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51. The Simple Shepherds--And The Lamb Of God

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . He said, "What a coincidence. I work for the 3M Company!" Those in the room noticed another expectant dad slump down in his chair. He had a sick look on his face. Someone asked him what was wrong. He said, "I teach at a high school, and I am the faculty advisor for the 4-H Club!" Here is a danger for us -- that we settle down in our living with no compelling joy and no sense of urgency about sharing and living the meaning of our faith and the Good News that the Christ child has been born. A preacher ...

52. Finding Faith In Unlikely People

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... . Dr. Henry Pitney Van Dusen, 77, and his wife, Elizabeth, 80. Dr. Van Dusen, an ecumenical Presbyterian, headed Union Theological Seminary of New York, and brought it to its pinnacle of influence with such notables as Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr on the faculty. In recent years Dr. Van Dusen lost his speech due to a stroke and Mrs. Van Dusen suffered severely from arthritis. Consequently, a few years ago, in their Princeton, New Jersey, home they wrote a suicide note, and then ended their lives with ...

53. Facing Up To Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas Long

... touched the wires together on the battery operated bell, watching carefully so that I would stop just as the actor picked up the receiver. We worked hard on that play. The director was a young woman who taught English at the school, a new addition to the faculty, and she poured herself into us and into the play. In the afternoons when school was out, she carefully coached all the actors on their lines and helped them get their timing right. She would then dash to get some fast food, returning to the school ...

54. The Wisemen

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... I got," Balthazar responded, "was that Iwas going out of my field. My political science colleaguesat the university thought it was foolish for a mathematicianto embark on a visit with a king." Melchior looked pained. The other two waited for him tospeak. "The faculty at my school have barred me from furtherteaching there. With my life's savings tied up in this trip,I have nothing to which to go back. They couldn't believe Ihad no interest in measuring movements of the strange starand recording the data ...

55. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... future than the non-experiences of the already-established silver platter. If we've never learned to "walk and not faint," we have never developed resourcefulness and leadership. A sailor who has never sailed in rough seas is never a true sailor. A Harvard faculty member was asked to address a high school honors class about the secret of his academic success. Surprisingly, he told them his greatest achievement by far was his ability to make a D in French each semester of his freshman year in college. That ...

56. Repentance: A New Relationship

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... Story contained a line which I thought trivial then and still do. The much-quoted line was, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." On the contrary, love means being able to say, "I'm sorry." Healthy-minded people must have self-critical faculties in good working order which enable us to reflect on some things we've said and done (or failed to do) and experience regret. Maturity means being able to express that sentiment appropriately. We are all occasionally guilty of saying or doing things we later ...

57. Here Is Where It Happens

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

... eternity network? Didn't Peter sense this in his own way when he exclaimed, "Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life" (John 6:68). I recall my own first days on the college campus. I remember sitting down with my assigned faculty advisor to discuss the choice of an elective course. I thought I would like to take an introductory course on New Testament studies. He shrugged and commented, "It might have some cultural value, but it would have no practical value." Then he went on to share ...

58. He Abides In Us

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... by taking the paint brush into the mouth to achieve his work. We may compare only the two, and we miss the fact that the painter also puts to shame a whole bevy of people who produce nothing worthwhile even though they have use of all of their faculties. It is not difficult for us to erect or choose standards that are really means for us to be able to rationalize some support for our own viewpoints. More often than not, we elect standards for satisfying our own egos. It is not difficult at all to create ...

59. The Wisemen

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... I got," Balthazar responded, "was that I was going out of my field. My political science colleagues at the university thought it was foolish for a mathematician to embark on a visit with a king." Melchior looked pained. The other two waited for him to speak. "The faculty at my school have barred me from further teaching there. With my life's savings tied up in this trip, I have nothing to which to go back. They couldn't believe I had no interest in measuring movements of the strange star and recording the ...

60. Teach Fear To Say Its Prayers

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... yards. We were frightened at the storm, but when we learned that David was out of the house, we were almost paralyzed. I want to say something about fear. Fear is a good thing so long as it does not master you. I don’t ever want to lose that faculty that makes me get afraid. Fear is my alert system telling me that danger might be nearby. If I hear strange noises, I check. If I am in a strange location, I keep a cautious eye. Fear is my natural defense mechanism. It tells me I care about what happens ...

61. When The Boat Keeps Rocking

Psalm 46:1-11

Eulogy

Robert Noblett

... and is processed, a family or individual moves out of the area or a new person or family becomes involved in the life of the congregation. This process of change is even more accentuated in a university town, what with the constant movement in and out of students, faculty and staff. Even on a lake that seems as smooth as glass the boat moves ever so slightly. When the boat rocks we can also be there for each other. We have been doing just that in recent days. Many have commented on the number of changes ...

62. Words As Images

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... when the sermon carries the day against the prose of the Dark Prince who wants no new poetry in the region he thinks he governs. Where the poetry is sounded, the Prince knows a little of the territory has been lost to its true Ruler.26 My faculty colleague James Nestingen preached a sermon on Matthew 14:22-36, the story of Peter walking on the water toward Jesus, then sinking when he began worrying about the waves rather than keeping his eyes on Jesus. This could be explained in clear prose: We also can ...

63. The Secret Of Effective Living

Proverbs 8:1-36

Sermon

Robert Allen

... a speaking tour of the United States. On college campuses all across this country, he was drawing huge crowds to hear his very complex answers to the questions of life. When he was speaking at Princeton University, the great hall was packed with faculty, students, and visitors who came to hear Karl Barth speak. During the question and answer period, one student asked, “Dr. Barth, may I ask you a personal question?” Dr. Barth smiled and said, “Yes, you may ask anything.” The student then asked, “Dr ...

64. Marked By The Cross

Romans 6:2-4

Sermon

George Bass

... the cross of Christ forever,” that they belong to God, and that what happens between the walls of our churches, as well as in the world, is his business. That’s why the font is used by some people every day; many persons (students, staff, faculty, and others) dip their fingers into the water and retrace the sign of the cross on their foreheads, because they remember their baptism into Jesus’ death and his resurrection. The mark of the cross is indelible; it cannot be washed away or removed by time ...

65. Illusion Or Reality?

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... have (our university has seven) and how far apart are they? Campus safety is now the most often questioned issue by visiting parents. Our campus is secured with lights on timers, random patrols and walkie-talkies. We spend tens of thousands of dollars so students and faculty won't be afraid. And no matter what we do, it can never be enough. It seems to be our human condition both to be constantly wounded and to wound. As we live this dangerous adventure called life there is much both outside and within us ...

66. The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... spiritual and physical development. Naismith was a superior athlete in soccer, lacrosse and other team sports. Soon after going to the school as a student who had already completed seven years of higher education, he was appointed to the faculty of this pioneer institution in teaching physical education. One day Luther Glick, the president of the college, gave Naismith an unwanted assignment. Naismith was charged with teaching a winter term class of rebellious students who hated the endless calisthenics ...

67. Wedding: Love and Fear

1 John 4:1-6

Sermon Aid

Charles E. Wolfe

... ’s Day cards. The Greeks knew that an emotion provides at best a slippery motivation for action, however, and they used the lower intestines as their comparable symbol. When the New Testament uses “heart” as a symbol it means the entire mind — the memory, the logical faculty, and the will. There may be feeling there, and we hope there is, but it is not pre-requisite to loving in the biblical sense. If our response of love is a matter of the will, then it is dependable over the long haul. When a ...

68. The Recovery Of Reverence

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... colas, thought flat thoughts and lived flat lives. Everything was flat. If a person turned sideways, you could not even see that individual! A Squared taught mathematics at the local university. One night he threw a party for some of his colleagues on the faculty. Upstairs his precocious little son, Pentagon, tried to sleep. As the little boy tossed fitfully, he began to dream. In his dream Pentagon imagined that he was suddenly in a world where everything had not only height and breadth, but depth as well ...

69. Death of an Alzheimer's Victim

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

John M. Braaten

... will not be separated from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. So we gather today, in the midst of our grief, to rejoice in the victory our Lord has granted C_. Though she was not great as the world counts greatness, and though her mental faculties were plundered by a debilitating disease, those are no longer issues of concern. Now she is cradled in the arms of her loving Savior. Now only her knowledge of Jesus counts. Now only the time spent in worship of her Lord is of importance. Now she is whole ...

70. Monologue: Sarah

Genesis 20:1-18

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... , not my beauty, my wealth or anything I ever had could help me with my situation. I just faced God and could do nothing but leave the entire situation with him. While Abraham was gone with Isaac, I had to yield everything to God: my life, my mental faculties, my own dear son, and absolutely everything else to him. When Abraham returned from the sacrifice, he brought back with him my son, Isaac, alive. God had been merciful. I knew I did not deserve it. I would like to redo the past with Hagar and what I ...

71. Jail House Joy

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... us, it would be like seeing your picture and name on the cover of the National Enquirer or some other scandal sheet. However, this was not the case in the days of Paul. At that time, it was believed that when a person lost his or her mental faculties, it meant that the gods had invaded the person and that the gods proclaimed predictions of the future through that person. What the insane girl was saying was true. However, her words were not inspired by God. Rather, they were directed by the Evil One, who was ...

72. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Rev. Donald R. Shank

... . Some person's lives are best symbolized by an achievement. I had a professor in college whose life symbol I'm convinced was AB BSed BD MA THM PhD - a string of six academic degrees. And what a crushing blow it was to his symbol when a man joined the faculty with seven degrees. Sometimes a personal habit can become the dominating symbol of a man's life: whether it's a glass in his hand, or a pair of dice. I remember before my wife and I were married, being in a wedding party. The service was an hour in ...

73. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... have no logical responsibility to each other at all? Shall I apologize for the fact that I want this expression of my worship and praise to be carried out with all of the beauty, all of the dignity, good order, reverence, that my human faculties and talents can provide - the richest art, the most inspired and exalted music, the most noble architecture, the finest appointments, the most glorious vocabulary the human lips and heart can find to express itself? You don't apologize for the extravagance of a gift ...

74. The Greatest Truth

Proverbs 8:1-36

Illustration

Robert Allen

75. Mission to Unbelievers

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... up for someone else. But the more we try to force it, the less effective our witness becomes. In The Hope of Glory, John Coburn tells of Arthur Lichtenberger, former presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, serving in retirement on the faculty of Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bishop Lichtenberger was ill with Parkinson’s disease, seriously affecting his walking and his speech. One cold February day Coburn was in a low mood. He happened to see Bishop Lichtenberger, on his ...

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51. The Simple Shepherds--And The Lamb Of God

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

52. Finding Faith In Unlikely People

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

53. Facing Up To Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Thomas Long

54. The Wisemen

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

55. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

56. Repentance: A New Relationship

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

57. Here Is Where It Happens

1 Samuel 2:12-26

Sermon

Arthur H. Kolsti

58. He Abides In Us

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

59. The Wisemen

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... I got," Balthazar responded, "was that I was going out of my field. My political science colleagues at the university thought it was foolish for a mathematician to embark on a visit with a king." Melchior looked pained. The other two waited for him to speak. "The faculty at my school have barred me from further teaching there. With my life's savings tied up in this trip, I have nothing to which to go back. They couldn't believe I had no interest in measuring movements of the strange star and recording the ...

60. Teach Fear To Say Its Prayers

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

61. When The Boat Keeps Rocking

Psalm 46:1-11

Eulogy

Robert Noblett

62. Words As Images

Sermon

Michael Rogness

63. The Secret Of Effective Living