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626. The Thirteenth Apostle

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... sexuality. Here we really have a can of worms. Sometimes Paul sounds like a “misogynist,” which my dictionary defines as “a person who hates women.” He even seems to suggest that men ought not to touch women as they might become soiled by such contact. But a careful reading indicates that he prefers celibacy, not because women are dirty, but because he believed (at first) that the end of the world was just around the corner, and why should anyone become encumbered with a wife and family if the world ...

627. Jesus Came Preaching

Mark 1:14-15

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... ! That is precisely what preaching is for! Trying to make Christians in twenty minutes! Some preachers have reacted against preaching by saying that they do not want to be “manipulative.” To them Prof. Sweazey says: “Every human contact is manipulative. The participants in every conversation try to push each other around. Preachers from all sorts of pulpits work on us all of the time - politicians, columnists, commentators, editorialists, playwrights, essayists, teachers, bosses, luncheon club oracles ...

628. Family Reunion

Mark 3:31-35

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... be Jesus’ guest; Ye need not one be left behind, For God hath bidden all mankind.” (Number 102) III. JESUS WIDENED THE FAMILY CIRCLE. In the Church we are thrown together with all sorts of people, many of whom we would never come in contact with were it not for the Church. As Methodist evangelist E. Stanley Jones never tired of saying: “Everyone who belongs to Christ belongs to everyone who belongs to Christ.” Frederick Buechner uses the analogy of a wedding to describe the Church: where all sorts ...

629. The Lord's Prayer: Our Father

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... would say in the vernacular, she was deaf. For ten years she lived alone, a recluse. She said she marked off the church, although she had loved the church all of her life. She had loved God, loved people. She became a cynic. She said she really did not have contact with anyone. She just removed herself from life. And then one day she was with a person who gave her a note that asked, "Why don''t you stop fighting it and start using it?" She said she had not thought of that. A short time later she began ...

630. Joy: The Echo of God's Presence In Us! (Part I - Introduction)

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... not it was malignant. "We all know about fear. We know it lives within all of us. We know it doesn''t listen to reason, paralyzes your ability to think and expands upon command. We know it''s contagious and can be spread from one person to another without physical contact. "I had a great advantage. Three years ago I wrote, `I Want to Grow Hair, I Want to Grow Up, I Want to go to Boise,'' a book on children surviving cancer. For a couple of years, I walked in their world with a notebook and a tape recorder ...

631. Dealing with the Hard Moments of the Journey

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... We live by faith in God for the future--not the power of fatalism. Yes, we can be puzzled--perplexed, but we do not postpone life. We''ve gone on to fight and live for another day. One time a cowboy decided he should have some insurance, so he contacted an insurance agent. The agent came out to the cowboy''s ranch to ask him a few questions for the application form. "Have you ever had any accidents?" the agent asked. "No," the cowboy answered. "Are you saying you have never been hurt here on the ranch?" the ...

632. Biblical Insights for Being a Christian Father

Deuteronomy 1:1-8

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... passing it on rests with fathers. Truth is to pass on from generation to generation in a perpetual relay. This takes time, thought and effort. It does not happen by osmosis. If you don't teach your children about their sexuality, who will? Sex is not a contact sport but an expression of God's desire for intimacy. There is no easy, push-button method of teaching your children about God, nor is there any smooth, undisturbed section of time in which to do it. What God put in Deuteronomy 6 cannot be improved ...

633. What Do You Do When the Lights Go Out?

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Mike Jackson

... of oncoming pencil posts, I put my hands out in front of me to stop any danger before it happened. The deep thud shook the bed and woke Cheryl from a heavy sleep. She cried out, “What was that?” “That, dear, was the sound of the bedpost making contact with my forehead.” You see, the one thing I forgot to do when I extended my arms was to also cross them. My extended arms had reached out on either side of the bedpost, leaving my unprotected forehead open for a direct hit. Thankfully my injuries were ...

634. Your Sins Are Forgiven

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Paul E. Flesner

... heart of Jesus' approach to the needs of people. Throughout the Gospels we see his concern for the physical dimensions of life and for human suffering. "He had compassion on them" is a common phrase describing his response to the people with whom he came in contact. However, this morning's event leaves no question that Jesus' primary concern was the spiritual needs of people. Not that their physical needs were unimportant. It was a matter of which came first. What good was it to heal this man's legs if he ...

635. Holy Vexation

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... all of the Gospels) of Jesus cleansing the temple. If you are fifty years or older and remember singing the old gospel song that talks about Jesus calling us "softly and tenderly," this story gets your attention. If you are any age and have had contact with violence in your personal and/or family life, this story gets your attention. Or, if you are familiar with the many times in the ministry of Jesus when his behavior is marked by patience, compassion, and gentleness, again, this story gets your attention ...

636. Hanging the Law on Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

Cathy A. Ammlung

... 's Kingdom to all who would turn to him in repentance, faith, and humility. In spite of all the times we speak of and pray for (and even act on behalf of) "the sick," "the oppressed," "the poor," and so forth, loving our neighbor comes down to actual contact with individuals. It comes down to making concrete decisions that get our hands dirty, our schedules loused up, and our hearts broken. That's Jesus' way of loving; it won him a cross. Can we let his love shape ours, no matter how risky and painful those ...

637. What a Resume!

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... loved ones to begin a family practice in Queens, New York, a venture certain to bring him a measure of wealth and success. But somehow he felt that he was needed in a more meaningful medical practice. He approached his pastor and was directed to contact the mission board of the EvangelicalLutheranChurch. There he was presented with the challenge of going to a mission field to establish a hospital and begin a missionary outreach in that land. He accepted the challenge, went abroad, and in about ten years had ...

638. What It Takes to Do the Job

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... self esteem -- whatever -- is not just for ourselves alone, but also for the purpose of witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, if what we do this Lent has this double purpose, then perhaps it will also draw from us a double effort, and we and those who come in contact with us will be doubly blessed.

639. Easy to Say, Hard to Do

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... love we know from Jesus, which calls us and enables us to forgive those who have wronged us or even to love our enemies, that kind of love cannot simply be passed on from person to person. That kind of love must be grown fresh in each human heart from contact with and living with God, the God we have come to know through Jesus Christ. Let's listen to the words again: Beloved, let us love one another, love one another. For love is of God, and everyone who loveth is born of God, And knoweth God. He that ...

640. The Battle of the Wisdoms

James 3:13-18

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... . The early Christians already were well versed (some, perhaps, better) in what he was stating. Why repeat the obvious? The danger of attrition lay before the Church. These Christians were settled into their world. The institutional church was way down the road from its initial contact with the faith espoused by the saints. It needed a reminder of its code of ethics. Here, then, is the value of the passage for you and me. Attrition is our danger as well. Not long ago a pastor took his teenage son to visit ...

641. Needy People Please Apply

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... programs have many gaps, and there are some people whose poverty is an extension of other more challenging needs such as addictions and mental illness, so we still have an important ministry to the down and out. However, you and I do not come into contact very often with people who are truly needy from a financial standpoint. We have families who are struggling. We have senior citizens who are frightened about whether they have enough to maintain them in their last years, and we have a few people trying to ...

642. Good News!

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... story which was related quite frequently was about two friends who were avid baseball fans. These two friends made a pact that whoever died first would come back and let the other know if there was baseball in heaven. The first one died and came back and contacted his friend and said, "Hey, man, I have great news for you! The good news is that there is baseball in heaven, but the bad news is that you're scheduled to pitch Friday." Isaiah the prophet understood the good news/bad news concept. For a while ...

643. Morning Has Broken

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Curtis Lewis

... these boys were probably involved. They were at wits' end as to what could be done to help the two little rascals. The boys' mother was informed of a pastor who lived nearby who had been successful in helping with the discipline of hard-to-manage children. She contacted the pastor and asked if he would speak to her boys. The pastor agreed, and he visited first with the eight-year-old in the morning and planned to see the ten-year-old in the afternoon. When the younger boy walked into the clergyman's office ...

644. No Other Name

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... , Hinduism, etc. In our war with a few insane followers of Islam, for example, we dare not overlook the fact that the vast majority of the adherents of this religion are peace-loving, law-abiding folks. No religion is perfect, however, because all are tainted by contact with sinful humanity. Religion is humanity's quest for God. And because it is humanity's quest, it is always flawed. Human pride and human greed have both served to distort the human quest to find God. Here is the importance of today's text ...

645. To Live Is To Dance

John 10:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... partners and for fellow dancers whose presence and whose response to life evoke creativity in us. Whose common willingness to risk and to dare supports us and encourages us and gives us the inspiration and the strength and the boldness to go on. In the Christian life, we contact our partners and we dance together. Our partners are God’s people, and the place of the dance is the mission and the labor that goes on in the world. That’s the reason it’s so crucial to keep clear in our mind who the church ...

646. The Indwelling Christ And Holy Communion

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... going on and then to be denied the elements of Holy Communion, crushed me. I wrote Brother Simon about it and told him how pained I was. By return mail, I received this letter, and I want you to hear it. “My dear brother Maxie, I made contact this week with the very soul of you, early in the week by mental telepathy and by letter. Wednesday and Thursday, my supra conscious started registering “Maxie Maxie Maxie”, by its spiritual Morse dot and dash code, and that set me Hail Marying for the Dunhams ...

647. Living Lightly

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... and most of us are not good teachers. We have forgotten the struggles we had, learning to balance ourselves on the bike, or the fear and floundering we experienced before we finally trusted the water to support us. Living is that way. When we come in contact with some person who is really alive, we sense it immediately don’t we. We see someone who is really alive, they’re vibrant in spirit, they’re spontaneous, and we think it is all so natural, so easy, so effortless, and it is. But ,oh, the ...

648. What If God Is Dependent Upon Our Praying?

2 Chronicles 7:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... prayer, I had the opportunity to come in touch with those whom I deem to be the giants of prayer. And we had most of them in our church - Louise Eggleston, E. Stanley Jones, Sister Leila, Frank Laubaugh, Estelle Carver, and countless others. Now why I count those contacts and relationships, some of the most significant growth encounters of my life, I began to do a very stupid thing. Now I know you find that difficult to think I would ever do anything stupid, but I began to do a very stupid thing. I began to ...

649. Dynamics Of Prayer

Isaiah 43:1-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... . This is the first dynamic - prayer is that personal communion in which we name God for ourselves. Now this naming of God may reflect more of who we are than who God is, yet it is essential. It is our reaching out to God, groping to establish contact, searching for the way to enter into relationship. The Psalms are our best source for understanding the meaning of this dynamic. Listen to the Psalmist as I pick up a psalm here and there throughout the whole book. Thou, oh Lord, art a shield about me. My ...

650. Participants In The Gospel

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... in Memphis, and we’re going to ask you to pray by name for those 5 persons, every day during Lent. And then during Holy week, that time from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, concluding your work by Good Friday. We’re going to ask you to contact those persons, personally if possible, if not personally, by phone – and share with them the fact that you’ve been praying with them, invite them to be partners with you in the gospel and become a part of the fellowship of that gospel. Isn’t that exciting ...

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