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Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

John Jamison

... old laws, they the exact opposite of righteous. Righteousness means justice. Jesus was saying that you can create as many laws as you want, but if they are not founded in justice for everyone, you can never be considered to be righteous. The Pharisees were the perfect example of what it meant to be people of faith. I’m betting Jesus was looking right at them as he told the group that if they wanted to follow him, they needed to be the exact opposite. The Pharisee almost choked on his scone. Blessed are ...

52. House On Sand

Luke 6:37-42

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the foundation of Jesus. Summary: Things get worse in this family as the daughter comes home from school, having flunked her test, Mom has burned dinner, and Dad comes home after having a bad day. Everyone is mad at everyone else. The perfect example of not building their house on the Lord. Playing Time: 3 minutes Setting: A disturbed home Props: None -- all props are mimed Costumes: Contemporary, casual Time: The present Cast: Mother Kim -- the daughter Father Announcer (MOTHER IS IN THE KITCHEN, COOKING ...

53. The Crux Of Being A Christian

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Richard Patt

... To carry out these words means pain for most of us. So it is that Jesus warns in the Gospel reading, "... sit down and count the cost...." Yes, this kind of discipleship may indeed involve renouncing everything: your very self. Jesus, of course, is himself the perfect example of the very thing he calls us to do. Look at his crux, that is, the climactic moment when he hung upon the cross. He was suffering in physical pain there, yes. But the greater pain may have been mustering the last ounce of love whereby ...

54. God's Passionate Concern

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Richard Patt

55. The Lightning And The Current

John 7:46; 14:6

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... to us by God. With these powers we have also received the responsibility to use them in a proper way. In the Christian faith, we believe that no one can learn the proper use of these God-given powers alone. Therefore, we turn to Jesus for the perfect example of what it means to use the gifts of God as they were intended to be used. When Jesus acted, miracles were performed; and there is no greater miracle than the act of kindness and compassion. When Jesus spoke, people replied, "No man ever spoke like this ...

56. The Season of the Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

... living. We twentieth century folk, especially we Americans, are the lords and givers of quantity life, that's for sure. What a layout we have provided for ourselves. The comfortable, affluent, middle-class American sitting in these church pews this morning is the perfect example of how fully and successfully we have produced and distributed "the quantity life." As far as sheer over-abundance goes, things have never been better. But if we are lords and givers of quantity life, I don't think the same can be ...

57. Overcoming Life's Obstacles

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

... among us begin to plan and dream about retirement. So to have our dreams shattered can be frustrating. To miss our goals, to have them blocked by insurmountable obstacles, can put even the best of us to the test. The story in our text here today is a perfect example of all this, I believe, It sets before us a man who had a dream. It points out the heavy obstacles that flared up in the pursuit of that dream. And then it lays before us the courage of faith, faith that overcomes the obstacles and accomplishes ...

58. PARABLE OF THE BEST CHURCH

John 15:9-17

Illustration

... may proudly wear what you have chosen," reasoned the mother. We are all made by the same Heavenly Father and dwell within the boundaries of what God has made for man. We worship Christ in many different ways. Some honor Him as a great Teacher, as a perfect Example, as the Son of God, and as a personal Saviour. We all may honor Him in remembrance of the Words He spoke, "In this shall ye know my disciples, that ye love one another," and "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." Each disciple ...

59. Christ Our High Priest

John 18:28-40, Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

... ponder the cross from this perspective, we note that it has a strange power over us. It captures our imaginations and hearts, prompting changes within us. We are moved by this "old rugged cross," so moved, in fact, that we resolve to live better lives, to follow the perfect example of the Ideal Man, Jesus Christ. No longer are we afraid of God and God’s justice, for the Cross shows us that God loves us, that God would even go so far as to sacrifice his own Son for us. What a powerful demonstration of God ...

60. When Love Runs Out of Breath

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... what you can think, aren’t you surprised at your desire to hurt, to cut, and to wound? If God would just be good enough to us to let us see how bad our own sins are, how great is our own need, how far short we come of the perfect example set for us in Christ - then we would probably cry out, as did Martin Luther: "Oh, my sins, my sins, my sins!" Once Luther saw his sins - then he, with clear eye, could see the Savior. In his second article Luther wrote: "... Christ has redeemed me, a lost and condemned ...

61. So, You Want To Know About Love?

John 13:31-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... I think of Jackie's scars." (9) There is another person whose body bears scars because of his love. It is Jesus Christ. Love was the whole reason he came. It is the legacy he commanded us to share with the world. He gave us the perfect example of love himself. CHRIST-LIKE LOVE IS SECURE, IT IS SUPPORTIVE, IT IS SACRIFICIAL. Mother Teresa was in Russia ministering to the survivors of a terrible earthquake. A mother and her infant had been pulled alive from the rubble after eleven days. When Mother Teresa saw ...

62. On Being in the Wrong Place

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... hurt by life and puts a distance between himself and life. He is a travel writer who passes through the most beautiful and fascinating cities of the earth and who can think of nothing more exciting than packing the right clothes and toothbrush. He is the perfect example of an observer of life who chooses not to let himself get involved in any way. During Lent we sometimes talk about what we are going to “give up.” (I’ve given up rutabagas for Lent.) A better understanding of Lent means not giving up ...

63. Maximum Marriage

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... a win-win situation, an obligation to soothe, to say, "I've been wrong, forgive me." Not having always to have one's way, but with prayer and so much more! In the mountains of Georgia there is a waterfall called AnnaRubyFalls. It is a perfect example of what becoming one in marriage is like. Two separate mountain streams lap and gurgle down a mountain and plummet separately, one 150 feet, the other 300 feet, in a dazzling display of watery lace and rainbow colors. At the base of the mountain both falls ...

64. Living Deliberately

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... is the beginning of living deliberately. Amazingly we can reach back in the Old Testament and get the classis story of a person giving attention. We read this as our first scripture lesson today. Moses’ encounter with the burning bush and thus with God, is a perfect example of a person paying attention and coming alive. He was doing his job in an ordinary sort of way, tending the flock of his father in law. In the midst of that mundane task, he suddenly observed something that he had never seen before - a ...

65. The Magna Carta of the Human Soul

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... : “I Believe . .that the world should revolve around ME”? Every morning I call up my e‑mail and I have hundreds of messages. Of course, I don't really. I have hundreds of “Spam.” Computer‑generated, mass‑produced, impersonal spam is the perfect example of our inauthentic world. Spammers know your address. Spammers may even know “something” about you (I tend to get a lot of stuff about pets, books, linens, and somebody really wants me to go on a Cancun vacation!). But spam is without any ...

66. Stand Together or Fall Apart

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... rivalries. In the earliest Christian communities the scapegoat release valve for hostilities and promoting unity is discarded. By refusing to base community ties on a foundation of violent, exclusory action, a radically new kind of community is proposed. The most perfect example of this change is found in the story of Jesus and the woman who was being prosecuted for adultery (John 8:1-11). Here is a typical scapegoat scenario: The woman is isolated, the community's rejection of her is complete ...

67. Chutes or Ladders

Mark 9:2-9

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... " instruction. Instead of playing up his miraculous strengths, the wonder and power of his true identity, Jesus chose to appear before the world almost anonymously, as a simple, dusty craftsman, rabbi-of-sorts and out-of-sorts leader. Today's gospel text offers a perfect example of Jesus' failure to capitalize on a scenario ripe for success. But not Peter. Although stunned and scared, Peter at least recognizes a golden moment when he sees one. If no one else will, he will carpe the diem. Even if this vision ...

68. Romans 5:12-19

Romans 5:12-19

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... alone as humanity's redeemer. To effect this redemption, Paul points to Christ's death on the cross as the great mediating event of our salvation. It is his emphasis on the universality of Christ's saving action that leads Paul to use Adam as the perfect example of humanity's universal need for this redemption. In verse 13, Paul notes that there is no "lag time" between Adam's sin and the introduction of the Law that occurred at the time of Moses. All those generations that existed between Adam and Moses ...

69. Refusing to Quit

2 Timothy 4:5-8

Sermon

James McCormick

... , “Maybe later.” We know all the excuses. You could even add to the list. The fact is, each of us goes through those tough times when we become discouraged and we feel like quitting! Do you remember the story of Demas, Paul’s companion? Demas is a perfect example of a man who started well and ended poorly. When he is first mentioned in the New Testament, Paul refers to him as Demas, my fellow worker.” The second time he is mentioned, Paul refers to him simply as “Demas”. And the third time he is ...

70. Letters from a Loving Prophet

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7

Sermon

John Wayne Clarke

... be reminded of Jeremiah and his message. Like most prophets, he was not universally listened to or agreed with, but that did not change his message. Nor should it change the message of salvation as found in our Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus' life and ministry are a perfect example of individual and communal responsibility. He lived his life in a way for all to see how one should conduct the living of life while sharing that life at the same time. Getting back to the question of what you or I can do to help ...

71. Amazing Authority

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... home right then. Mrs. Davis spoke with the voice of experience and the authority or her years. D. Then There's The Authority of Knowledge: Sometimes we respect people because we know they know more than we do. They are the experts we're just beginners. A perfect example is Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid. Remember, Daniel was the new kid who was bullied by a bunch of thugs who knew karate. He discovers that the apartment handyman knows karate and asks him to teach him. Mr. Miyagi agrees but then has Daniel doing a ...

72. Obedience: Our Gift to Jesus

Hebrews 10:5-10

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... .... I have come to do your will, O God. — Hebrews 10:5b-7a We learn that Jesus' arrival, the great event we await, abolishes the first idea, namely that of sacrifice and offerings, and establishes a second, the idea of obedience. The perfect example is the obedience of Christ himself to the will of his Father by offering his own body. Jesus' sacrifice, in obedience to his Father's will, transformed the world, bringing us the possibility of salvation. The Christmas season, upon whose doorstep we now ...

73. The Real "Lord's Prayer"

John 17:6-19

Sermon

King Duncan

... faith in him. Here again, no. Jesus could have done all those things. They were all within his power. But they weren’t God’s will for him or for his followers. They weren’t what God sent him to earth to accomplish. Jesus provides us the perfect example of how to align our choices with God’s will, even if God’s will is frightening and difficult and hard to understand. That’s one of the primary purposes of prayer, to develop such a loving, trusting relationship between us and God that we naturally ...

74. Praying the Lectionary: Lent 1

Mark 1:9-15 · 1 Peter 3:18-22 · Genesis 9:8-17 · Psalm 25:1-10

Bulletin Aid

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson

... baptism we are united with your death and resurrection and we are able to worship and serve you as the Holy One at God’s right hand with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to you. God of mercy: C: Hear our prayer. P: Christ our perfect example: As you were thrown out into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit to be tempted and tested by the powers of evil for forty days, you succeeded in resisting all temptations. So may we, during these forty days of Lent, resist the temptations facing us. After ...

75. Future Perfect

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

Do you remember High School English class? Not English lit or American lit. I mean the class where they taught or tried to teach us all about adjectives and adverbs and dangling participles? One of the things I remember about English class diagramming sentences. It was then that we had to know all parts of a sentence and especially all the various tenses. Past, Present, Future and then there was one that always bumfuzzled people, the Future Perfect. According to the website, www.EnglishPage.com, "The ...

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