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701. The High Cost of Christian Living

Matthew 16:24-28

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... this he surely meant that whoever would be one of his disciples must practice his teachings. What were those teachings? Basic to the teachings of Jesus was the idea that people are to be receptive to the will of God for them. Among the qualities which he most appreciated were justice, purity, generosity, service, forgiveness and humility. All of these he summed up in the challenge to love, to give oneself on behalf of the happiness of other people. Among the sins which he deplored were wrath, oaths, revenge ...

702. The Churches and Higher Education

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... Perhaps the most effective thing that the churches can do for higher education is to make a place in higher education for balanced Christian instruction and maintain its presence as a respected alternative to state-funded secular institutions, providing the highest quality education for those who desire spiritual as well as secular understanding. Prayer Our God, who are “gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,” (Psalms 145:8) we, who are often hasty to anger and lacking in ...

703. The Christmas Song

Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

James Garrett

... year. The mother would always say, “Now save the paper. We’ll use it next year.” The world is divided into two kinds of mothers: those who save wrapping paper and those who don’t. I cannot explain it, but every year it happens. A special quality of Divine Presence invades our world. It is as if a magic wand is waved over the world and everybody and everything becomes different. Year after year the world in some measure stops to listen to the story. I love the Christmas music. Christmas has to be ...

704. Jesus’ First Sign

John 2:1-11

Sermon

James Garrett

... with other friends, but he was not. He was an Englishman of great style, elegance, wit, and one of a kind. He could make you laugh till you cried. He had a tender heart.”10 The Country Parson defines a friend as someone who has found in you qualities others have overlooked. When Harry Truman was thrust into the presidency at the death of FDR, Sam Rayburn gave him some fatherly advice. “From here on out, you’re going to have lots of people around you. They’ll try to put a wall around you and cut ...

705. Refuse To Be A Victim

Luke 6:27-36

Sermon

James Garrett

... . “After all look at what he has been through….” to be excused from responsibility. Such an evasion is a denial of that dignity and worth that belongs to the fact we are created in the image of God and recreated in Christ Jesus. There is a quality of dignity and worth and value we must not deny. A victim but refuse to be a victim! You can always take the initiative. You can take control of your life. Do not reciprocate; do not let those who would victimize you determine your behavior, said Jesus ...

706. Two R-Rated Stories

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... that the church is only interested in money. In my experience that is most certainly untrue! From our story we see that Jesus was obviously pleased at Mary’s lavish gift, not because he was impressed with its value, but because it reflected the sacrificial quality of her faith. One’s giving, whether time, energy or money, is always a mark of faith. It is true, the church, like all other organizations, needs money to exist and carry out the mission, but our primary goal is the restoration of people to ...

707. Standing Up To Death

Romans 6:1-14, Psalm 90:1-17

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... and do teach us. I've talked to a countless number of people in the afternoon of life who have said to me that they are ready to die, not afraid to die, open to death and I am reassured by their feelings and expressions. Death as the Absence of Quality Life But the scope of death is infinitely greater than its dominion over our bodies. And that dominion is both negative and positive. It's positive in the sense that some parts of our lives have to die so that other parts can be born into their fullness. A ...

708. Not Defeated But Victorious

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... love and our words, our feelings and our speech. But in a simple way let us reflect upon a few of the blessings which this hour brings to our hearts and minds. God has given to us two special gifts for moments like this. One gift is memory, that quality which enables us to look back over happy scenes and pleasant memories of yesterday. The other gift is hope, the vision to know that the shining sun is behind the heavy clouds of sorrow and loss which hang over us. What a blessing a memory is! How thankful we ...

709. God Is Love

Sermon

C. David Godshall

... this enemy of us all. When we turn to God with trust and hope, evil is defeated and does not win us to bitterness and hatred and despair. Though having him/her for only a short time, we can see in the childlike trust and love which had the very qualities which we need to have in this hour and in the days ahead. God gave up his only Son to die for us on the cross of Calvary. That is the all-the-way kind of love which shows us how very much God loves us. It is that kind ...

710. A Christian Example

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Eulogy

R. Blaine Detrick

... amid a love for children; he was a comfort to the sick and sorrowing; he was a preacher and a teacher. And how true it is that Jesus was also all these things. Yes, Jesus demonstrated these characteristics - and wants his disciples today to practice these qualities. Paul said, "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1). I thoroughly believe that Dr. _____________ could have made the same statement. Let us seek to follow this example. This room is flooded with music. I do not ...

711. Holy Believing

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... Jesus underwrote all this with his own life. He never flinched, even from the Cross. He was indeed the bread of life; and all who would partake of it, i.e., all who believe Jesus and appropriate his person into their life, should discover they have acquired a quality of living which is never lost. It pours its essence into every community and in the ongoing destiny of the human race. This is not a matter of space and time; it is the world of our everyday experience being infused and absorbed by the world of ...

712. Are Greatness and Christianity Compatible?

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... this observation, but it falls short in any discussion of greatness from the Christian point of view. True greatness is neither born in you, nor achieved by you, nor imposed upon you. It is caught, for it is the byproduct of the deeper qualities of our human nature. Our text is from a tiny, yet significant, vignette from the course of Jesus' ministry, particularly related to his instruction of his disciples. On an itinerant mission to Capernaum, Jesus overheard the disciples carrying on a rather heady and ...

713. Playing By A Different Set Of Rules

Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... has been played, this one would not leave me. The plot of the parable is simple. An absentee landlord prepares the land and sows the best seed that is available. With the weather cooperating, the land in good condition, and the extra expense for a higher quality of seed, the landlord believes this will be a good year with a bumper crop. After the planting had been completed, one who is described simply as an enemy goes to work under the cover of darkness. Who knows what would have happened in the past ...

714. How’s That Again, Jesus?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... as we have been, doing what we want to do, and “just add Jesus.” But if I hear Jesus correctly, for the person who chooses to believe in and then be loyal to Christ, their relationships with others will take on a different character, a new quality which may, in turn, bring them into conflict with the accepted ways the world suggests we relate. The call to follow Christ is a radical call that challenges us to take stock of our priorities, and of what we consider important in our living. Inevitably this ...

715. Like A Breath Of Fresh Air

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... of a gift, to be a “gifted” person, is to acknowledge that we are special; it is to acknowledge our uniqueness and worth as members of the human family, in relationship with other members of the same family. Such gifts have a way of adding quality to our lives. If we happen to be having “one of those days,” when everything we are working for seems to turn out wrong, a gift can change our entire mood and perspective. On those particularly difficult days a gift will renew our confidence, lighten ...

716. How Do You Spell Stress?

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... About the only thing that's getting meaner is me. They downsize and the business gets bigger and bigger. I'm supposed to handle more, with less, in less time and for less money. My territory now covers six states instead of three. I've doubled the customers and the quality keeps dropping. I can't tell you how many times I've had to say, "Your order is on the loading dock," when I know the company is having trouble producing it. Did I mention the commute? What a ride! Me I spell stress, J-O-B. Male or Female ...

717. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... land your first job, borrow two or three thousand dollars from the bank to buy a new wardrobe. Camel, gray, black, navy, white or beige in a solid color are most acceptable. Buying that expensive wardrobe will be one of the keys to your success. Quality clothes help make the executive. They help you give off the right sign! Then, as the students and I sat in open-mouthed silence, came the real zinger: "Always wear sunglasses when it's bright outdoors, for you want to avoid squinting, which causes premature ...

718. The Rich Young Ruler

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... all of his courageousness, and religious earnestness, and humility--after all of that he said no to Christ. And the question is: What Happened? Certainly most people don't even measure up to the profile of qualifications that this young man had. Yet, with all of his qualities there was something blocking his commitment. Jesus, with his penetrating insight, looked at the boy and said: There is one thing that you lack. Go and seal all you have and give it to the poor. Wow, that's pretty heavy! That's what one ...

719. A Sign Of Divine Protection

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... worship ought to be a joyous occasion. The psalmist has insisted that we make a joyful noise unto the Lord and further declared that everything that had breath ought to praise the Lord. God has given with clarity a sign of divine protection. Let us, therefore, give to God a quality life so that the blessing received will not be in vain. We were saved in order that others might see the light and share in the salvation experience, as they claim the revelation of the divine protection plan.

720. The Priesthood Of All Believers

Exodus 19:1-25

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... one in the number? If God is, then what place does God occupy on your priority list? There are casual acquaintances and then there are personal, intimate friends. How well do you know God, how often are you in dialogue and what is the quality level of the relationship? These are the kinds of questions which must be explored in determining One’s priestly qualifications. A priest knows God and is known by God. During the decade of the ‘60s, Thomas Altiozier and George Hamilton were two voices articulating ...

721. Saved By Grace

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

This subject causes one to focus on two significant theological expressions having a direct bearing on the quality of human life: salvation and grace. The apostle Paul adds a third expression that he calls faith; “For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast… ( ...

722. Good Works Will Not Save You!

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... of those with whom you live and/or love. It is not hard to be nice to them, is it? It is not that the loving actions I show to Betsey are the result of my good heart and unselfishness. It is more like I am captive of her good qualities and her love. They rub off on me. That is the way it is for us Christians in our life together with Jesus. His goodness and his love for us rubs off on us, and we do good works. Suppose it never happened? Suppose I did not ever show good ...

723. Wedding: A Marriage Made in Heaven

Isaiah 54:1-17, John 17:20-26

Sermon Aid

Craig Erickson

... marriage changes the chemistry entirely. Persons who are touched by God’s grace themselves become gracious. A marriage needs a whole bushel full of grace. d. The Christian faith and life in the church teach patterns of openness, caring, and forgiving. These are qualities which, quite obviously, marriages need to survive. The church, despite its many flaws, is still the best place for a marriage to be nourished and sustained at its deepest level of need. For a little bit of faith, you sure get a whole lot ...

724. Wedding: A Special Kind of Love

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon Aid

Jeffrey A. Nelson

... unite is not a sensual, physical kind of love. It has nothing to do with the senses or with the instincts. Rather, it is a kind of moral love; a love which conveys the idea of goodwill and friendship. It is a thoughtful love with a spiritual quality; in a sense, a sort of reverence which indicates what our attitude toward God and toward each other ought to be. Pearl Buck has described this love as a love which “cannot be forced, cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of Heaven, unmasked and unsought ...

725. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... love helps us to grasp something of the greatness of this God we know in Jesus Christ. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once wrote these meaningful words: "The greatness of God lies in the fact that God is both tough-minded and tenderhearted. God has qualities both of austerity and of gentleness. The Bible expresses God's toughmindedness in his justice, and God's tenderness in his love and grace. God has two outstretched arms. One is strong enough to surround us with justice, and one is gentle enough to embrace ...

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