiences affects not only us, but our families and all those about us. The discerning person will acknowledge the plan of God for creation in even the movements of lesser creatures. The foolish person will sacrifice spiritual "conditioning" for personal convenience. Someone ...

634. Loving

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Larry Powell

... words and emotions into action. Eloquence and silver-tongued oratory, from anyone's mouth, are poetic to listen to, but alas, after a while, sugar-coated elocution which does nothing becomes as irritating as a noisy gong or clanging cymbals. Love even affects our vocabulary. For instance, love enables one to say things which otherwise might not have been said. Several years ago, an old minister was presiding over the last rites of one of his dear friends. The deceased was a long-time fishing companion ...

635. A New Walk in Life

Romans 6:4b

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... . What do I have here in my hands? (response) What do you use a cane for? (response) Have any of you ever had to have a crutch, or a cane, or maybe a cast on your leg or ankle? Let one or two briefly tell of their experience. Did it affect the way that you walked? (response) How would you walk? With a limp? Ask one or two of the children to limp Why would you limp? Act as though you are limping Would you need to limp once you were healed? (response) No! You would have a new walk wouldn ...

636. Peacemaking - Active, Not Passive

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... review the first two steps we have taken on "The Sevenfold Path to Peace," which we are pursuing during this period of Lent. First, with the question, "Is peace Attainable?" we wrestled with the fact that what happens inside of us ultimately affects the world around us. The acquisition of world peace starts with our individual and collective inner peace with God. Secondly, comes the desire for peace ... not simply an unruffled calm sea of humanity acquiescing, or passively yielding, to the intimidations of ...

637. Peace as Shalom

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... . Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery, but let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism. "Be yourself, expecially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of acridity and dis-enchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. "Nurture strength of spirit to shield you from sudden misfortune ...

638. Faith, Hope, and Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... if the Vatican had broken its silence, the enemy's hand would not have been so free. But most thought only of themselves. A Jewish home was barely emptied of its inhabitants before they descended like vultures. I think of Maria often, with affection and gratitude, he writes, and with wonder as well. This simple, uneducated woman stood taller that the city's intellectuals, dignitaries and clergy. My father had many acquaintances and even friends in the Christian community, not one of them showed the strength ...

639. Encounters With Christ II: Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... more, her resentment cut her off… not only from her sister, Mary, but also from her Lord. The same thing happened to the Elder Brother in the Prodigal Son Parable. He resented his brother… and it cut him off from the Father. That’s how resentment affects us and that is why it is so dangerous. It separates us from people… and it separates us from God! In this episode, what is Jesus saying? Simply this… beware of the dangerous attitude of resentment. It can devastate your soul!Secondly, there is the ...

640. Monologue: Sarah

Genesis 20:1-18

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... , just as Abraham was. He would be Abraham's heir, but then I realized the slave's child, Ishmael, would be his heir also. I couldn't stand the thought of it. It made me totally ill to think of someone else's child sharing my husband's estate, and affection, especially a child as worthless as hers. I could not physically harm the child or the slave, but I knew I had to get rid of them. With my child Isaac, I had everything I had ever wanted in life. I had a wonderful, devoted husband, a growing, strong ...

641. Six Nails of the Cross II: The Nail of Infidelity

Matthew 26:47-56

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... true friendship with the horrifying situation of Judas' treason. Judas, disciple and confidant of Jesus, appeared at the garden of Gethsemane with the temple guard and some Roman soldiers to betray the one whom he said he loved with a kiss. No greater sign of love and affection can be given by one to another than a kiss, for it seals the very nature of two people into one intention. We are still shocked by the gall it took for Judas to finger Jesus out as the one the authorites were interested in through ...

642. One More Thing

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... says: Nineteen centuries have come and gone And today he is the central figure of the human race, All of the armies that ever marched, All of the navies that ever sailed, All of the parliaments that ever sat, And all of the kings that ever reigned, Have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as that one solitary life Ä (Jesus Christ) If we want God's power in our hands, we must have his kind of power in our hearts -- power to accomplish his purpose. II. Jesus Gave Us A Commission Jesus sent his ...

643. Quantum Leap

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Carl Jech

... . Your entire business or personal life may be radically altered by the phone call your answering machine caught - a call that you would have missed if you didn't have the recorder. Computers can also have a profound influence on our lives in the way they affect our attitudes. Computers can free us from much drudgery and give us more time for personal, human things. They can free us to be human. But they can also have the opposite effect. If you work all day with efficient computers and come home at night ...

644. Jesus Meets Buddha and Confucius

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Carl Jech

... bring saving knowledge. What is to be preached in the name of Jesus is not knowledge, but love and forgiveness of sins! "Repentance" is a change of mind not toward an abstract notion of cosmic consciousness but a change of mind that affects our everyday behavior in relationship to others. The grace of God as seen in Jesus is directed primarily toward helping us face the ethical challenge of promoting righteousness and justice, without falling into despair over the Herculean proportions of the task - whereas ...

645. A Baptism of Blood

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... you there when they crucified my Lord?" But, there is only one honest answer. No! We were not there. We are here, with two thousand years separating us from the cross on which our Lord died. The cross is dated; but, it is not out-dated. What happened then affects us now. Why? Because we come here today, not to admire a cross, but to adore a crucified Lord. The cross has rotted. The Lord has risen. The original cross of Calvary has long since rotted away and is no more. The crucified one is risen, and he ...

646. God's Self-Revelation Through Jesus' Transfiguration

Luke 9:28-36

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... to all who receive your love in Christ; through whom we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are subject to human frailties, Father, and so our weariness, at times, makes us numb to the glory of your only Son who is our Redeemer. That weariness affects our faith, and we find ourselves with good intentions, but not enough spiritual insight. Forgive us for neglecting the significance of who your Son is, and why he came to earth. May his glory flood our lives, convincing us of your redemptive love for us ...

647. Peace that is Not of This World

John 14:15-31

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: Jesus told his disciples he would leave them, but he also promised to leave his peace with them. People: He promised a peace that was not like the peace the world gives. Pastor: The peace the world gives affects outward circumstances only. The peace Jesus gives is from within, where the real battle begins. People: We long for world peace, but we know it will come only when we accept the inner peace our Savior gives. Collect Father in heaven, who gives us inner peace through your Son ...

648. Justification Leads to Reconciliation with God

Romans 5:1-11

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... depend on him for forgiveness; we depend on him for reconciliation. Forgive us for our broken fellowship with you. Restore us to your love by granting us faith in your Son who gives us your forgiveness, reconciliation, and peace. May our joy in being restored affect even our attitude towards the trials and tribulations of this life, that our hope may be strengthened by the gift of your Spirit as we rejoice in your love. In our Savior's name we pray. Amen. Hymns “Amazing Grace” “Ask Ye What Great Thing ...

649. Encouraged in Faithfulness

Hebrews 12:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... faced difficulties, discouragement, and persecution: Encourage us by their witness, that we may run with perseverance the race you have set before us. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Prayer of Confession We are your church, O God, but we are still affected by our human characteristics and frailties. Forgive us for taking our eyes off Jesus, who defends us against all that would weaken our faith. Strengthen us with determination to live the Christian life with sincerity. We pray through Christ our Redeemer ...

650. Faith is Not a Substitute for Work

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... common faith in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. But when we limit our faith to a matter of trust or belief, we find ourselves cheating one another by not assuming our share of the total responsibility in being your church. Forgive us when we have let faith affect our hearts only, and not our muscle. Correct our laziness with zealousness to do our share of the work. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Hymns "Awake, Awake to Love and Work” “O Master Workman of the Race” “O Son of Man, Thou Madest Known"

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