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676. Bread of Unwavering Commitment (Bread of Life V)

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... : shall we follow the crowds or stay with our Master? For Jesus it was, am I going to have to take the hard journey alone? A few decided to stay with him. As a Christian, I continuously wrestle over values and issues. Many religionists give the impression that they think they have solved all problems when they recite their absolutes and close the doors to discussion. In the world where I live, I wrestle day in and day out with the issues of drugs, hunger, nuclear armaments, abortion, women in the work place ...

677. When Matters Hang in the Balance

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and you will find people who believe, or at least consider the notion, that their illness is punishment from God for sin. More than once people have raised that issue with me as their pastor. But this is bad no sick theology. It’s my impression that Old Testament thinkers and writers read this into the stories of these people. I have no problem immediately rejecting such notions out of hand. For instance, Jesus responded to the disciples’ query about a man born blind, “Teacher, whose sin caused him to ...

678. An Untouchable God?

1 Samuel 6:1-7:1

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... from the sixth chapter of 2 Samuel. It very clearly and delightfully depicts what it means for God’s people to rejoice. A Story Completed Later So our drama ends on a joyful note. The ark arrives safely in Jerusalem. But it leaves us with the impression that God is almost untouchable; and if not untouchable, touchable only when God wants to be touched. That issue is addressed fully and forever later in the New Testament and in no place there more poignantly than in the story of the woman who suffered with ...

679. A Sleeping Bag God

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... to be the very embodiment of boredom and uselessness. That proved to be a hasty conclusion. For over the months and years that followed our introduction to this person, this seemingly ineffectual teacher came to distinguish himself in a variety of ways. Our initial impression, informed though it was by an episode or two, proved to be an inaccurate one. It would have been unfair for us to hold to that notion when evidence to the contrary became consistently clear. So, too, should it be with our religious ...

680. What Ever Happened to Wisdom?

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... run through his fingers so fast that he started forging checks and soon was back in prison. Even worse, the falcon could see what is called “conspicuous consumption,” a phenomenon of well-to-do people spending and wasting money as fast as they can in order to impress others with their wealth, while a fifth of the world starves. What the falcon sees on earth would make a stone statue weep salty tears. Neither is wisdom found at the bottom of the ocean. We read in Job, “The deep says, ‘It is not in me ...

681. OK, God You Win!

Job 42:1-6

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... power to create a universe out of nothing. He can make the sun and moon stand still until Joshua wins a battle. He is a great God of power, majesty and glory. In our time we seem to have forgotten the almighty power of God. We are more impressed with the power of our miracle drugs, surgical transfer of human organs, and our space rockets. With this in mind we tend to overlook the transcendence of God. The trend among us Christians today is to stress the immanence of God. We have humanized God and refer to ...

682. Stooping Is a Divine Posture

Isaiah 23:1-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... of other nations. In a sense, Isaiah is speaking to the whole country of Phoenicia when he addresses the city of Tyre. He calls it an “exultant city.” Other translations render this a “bustling city,” a “wanton city,” or a “joyful city.” The impression is that it was a prosperous and happy place, which had two especially long dimensions. One was its great age. Isaiah says, “Whose origin is from days of old.” The other was its vast outreach. When Isaiah says, “Whose feet carried her to ...

683. The Spiritual Organ Of Corti

Mark 7:31-37

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... in the center of the meeting table. The crashing monolith startled the assembly. The man from AIM said to the people that all they did was talk and study, study and talk, but they never really did a darn thing about the prevailing issues. My friend was certainly not impressed by this man's overt action. In fact, my friend was a bit offended. But when he returned home he couldn't get the incident out of his mind. He kept on asking himself, "Well, what can I do about it? I'm only one person." Gradually his ...

684. Shepherds And Bathrobes

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Thomas Long

... less than the glory of God, and human language and action simply cannot scale those heights. To try to do so risks vanity at best, idolatry at worst. I once attended the annual Christmas show at New York's Radio City Music Hall, and an impressive show it was. After entertaining presentations of seasonal chestnuts, like Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the review moved to its finale, a re-creation of the nativity itself. In command of a stage the size of a city block and with the virtually unlimited resources ...

685. Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday

John 13:1-17, Exodus 12:1-30, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, John 13:31-38

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... Corinthians 11:23-26 (27-32) The institution of the Lord's Supper appears within the context of the apostle Paul dressing down the Corinthians for abusing the Lord's Supper. In recalling this direct verba from the Lord, the apostle wishes to impress upon the unruly Corinthians the sacredness of the Eucharist's origins. The church members are to remember the roots of the church's meal and observe it with reverence. The verse about profaning the Lord's Supper (v. 27) has been widely misunderstood. Discerning ...

686. Proper 12

John 6:16-24, John 6:1-15, 2 Samuel 11:1-27, Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... This is the first of a series of passages from John 6 which lift up Jesus as the Bread of Life. Jesus miraculously feeds a multitude of people, estimated as 5000 people, using the barley loaves and fishes of a young boy's lunch. The crowd is so impressed by this sign that it wants to make Jesus their king. Jesus withdraws from them to a deserted place. Some interpreters see this story as John's version of the institution of the Eucharist, which was deleted from his passion account. This is the only miracle ...

687. Epiphany 2

1 Corinthians 6:12-20, 1 Samuel 3:1--4:1, John 1:35-42, John 1:43-51

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... was Andrew, who went to call his brother Peter the very next day (vv. 35-42). Then Jesus decided to go back to Galilee, where he called Philip. Philip hurried to his brother Nathanael with the claim to have found the Messiah. Nathanael was not impressed but went with his brother to meet Jesus. In that encounter Jesus commends Nathanael's honesty. Nathanael wonders how Jesus knows him. Jesus replies that he saw him under the fig tree before his brother called him. The call of Christ goes out through those ...

688. Proper 18

Mark 7:24-30, Mark 7:31-37, Proverbs 22:1-16, James 2:1-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... man (v. 2). The world is enthralled by the lifestyles of the rich and famous; the wealthy and famous are elevated to a place of prominence. With God, the rich man, the poor man, and everyone in between are all on the same plain. God is not impressed with wealth but character. A bountiful eye (v. 9). This turn of speech in the Revised Standard Version of the Bible struck me. What is a bountiful eye? Probably the opposite of a covetous eye. A bountiful-eyed person enjoys sharing with those in need. "He shares ...

689. Proper 20

Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-18; 4:1-12

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... own needs, as well as those of their loved ones. Lesson 2: James 3:13--4:3, 7-8a Sermon Title: What Is The Aim Of Your Ambition? Sermon Angle: James points to the dangers of envy and selfish ambition. One might receive the impression that ambition is itself suspect. This would be unfortunate; the writer only castigates selfish ambition. Without human ambition, the world would grind to a halt. A person can and should be ambitious for goodness, ambitious to provide for family, ambitious to serve the needs ...

690. Proper 23

Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31, Hebrews 4:12-16

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... and the kingdom of God. Righteousness is not a negative. All of the commandments that Jesus recited, with the exception of the last one, were framed negatively; you shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, and so forth. The Ten Commandments can give one the impression that righteousness is a matter of not doing certain things. Jesus didn't dispute the rich man's claim to have kept these commandments since his youth. When Jesus told him to sell his goods and come follow him, he was trying to tell him ...

691. Christmas 2

Jn 1:1-18 · Lk 2:41-51 · Eph 1:3-18 · Jer 31:7-14 · Ps 147

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... a day into their return journey before they realize that Jesus is not with their group of pilgrims. They return to Jerusalem and finally, after three days, find him asking questions of the scribes in the temple. All who hear the proceedings are impressed with his knowledge. Mary accuses her son of treating them poorly. The boy Jesus replies that they should have known where to find him, in his Father's house. Already Jesus exhibits a high degree of self-awareness through his reply. He returns obediently ...

692. Love And Friendship

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Mark J. Molldrem

... , and fatigue. But, the doctor broke rank, aware of the consequences, and threw himself over the body of that man, staked out for death. He put his own precious body between the whip and the small, dirty, hairy back of the doomed man. The guards were so impressed with such an act of self-sacrificing bravery that they let both men live. The doctor proved to be more than a fair-weather friend to the man. Friendship is made manifest when the friend acts in some special way for you. Love is made manifest when ...

693. Do Not Be Doubting But Believe!

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Lee Griess

... by a lot of weaklings who can't face reality and that the church is nothing but a bunch of hypocrites who care nothing for each other and whose faith extends not to their actions or daily lives but is only just a bunch of empty phrases spouted off to impress others? A cruel letter, isn't it? How would you have responded to it? Dave Dravecky received it after he had seen his baseball career taken from him and lost his arm. He wrote the man back. He told the letter writer that he knew how he felt because he ...

694. God, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... what we can afford in terms of sending people to, say, Damascus or Antioch. Field Announcer: Thank you, Mary, for telling us what happened. Best wishes to you and your friends. The world needs to hear some good news. Here's that gentleman who wasn't impressed before. Sir, now that you have heard Peter's sermon, have you changed your views on what happened? Man: Words! Only words! When they do something for me, maybe I'll believe they have some spirit. All these religious fanatics we have running around, and ...

695. The Disciples' Tenebrae

Mark 12:13-17

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." "The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." First Person: Andrew (1), a follower of John the Baptist, had come to meet Jesus on one occasion and was greatly impressed. He immediately told his brother Simon about him and brought Simon to meet Jesus. In those days, Jesus called to himself twelve disciples. Passing along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them ...

696. A Monolgue from Peter

Mark 8:27-30

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... of the kingdom on the day of Pentecost alone. Over and over He, the Savior, has used this voice. At least I don't suffer from stage fright -- My friend, the apostle Paul, who wrestled much with God over his frailties, reports that he had the distinct impression that the Almighty was saying to him, "My grace is sufficient for you, Paul." But additionally, He said something we often don't hear.He said, "My strength is made perfect in your weakness."I don't know what his problem was -- something about "thorns ...

697. Reuben: I'm Not A Sandwich

Genesis 37:12-36

Drama

Dr. Raymond Bailey

... . When she came to him late on his wedding night she was veiled. It was dark. My father had imbibed in the fruit of the vine. He thought she was his beloved Rachel. She was the wrong woman. Thus, the marriage, based on fraud, didn't impress my father, nor apparently could I win his favor. Maybe it was the fact that my father purloined the birthright from his slightly older twin brother Esau, that he attempted to justify his own chicanery by selecting the next to youngest child -- Joseph -- as his favorite ...

698. A Scholar · Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... 's guilt by association. It was a sobering fear and, left to his own thoughts, Nicodemus could not shake it. Indeed, he apparently spent hours vainly agonizing over it. As a consequence he had come to the conviction he could not discharge the fear alone. So, impressed with what he had seen of Jesus, he decided to seek the Galilean's counsel. Nor would he have found it difficult to do so. For the Master was pursuing a practice common in Israel that would have provided Nicodemus easy access to him. II ...

699. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

Sermon

John C. Bush

... context, hear again the words of Paul, this time as they are expressed in paraphrase by J. B. Phillips: "This love of which I speak is slow to lose patience -- it looks for a way of being constructive. It is not possessive: it is neither anxious to impress nor does it cherish inflated ideas of its own importance. "Love has good manners and does not pursue selfish advantage. It is not touchy. It does not keep account of evil or gloat over the wickedness of other people. On the contrary, it is glad with all ...

700. Death And Birth

Psalm 23:1-6

Eulogy

Henry G. Brinton

... want us to be thinking about Jesus Christ on a day like this. Since so much of __________ life was devoted to pointing people to Christ, it seems fitting that as we thank God for __________, we also thank God for Jesus. I was always impressed by the ways in which ____________ attempted to live out his commitment to Christ. While many people today put their careers ahead of all else, ____________ lived as though his true calling was to serve his family, his church, and his community. (Here thanksgivings are ...

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