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626. Easter 3

Luke 24:36-49, Acts 3:11-26, 1 John 2:28--3:10

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Russell F. Anderson

... first Easter, the Lord himself came and stood among them. In their confusion and their fear he came with his peace. He stands among us still, whenever we gather in his name. How do we know he's real? When the believers saw the risen Jesus, they thought they had seen a ghost. Jesus showed them the marks of crucifixion and he ate some fish to demonstrate that he was real, body and all. There are many Jesus clones, various and sundry representations of the Christ. There's the glitzy Jesus in designer suits and ...

627. Easter 6

John 15:18--16:4, Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 5:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... between the world and our faith. 3. You are a winner if you Are born of God. Have faith in Christ. Obey God and love others. Sermon Title: Christ's Commands Are No Burden. Sermon Angle: John reports that Christ's commands are not burdensome (v. 3). These thoughts echo the words of Jesus in Matthew, "For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matthew 11:30). It's never burdensome to do something from your heart, to do an act of kindness for those you love. Legalism makes God's commands a burden because ...

628. Proper 26

Hebrews 9:11-28, Ruth 1:1-22, Mark 12:28-34

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Russell F. Anderson

... the course of time, all of the men in Naomi's family die. She hears that there is food in the land of her origin and decides to return to her roots. Ruth and her two daughters-in-law start trekking back to Judah but Naomi has second thoughts about her daughters-in-law returning with her. Thinking that they would be better off in their own country, she instructs them to go back to the homes of their origin. Orpah tearfully parts from Naomi but Ruth refuses to leave and vows to accompany her until death ...

629. Do Not Be Doubting But Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... arrested, taken to the cross and crucified. The disciples must have been shell-shocked. They had been taken to the heights of joy and expectancy, only to have their hopes and dreams crushed with Jesus' death. It's no wonder that they hid out. They were afraid. They thought they were next. If Jesus could be killed in such a cruel and unfair manner, what about them? So it's no wonder that they gathered behind locked doors. It's no wonder they doubted the news of Jesus' resurrection. And what a day it had been ...

630. Who Lives In You?

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... reads the human heart. God knows who lives in our house. There is a story of a burly, old lineman from a professional football team who thought that he knew all the tricks so he could stay out late and party on road trips despite the team's curfew. Over the years ... commitment will follow. But we must allow Christ in! We must allow the love of God to rule our lives, direct our thoughts, and guide our actions. In his autobiography, Dr. A.J. Cronin tells of a neighboring family called the Adamses. Mr. Adams was ...

631. A Wilderness Prophet · John The Baptist

Jn 1:6-8 · Mt 3:1-12

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... into the world to do? It was the testimony of a prophet made with the forthrightness of a prophet. Moreover, it was a testimony drawn from years of sharing experiences with Jesus as the two of them had grown up together. For had not Jesus opened his innermost thoughts to John in days long flown as they had sat beside a favorite fishing hole or thrilled to the dancing of lilies of the field in the wind? Nor could John have associated so long with Jesus, "who knew what was in man," (John 2:25) without coming ...

632. The Return Of The Lost

Luke 15:1-7

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Donald Dotterer

... named Mrs. Chambers would be coming in for a biopsy. The doctor has been informed by a lab technician that the C.T. scan has shown a growth on her pancreas. As the doctor makes his way toward the room where the biopsy will be performed, he says that many thoughts are running through his mind. He is thinking about his upcoming trip to the ocean, last night's dinner with a friend, and the new tires he needs for his car. Dr. Shragg admits that he isn't really thinking about the needle he is about to stick into ...

633. Which Ones Were Lost?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

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Merle G. Franke

... and be quiet, away from the hurry and hustle of the streets. They had been without a pastor for nearly 10 months, and were so glad to get someone on board full-time that I guess I could have asked for Ä and gotten Ä anything just then. The council thought it was a good idea and unanimously passed the proposal. Interior doors were to be secured in such a way that people coming in could not pass from the sanctuary to other parts of the building, in case some might have had intents other than praying. That ...

634. Lent 4

Luke 13:18-22 · Joel 2:12-19

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Jack Brownlee

... glance she had cast upon the square. As she turned to see from where the noise had come, she saw Sarah's dress (she thought) slip into the side street in the direction of the sound. ____________ "Men of Emmatha and the Decapolis," began the Rabbi in his ... yes! The ring. I took it off when I was measuring the flour. It dropped in the flour. I'm sure of it." "Who would have thought to look in the flour?" said Mother as she ran toward home. "I think it's in the flour!" yelled Sarah to Father and Stephen as ...

635. Palm Sunday

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Jack Brownlee

... Would father delegate the other servants' jobs to him? Would he be a man or a boy forever? He would be a man! When the guests arrived he was not shocked that it was the Nazarene Rabbi and his followers. There were some younger guys. And Mr. Voice. "Well," he thought to himself, "I may as well get this over with." And he picked up the basin and pitcher and two towels. "I hate doing this." He knocked on the door and pushed it open with his back, holding the pitcher and basin in front of him. "I welcome you to ...

636. Words As Images

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... immediately grasped the meaning. In writing about the use of stories in sermons, William Bausch first considered titling his book Nathan's Legacy, because all preachers: stand in Nathan's tradition. He, the rest of the prophets, and in fact all the sacred writers ... thought and wrote in terms of stories.22 Take any psalm and "translate" it into the clear but abstract prose we usually use. Then compare how bland it is compared to the original. Look at some well-known verses from Psalm 139 for example: Plain ...

637. Delivery

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... to admit I'm a better preacher now." More informative was the comment of a layperson in the congregation, who told me about the new preaching style at the services. "The youth pastor is really good at it," she said. "He used to read his sermons, and I thought he was abstract and boring. But now he talks straight at us, and he's really good." The pastor thinks his sermons aren't very well organized, because sometimes, as he says, he "has to rearrange things as I go along." But the listener says, "I know what ...

638. What "They" Say

Luke 9:18-27

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Larry Powell

... to it?" I asked. "Nope," he countered, "and even if you could, it ain't for sale. I don't want to sell it." Strange, I thought, that a man should operate a place of business and then refuse to do business. We later discovered from local merchants that the man hasn't ... head?" Henry looked a little surprised and said, "No, I failed to notice that." They had not gone far when the wife thought of something else. "Henry, did you hear the woman in the choir bellowing like a calf, trying to be heard above everybody ...

639. Gifts for God

Romans 11:33-36

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... giving to God. I did bring a few things along to help us think. I have a box of candy. I always like candy and I thought that maybe God would like the same kind that I like. What do you think about giving candy to God? (Let them answer.) You don't ... the idea of giving flowers? (Let them answer.) You don't think that God would like either as a gift from us? I have one more thought. I have this beautiful piece of jewelry. It has been in my family for years and people just love to look at it and they always ...

640. How Ralph Ribbon Changed

Philippians 2:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... lot better after I tell you a story I know about him. Ralph is a nice guy who has learned a lot. I remember Ralph when people thought that he was a real bum. He didn't look like a bum; as a matter of fact, he was always one of the nicest looking pieces ... man with the scissors say to someone else that the ribbon chosen today would have a hard job but would hardly be noticed. Ralph thought that both gray and brown ribbons would be perfect for such a job. But much to Ralph's surprise the man with the scissors ...

641. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... boat was in the middle of the sea. A storm developed and the disciples were rowing hard against the strong wind. Between 3 and 6 a.m. Jesus comes to the struggling disciples by walking on the water. When they saw him, they were scared to death because they thought he was a ghost. These tough men screamed for fear. Jesus identified himself and told them not to be afraid. Peter spoke up, "Lord, if it is really you, ask me to come to you." "Come," Jesus replied. At once Peter got out of the boat and began to ...

642. Star Miracle

Matthew 2:1-12, Isaiah 60:1-22, Ephesians 3:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... in Christ. His birth is the shining of God's glory in a dark world of sin. The wise men with their threefold gifts represent the gentile nations coming to Christ. Lesson 2 (Ephesians 3:1-12). The divine secret is out: salvation is for all. The Jews thought they had a monopoly on salvation, for they were in a covenant relationship with God from the time of Abraham. They were God's chosen people. Paul claims that the age-old secret of God was revealed to him. The secret is by his death Christ has removed ...

643. Keeping God First in the Polls

John 3:1-21

Sermon

James Weekley

... machine shop. His instructions were to drill holes in iron bars. He was given an original bar from which all other bars were to be copied. Using it as a guide, all other bars could be drilled precisely in place. One day he misplaced the master bar. He thought he could use the other bars that had been drilled. The problem was that the other bars were drilled with a slight variation. The more he drilled the worse it became. At the end of the day his supervisor examined his work and found that over two hundred ...

644. The Message In The Means

Sermon

Erskine White

... 't know what Caesar Augustus was doing that night ... but if an angel had come to him instead of to the shepherds and said, "Leave all this alone, nothing matters tonight except the fact that this poor woman has had a baby in a stable" - Caesar would have thought a lunatic was playing a practical joke on him. William Temple It also makes you realize how wise the wise men really were. I mean: suppose, like the wise men, you had travelled a great distance to see a newborn king? Suppose, like the wise men, you ...

645. Something Special

Luke 1:38

Children's Sermon

... attention to it. If you don't know something special is going on, you won't think about it, will you? Today's Bible story is about Mary when she found out that she was going to have a baby. Do you suppose the people up there in Nazareth thought anything special was going on when Mary started to look more and more like she was ready to have the baby? Probably not. Only Mary and Joseph knew what was special about it. That was because Mary and Joseph had gotten messages from angels. And they believed what the ...

646. God's Wonderful Temple

John 2:19

Children's Sermon

... so amazing to his enemies when Jesus said one time, while standing right in front of the temple, "You can destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again." You can imagine how that sounded to the people who worked at the temple. They thought Jesus was crazy. It took years and years to build the temple. Nobody could rebuild it in just three days! But the Bible tells us that Jesus wasn't really talking about the stone building where he was standing when he said those words. Do you remember what ...

647. Proper 7

1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 63:1-11, Zechariah 12:1-9, Luke 8:26-39, Galatians 3:23-29

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George Bass

... , the Jesus of the Bible, answered my questions and spoke words that made sense." He said that he didn't know exactly when his conversion took place, but it did, through the Holy Spirit. And he closed the story this way: "If you had asked me in 1965 what I thought of Christ, I probably would have laughed at you. But since 1975 I now freely confess, "He is my Savior and my Lord. By God's grace, that will be on my lips until I die." 1. Does that sound something like the experience of Peter, who was changed by ...

648. Leaping For Joy

Malachi 4:1-6

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... partying is a bad thing. After all, we have labored, struggled and sacrificed in order to see our new church take shape. It has been good for all of us to take time off periodically to laugh, to feast and to enjoy each other’s company. Such thoughts bring us to our scriptural passage for the day in the book of Malachi. The prophet is speaking to his people who have become discouraged. They have begun to question the wisdom that other people who ignore or violate the law of Moses seem to prosper. Should ...

649. The Road To The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

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Thomas A. Pilgrim

... to embark. He took the road to the wilderness - because he was on a journey from which there was no turning back. It was a time of personal struggle, trial and testing, not unlike that night he spent in the garden. Jesus spent 40 days in agonizing thought. Have you ever had a time like that when you were faced with some great decision, and you found yourself torn in many directions? I suspect that many of us have wilderness times when we go down that road to the wilderness and find ourselves truly alone ...

650. The Recovery Of Reverence

Leviticus 19:1-37

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Robert Beringer

... , but he could not keep the boy quiet! The party ended in a shambles. The next day little Pentagon talked about his dream to anyone who would listen. He kept stamping his foot and insisting that there was another dimension to life. But the people of Flat Land thought the poor boy was sick, and they took him off to a mental hospital. But his father, A Squared, did not sleep well that night. He kept thinking to himself: Maybe my little son is right, maybe there is more to life, maybe things could be different ...

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