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51. Joseph's Pit

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... t recognize that I was the one in the caravan with him. "Jabez, I should have realized!" he said when I was brought in. "Here I thought you were redeeming an old friend," I said with a trace of bitterness. He came over to me and embraced me. "If I had known, ... I could hardly stand it and at the same time, I was in that dry well, that dark, frightening hole they threw me in. I thought I was going crazy." "What are your plans now?" I asked. "I don't know. It would be good to just forget everything and stay ...

52. The TV Audience

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... implications for what we say and how we say it.11 -- Jerry L. Schmalenberger I talk with many laypeople about sermons, and the comment I hear most often is: "Sermons are bo-o-o-oring!" This comment is of course not new in church history. Perhaps Eutychus thought the same thing about Paul's sermon, before he dozed off and fell out of the window. (Acts 20) Sermons in colonial America which droned on for two to three hours must have caused plenty of people to yawn and wonder when they could go home. Today ...

53. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... Just when it appears that God has blessed our lives in every conceivable way, he comes in a new way. There is always more. Any definition of God must end with an ampersand, allowing for the "furthermore," for God was, and is, and shall be. This thought was in the mind of the apostle Paul when he wrote: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him ...

54. The Kingdom of God Is Like… a Joke!

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Steven Burt

... , the dummy who has said “No.” The joke’s on you. You’re confronted with a new reality, because in the moment before you weren’t a dummy, and suddenly you’ve proven that you are. Reality has changed in a split second. Things aren’t as you thought they were. In Zen Buddhism there’s a word, a concept, satori. It means “the little point.” It’s got to do with staring, for example, at a rose or a fly on the wall as you meditate, concentrating on one tiny point in the universe. As Westerners ...

55. Miracle In the Bethlehem Inn

Drama

... . Miriam: Yes, it is late, and we are all very tired. You can talk to your new friends tomorrow. Come, let us go to the stable. Adam: I am not tired now. May I please stay a while and watch the star and talk with my new friends? Joshua: (Looks thoughtful for a second or two.) All right, you may stay a while. Since you helped prepare the stable, you know where we are in case the star moves on. Don't be too late. (Joshua, Miriam and the girls move off toward the "stable.") Cornelius: You really are going to ...

56. Sole Brother

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

... chance to know anything about. For now he was just hoping the balding tires and wobbly wheel would get him there. Ten miles into his thoughts and hopes, the same car came to view on the road shoulder. He spotted the flat tire and the woman who by now was ... chance to know anything about. For now he was just hoping the balding tires and wobbly wheel would get him there. Ten miles into his thoughts and hopes, the same car came to view on the road shoulder. He spotted the flat tire and the woman who by now was ...

57. Terminally Distracted Or Decisively Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... be clothed with it. We cannot always be living on the spiritual capital which others have amassed.5 In verses 10-13, we learn that hastily dealing with a matter that has eternal significance, and which God gives most of us a significant lifetime to be more-thoughtful-than-last-minute about, is to put us in jeopardy, rather than lead us to security. The five unwise bridesmaids are now counting on the fact that they still have time to travel the streets for the needed oil. By the time they have sufficient oil ...

58. A Pilgrimage To Bethlehem

Matthew 3:1-12

Drama

Matthew Powell

... the meadow and the cornfield. And when I have done that, I will have to buy a cow for them and a horse for the man to plow with. A nice fix you've gotten yourself into, Gregory. You'll never reach Bethlehem at this rate. Storyteller 1: He thought and thought. Gregory: I ought to be going. Storyteller 2: Yet pity held him back. Gregory: I don't know what to do. Storyteller 1: Gregory woke in the morning and said to himself, Gregory: Today, I will redeem their field and will buy them a horse and a cow. If ...

59. What Impresses God

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... For he says, "God be merciful to me a sinner!" Well, God heard his prayer, for Jesus said, "I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other." (v.14) A highway to heaven is paved with humility. Now on the outside you would have thought the Pharisee was much closer to God, but on the inside it was the tax collector who was close to God. Because the Bible says in Ps. 34:18, "The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit." What impressed ...

60. God Knows....Me!

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

John E. Harnish

... of us? How can it be that a God of such majesty, the God who spangles the heavens with moon and stars, the God who formed the earth in the palm of his hand, cares about the lives of his tiny creatures? How could this great God give a second thought about me? Yet, you've made us only one step lower than angels, crowned our heads with glory, entrusted us with the care of all of your creation. This God knows me! I remember a song we used to sing at Cherry Run Camp Meeting in Western Pennsylvania: There's ...

61. God Will Be God

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... has led to countless tragedies, large and small, personal, national and global. - Adam and Eve thought they had godlike freedom ... they did not. - Saul thought he had godlike impunity ... he did not. - David thought he had godlike authority over who lives and dies ...he did not. - The Israelites thought they had godlike exclusiveness ... they did not. - Peter thought he had godlike loyalty ...he did not. - Saul of Tarsus thought he had a godlike mission to wipe out Christians ... he did not. - The Romans ...

62. Death Has Been Conquered

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... happened here,” she said to the mother. “I can sense it.” To which the mother replied, “This morning my sister and a neighbor came to visit me. They asked me to go out into the garden to get some fresh air. I became almost hysterical at the thought of going into that garden. But convinced that it would help me, they insisted, so eventually I went out with them. Slowly we walked down to the place where the fire had happened. As we approached the spot my whole body began to shake. But suddenly, I don ...

63. The Weakest Link

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... , the judge said, "Sir, you can let me try your case, or you can choose to have a jury of your peers." The man thought for a moment and said, "Your honor, what are peers?" The judge said, "Well, they are people just like you." The defendant said, "Forget ... justified rather than the other." (v.14) The highway to heaven is paved with the concrete of humility. Now on the outside you would have thought the Pharisee was the one that was close to God. But on the inside it was the tax collector who had God's heart. ...

64. Breakdowns and Breakthroughs

Genesis 22:1-14

Sermon

Stan Purdum

... understanding of God. But we must remember that Abraham lived in Canaan about 4,000 years ago, in a time and place where the sacrifice of children was practiced by many of the other peoples around him. They did so in hopes of appeasing gods they thought of as angry or unpredictable. Also, Abraham did not have benefit of much previous knowledge of God. He did not have the Old Testament. He did not have the Mosaic laws, including the Ten Commandments, which weren't given until some 650 year later. He lived ...

65. Freedom From Human Regulations Through Life With Christ

Colossians 2:6-23

Understanding Series

Arthur G. Patzia

... the resurrection is spoken of as future (“we shall be one with him by being raised to life as he was,” 6:5). This (cf. also 2 Cor. 4:14; 2 Tim. 2:11) could be a correction to a certain element in the Gentile church that thought that the resurrection was completed in baptism (2 Tim. 2:18). In Colossians, Paul’s emphasis is upon the present reality of the resurrected life in Christ because the false teachers were claiming that the soul was still in the process of ascending to heaven (Schweizer, pp. 144 ...

66. Elihu Makes His Appearance

Job 32:1--37:24

Teach the Text

Daniel J. Estes

... ; the child literally lives and moves and has his or her being (Acts 17:28) within the mother’s womb and draws everything necessary for life from organic connection to the mother through the placenta and umbilical cord. In the same way, God’s ways and thoughts are higher than ours, and he exists in a reality that is so far beyond our reckoning that we cannot begin to imagine or describe it. Yet he is so immanently and intimately connected to us that apart from his providence and grace we could never ...

67. Talented People

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... but unless we use it, it is probably gone. There was a time when I used to be able to do geometry, but I haven't thought about geometry for 45 years. Now I would be lost if asked to demonstrate a theorem. It is the same with regard to career decisions. ... in a rural church arrived at the little church early and went into the narthex, where he noticed a little box affixed to the wall. He thought that it was one of those boxes to receive offerings for the poor, so he put in a dollar. At the close of the service ...

68. House of God

Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with ...

69. Seeking Joy

Philippians 4:2-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... could not possibly heal my heart from this.” And when we can’t see God in our circumstances, then we lose hope. Trying not to worry is like trying not to think about green elephants. Instead of trying to force the anxiety away, replace your worry with thoughts focused on God’s goodness. Bethany Hamilton began surfing as a child, and she believed that God was calling her to a career as a professional surfer. And there was no doubt she had the talent. At one time, she was ranked as the #1 amateur teen ...

70. How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... , I saw a woman wearing a button that read, "This is my husband's idea of jewelry." Contrast that with William Jennings Bryan's hair over his ears. When asked why he wore it so since it was unfashionable, he said, "When I was courting my wife, she thought my ears stuck out funny and asked me to grow my hair long to cover them, so I did." To which his pal replied, "But that was years ago!" "Sure, " Bryan said, "but the romance is still going on!" Women want conversation on a "feeling" level, and honesty ...

71. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... way nature's course seems senseless and cruel. But then we often think that when things don't go our way. If we look for a positive outcome to our musing, we are driven back to faith. This holocaust of nature isn't going to be made sensible by our thought or our logic. It's purpose, if there is one, eludes us. We simply know that you are God and that you are at the helm not only of our planet, but of our universe and all other universes. We trust you regardless what happens. We offer our confusion and ...

72. Proper 23

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

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... the treasure of the kingdom. "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" 2. Estate planning is wise and good. We need to give thought not only to what we leave behind but to what we will inherit when we die. 3. The rich man would not take Jesus ... most powerful when I depend totally on others." The rich man in our Gospel couldn't conceive of parting with his wealth because he thought it would make him weak. He didn't realize how strong he could be by relying on Jesus. (Gleaned from article in Parade Magazine, ...

73. Step Three - Faith

Mt 8:5-13 · Heb 11:1-7 · Is 55:6-9

Sermon

John A. Terry

... questions or seek the wrong things. We seek evidence of things unseen. There is evidence: the birds are fed, the flowers are clothed, the rain falls on the just and the unjust, the sun rises and sets. But that does not meet the criteria we establish. Our thoughts are our thoughts. God's thoughts are God's. And there is a great chasm between them. Yet we still seek that power that is so much greater than our own. How can we seek God? How can we know God? The psalmist said, "Be still and know that I am God ...

74. Monologue: Sarah

Genesis 20:1-18

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... baby was the most precious, and the most beautiful child there ever was. I knew he would be intelligent and wealthy, just as Abraham was. He would be Abraham's heir, but then I realized the slave's child, Ishmael, would be his heir also. I couldn't stand the thought of it. It made me totally ill to think of someone else's child sharing my husband's estate, and affection, especially a child as worthless as hers. I could not physically harm the child or the slave, but I knew I had to get rid of them. With my ...

75. ASAPH: The Fish Who Taught Courage

Jonah 1:1-17

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... wicked people to change or God said that he was going to punish them. "What a place for a man sent by God to be," thought the man in Asaph's belly. Just then Asaph noticed something else kind of funny. The sea was alright and the storm was over but ... swallowed me up ..." "Well, Jonah, God even knows where you are now and there is no hiding, even in my big belly," said Asaph. Jonah thought to himself that Asaph was right and that the best and only thing that he could do was to go to the wicked people and ...

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