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701. Out of the Darkness

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... readers of the Bible do not understand the ancient historical context. Originally, the "eye for an eye" was not a green light for revenge, but it was a stop light to mark the limits of retaliation. This law of an eye for an eye actually showed great concern for the guilty party by limiting retaliation. You see in ancient times, a man who lost one eye might retaliate by poking out both eyes of the guilty party. Or the friends of someone who was killed might respond by not only killing the murderer but his ...

702. Healthy Are the Poor In Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

Illustration

... were so diverse: one was a cancer specialist, one a cardiologist, one a psychiatrist, and they all approached the problem from their own discipline. The chest expert was concerned about coal dust from the mines and lint from textile mills, while the psychiatrist was concerned about the effects off urban stress. Finally, Dr. Harold Sladen offered came up with an appropriate idea. He said: Let's just republish the eight beatitudes of Jesus and simply replace the word "Blessed" with the words "healthy."

703. Winners, Losers and the Gospel

Mt 16:25

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... it means to be a brick layer by laying bricks, not by sitting in his room wondering what it would be like to be a brick layer. A minister learns to be a minister by emptying his heart’s living room of his own personal concerns so that he can hear clearly the concerns of his people. A doctor learns to be a doctor not by placing his stethoscope to his own heart but by placing the stethoscope on the heart of his patient. Paradoxically, as the brick layer loses himself in the art of laying bricks, he becomes ...

704. Nag, Nag, Nag!

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... , "I divorce you." Then she must go her way and earn her own living by begging on the streets. Because she was a woman, the lady in our text had no right to ask Jesus for any help whatsoever. Nevertheless, Jesus treats her as a person. His love and concern go beyond sexuality. In his mind, there is something more important than a person’s sex. Paul put it this way: "In Christ there is neither male or female...." The woman had no right to nag Jesus, because she was not only a woman but she was a Canaanite ...

705. Mary of Bethany and Jesus’ Mother

Drama

Jon Joyce

... , pointing to the Temple, stage right] Look! Whatever are all those people doing there, moving away from the temple? [MJ turns quickly, looks, and becomes very nervous] There’s something strange going on. MJ: [Looks back at MB; remains extremely nervous] Mary, I am concerned. Very concerned. Could we - could we walk on and perhaps find a place to sit. I am weary. MB: [Shaking her head, takes MJ by the arm and the two walk slowly to the bench or benches, stage left. They both sit when they arrive at ...

706. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... a new heart and become a new creature. He was a new man. He had discovered a new life, new freedom, a new motivation, new conduct, a new sense of mastery. He had discovered a new purpose and activity in life. God had called him and given him new concerns. He manifested a new compassion. He lived in the sense and power of a new Presence. He had a new relationship to everyone in the new humanity in and through the Spirit of Christ. He had a new hope. "Nothing can separate me," he said, "from the love of ...

707. God Is No Gentleman

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death." The cross once and for all proved that God is no gentleman, remote from the needs of his children. He is every place where there is a need. And there is no need, in any place, too small for his concern or no sin too great for his healing love. "The dayspring from on high hath visited us to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death." If there is any burden weighing on your soul, any grief gnawing at your heart, any sin gripping ...

708. Hooray for Humility!

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... "be their own persons" and "do their own thing" as servants. And yet, Christ, the Divine Son of God humbled himself and became a servant, obedient unto death, the terrible death of the cross. Can we ever think we are above our Lord? Martin Luther said, concerning humility: "God created the world out of nothing. As long as you are not yet nothing, God cannot make something out of you." Humility is hard to attain - the moment we think it is ours - it is gone. Did you hear about the student who was awarded ...

709. Paul: The Man and His Message

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... exaltation of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit, the kingdom of God had come and Christians already lived in the new aeon. Paul’s mission, then, was not to interpret the teachings of the Prophet of Galilee nor to describe the events which preceded his death. His concern was with the events which followed his death. To us the "life of Christ" usually means the earthly career of Jesus. To Paul it meant the life of the risen Son of God, of whom he could say, "For me to live is Christ." As for Peter on ...

710. Numbered Hairs

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... individual. We are often preoccupied and do not give persons the attention they need, but that is not true of God. Preoccupation is inconceivable where he is concerned. If God has the kind of concern Jesus showed, it follows, too, that exploitation is unthinkable for him. Prince Vasili, in Tolstoy’s War And Peace, is a person whose first and only concern is promotion of his own welfare, regardless of the cost to anyone else. He has so concentrated on this that his instinct seems always to tell him when ...

711. Unlimited Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... sake of the injured person alone; it is for the sake of the forgiven person, too. The one who has been wronged is to be concerned for the welfare of the aggressor, as well as for one’s own. And any demands which one makes for requital are not to be ... the forgiving are ready to seek a relationship of healing, creative love with the, person we have forgiven. We are filled with thoughtful concern for that person, with loving favor toward him or her. We want the best for him or her. Resentment is gone from our ...

712. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... only should we see our life in his light, but we should also live our life in the light in which we see it. Life is to be lived. There are things to do, places to go. There is a journey to be made. There are steps to be taken. Concerning the coming of Christ into the world, John said that "the light was shining into the darkness" and "the true light which enlightens ... was coming." Then thirty years after his coming, Jesus himself was saying, "I am the light of the world" (John 3:12). He was speaking of ...

713. The Unknown Hero

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... too much toward selfishness, they will lose interest in what you have to say. On the other hand, if you know that every other person is one for whom Jesus died, a potential sister or brother, then that knowledge will create a concern within you for that person. Such a concern is transparent. It causes one to listen well to others. And then they almost beg you to speak. The single hardest area of witnessing is within the family. So many other interpersonal dynamics are at work there. One must be very gentle ...

714. You Have Been Subpoenaed!

1 Peter 3:8-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... personalities or seminary education. Jesus did not say, l' Some of you shall be my witnesses." He said, "You (meaning all of you) shall be my witnesses." Each of us has been subpoenaed by our Lord Jesus Christ to offer testimony to all who are willing to hear concerning what Christ means to us. Thanks to Court-TV, all of us know what a subpoena is. It is not an invitation to testify if we find it convenient. It is a command performance. Silent devotion to Christ is never enough. Saying that "my life is my ...

715. Who Are the Christians?

Judges 1:1-36

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... think that Jude was written by the Jude or Judas who was the brother of Jesus. We don't know who the author was. It was written about 85 A.D. by someone who was worried about heresy or incorrect teaching in the church. Jude was concerned about wolves in sheep's clothing who might slip into the church and lead it astray. In the very first two verses of Jude, the author points to three defining characteristics of Christians. Let's measure ourselves over against these standards. FIRST, A CHRISTIAN IS ONE ...

716. Chapter V

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... don’t know where they are! Many of the basic directions for living have been set by God. And that Divine Wind is one you can trust when you look for the principles by which to build a life. The shaping of the character of every child needs the concern of the parent. Left to himself a child often will develop into a terror that nobody, including you, can stand to have around. Like any growing thing, its shaping will be done by outward, as well as inner forces. Be certain that you, as a parent, are one of ...

717. Chapter IX

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... , etc., etc., etc. The root causes behind them all are the same. We lie to try to change our lot, or to make our situation better or stronger, or to advance ourselves and our aims. At the very heart of the act is the fact that we are most concerned with ourselves. It is to speak to this problem of self-centeredness that this Commandment was given by God. Its aim is to protect two people, the potential liar and the one lied about. The sin and the effects of lying are two-pronged. It sinks its tynes into ...

718. So that I Can Tell

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... don’t really think I cared all that much about that poor black native. He was a good example for me to use, because I knew there was little I could personally do for him anyway. But I assume the question was yet an honest one and reflected the same concern over God’s seeming lack of justice in dealing with the human race. And finally, in the midst of all this mental wrangling, there seems to be one workable solution. It is spelled out in the response of the women who came first to the tomb on that first ...

719. BAKER

Genesis 40:1; 1 Samuel 8:13

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... , but in wealthy families and for the royalty, slave girls worked as bakers. In fact, there was some concern about their women at the time of the formation of the monarchy. The feudal landlords in Canaanite Palestine used to draft maidens to serve as ... cooks and bakers, and the Israelites were concerned that their kings might do the same! There were three ways in which baking was done: 1. A fire was built over ...

720. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , his work would have been priceless. This parable has been called a gospel within a gospel. Surely it is the greatest story ever told. Let's treat the story as a four-act drama. See if you can locate yourself in each act. First, in verse 13, we are told concerning the prodigal son, "He took his journey into a far country.” The son in the story wanted to be free of his father's influence, free to do his own thing; so, he took his share of the inheritance in advance and headed to a far country. In reality ...

721. Song of a Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... no coincidence that "there were shepherds out in the field watching over their flock by night" when the angel of the Lord announced Christ’s birth (Luke 2:8-12). The darkness and the light were alike when it came to the matter of the shepherd’s concern for his sheep. Nor would the shepherd allow his flock to tarry in one place lest it exhaust its forage. To be sure, the springtime grasses of the plateaus provided them ample grazing. But when the signs warned that the dry season was at hand the shepherd ...

722. Wheel Within The Wheel

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... little wheel stands for the Spirit of God. There is tension between the two - between God’s rule and the rules and procedures of an organization. There are a number of Christians who suspect that the big wheel is getting far too much attention. They have a concern that organization, if it is not the death of, surely it is the enemy of spontaneity and enthusiasm. How can one talk seriously about managing the Spirit, which is like the coming and going of the wind, working when and where it will. Yet a high ...

723. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... city continues to deteriorate. We also must be careful in our expectations of science and technology, so as not to pretend that they can solve all of our problems. Of course, they must be enlisted to help. We are at a significant time in rural America concerning many of these issues. The American farmer is having a tough time financially right now. When we Americans get our back up against the wall with a negative cash flow (which used to be called losing money), we are apt to compromise all of our ethics ...

724. Loved People, Love People

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... to go out and search diligently for a neighbor to love. The call to love our neighbor does not begin in some far away place. The call to love one another is a call to serve those whom we meet each and every day. These people need our love and concern. They need our listening ear. They need our helping hand. They need the gifts that we bring to human life. They need us to do our job well for their sake. Think of the many neighbors our lives touch through our daily work! Charity begins at home. Love for one ...

725.

Drama

David E. Ullery

... have the opportunity to believe that Jesus rose from the dead! Pilate: I don’t want that any more than you do! And be assured that I don’t need your help! Write to Caesar if you want! Do you think that he would believe this? Or even be concerned? Now, get out of here! I have work to do! Caiaphas: But I ... Never mind! You will regret your lack of respect! (He starts to leave.) Pilate: Just remember that I command the soldiers! I’ll put you in chains if you come here again! (Caiaphas exits left, angry ...

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