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726. Faithful People in a Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:1-30

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Bill Bouknight

... would dare do anything about it. In fact, he warned that if any nation tried to stop him, there would be "the mother of all battles." Thankfully, it turned out to be not even the daughter of all battles. Saddam Hussein’s enlarged ego affected his judgment, costing the Iraqi people severely. It is interesting that Saddam often refers to himself as a modern successor to King Nebuchadnezzer of ancient Babylon. Saddam in his delusions of grandeur still talks about building a kingdom as great and as extensive ...

727. From Beast to Believer

Daniel 4:28-37, Daniel 4:19-27, Daniel 4:1-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... , "Okay, that’s my dream; tell me what it means." Verse 19 tells us that Daniel’s thoughts terrified him. Other translations tell us that Daniel was aghast, astonished, and alarmed. He had bad news to tell old Neb. By this time Daniel had developed a real affection for old King Neb. After all, Neb was his sponsor and number one fan. Daniel had a combination of good news and bad news to tell him. The good news was really good, but the bad news was awful. Like the airline pilot who said in his welcome ...

728. On Mars Hill

Acts 17:16-34

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... , Paul found himself in a different world. Although a Jewish synagogue existed in Athens, the Jewish presence was without influence on the life of the city. Athenians thought of the Jews as primitive foreigners. Probably the Jews themselves had been affected by the indifferent environment and had forsaken some of their Jewish customs, for we read that Paul argued in the synagogue "with the Jews and devout persons." From the moment he arrived, Paul’s activities extended beyond the synagogue. He evidently ...

729. Return to Jerusalem

Acts 20:7-12

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... more blessed to give than to receive." No wonder there was weeping and embracing when Paul finished. The elders were touched and sorrowful about his imminent departure. Whatever else may have pervaded the atmosphere at Ephesus, a great spirit of love, loyalty and affection existed between Paul and the leaders of the congregation. The words in 21:1, "we were parted from them," could better be read as meaning, "we were torn away from them." From here on the story moves swiftly toward Jerusalem and the climax ...

What gets our attention gets our affection.

Kermit Long

731. The Deeper Magic

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Golgotha the Romans crucified all manner of men: robbers, murderers, insurrectionist, traitors, the list is legion. And, on either side of Jesus there were two men deserving of their punishment. Who knows why the crowd was assembled there. Perhaps some in the crowd were affected by the crimes of the two criminals. A family standing there lost their father, murdered by the man on Jesus’ left. Also a woman stands among them, beaten and robbed by the man on the right. Others gathered to watch the sorrow and ...

732. Changing the "Too Much Syndrome"

Luke 2:1-7

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David M. Oliver

... ; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. (Luke 2:17-19) The good news they had been given not only had an effect on the shepherds, it affected all those who heard their testimony. Even though some may have questioned or doubted, this news was not to be dismissed casually. In addition to an attitude of excited openness, and a willing obedience, these simple people, having been touched by God, were characterized by ...

733. Separation of God and State?

Isaiah 44:24--45:25

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John R. Brokhoff

... of the hippie and the radical. We got rid of our sexual mores, and we went in for premarital and extra-marital sex with complete abandon. Recently, God’s wrath has come upon us in terms of the epidemic of Herpes, an incurable disease affecting the genitals. Now, many are cleaning up their sexual license for fear of Herpes. Another trend in recent years has been homosexuality and lesbianism. The practitioners came out of their closets and brazenly paraded and huddled in gay bars. God’s judgment has come ...

734. As Good As God

Leviticus 19:1-37

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John R. Brokhoff

... requested. The man frowned, thought a while, and then said, "All right, my request is, strike me blind in one eye." To love, means to share with people who are in need, to help people in trouble like the Good Samaritan did. Love is more than emotion or affection. It is practical concern and usefulness to another person. It was this kind of love that was expressed by two brothers who owned a flour mill. At the end of each day, they divided the flour into equal parts. One brother said to himself, "It is not ...

735. Peter’s Net

Luke 5:1-11

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Richard F. Bansemer

... . At this point, however, there is no compromise. God is firm, and he instructs us to wait for the day and the dawn of another life. Another such impossible longing, of wanting something forbidden, is the quest for love. How many lovers have had their affection rejected, and no amount of pleading or living or passage of time can erase the scar of love unwanted and unaccepted? Most of us have loved and been loved, but some of us have never been loved because of "circumstances beyond our control." There is ...

736. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

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Esther R. Russ

... If she does not have long hair, she should wear a wig. She tells the moving story of Jesus’ birth. Later she aids Jesus on his way to Golgotha. For these scenes, darken her facial lines with eyebrow pencil and powder her hair to give her the affect of aging. Mary of Magdala A woman in her twenties or thirties should portray Mary of Magdala. She should have long hair, preferably dark brown or black. She tells the story of her healing by Christ, and of her experience in the garden following the resurrection ...

737. Telling the Right Story

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

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George Bass

... may hide from the dangers of nuclear accidents and/or nuclear war, and we may ignore all of the warnings about the radical ways in which life is changing here on earth - and we may be like the parents of Dr. Adkins who smoked until they died and never were affected by it. But the one thing we know is that we must all finally face what Paul called "the last enemy" - death - and the only way that we can face death with assurance is in the belief that Christ has overcome death for us and for all people who ...

738. Pardon for Sin

Romans 5:12-21

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Dennis Kastens

... only fifteen dollars, plus a note from the anonymous finder explaining she had once lost a purse with ten dollars in it. The fact that she once was robbed gave justification to rob a portion from the twenty-five dollars. This justification and rationalization of wrongdoing affects us down the line. It is not isolated but very common. All too often what we regard as vices in others, we describe as virtues in ourselves. Somebody else acts in a certain way and we call it hypocrisy; if we do the same thing, we ...

739. Overcoming Self

Philippians 1:1-11

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Dennis Kastens

... look out only for self and pride and vain glory. But we begin to look also at the interests of others. When a Christ-filled person prays, or sings, or gives money or time to God’s work, he does not check to see if the results will affect his own honor and recognition and glory. He is careful to speak about his successful accomplishments in such a way as not to make others around him feel inferior or defeated. Or when he comments about his personal performance, he will no longer go about saying how poorly ...

740. An Altered State of Consciousness

Romans 5:1-11

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Robert G. Tuttle

... are powers in our "belief structure" that we have never imagined. My friend was "surprised by joy." Scientists are becoming more and more aware of this. William Tyler, physicist, Sanford University, speaks of "spiritual energy injection." Imagine that! This, he says affects forces within the body and brain. He continues, "It is thought that spiritual energy may be magnetic in nature." I am grateful that the scientists are recognizing reality here. I know from experience that the faith-love experience is a ...

741. The Spiritual Fitness Demands of the New Age

Romans 7:7-25

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Robert G. Tuttle

... is now poured into the movies and is even creeping into our homes on television. How can we and our youth be fit instruments for God when we are poisoned every day? The things I read and see constantly certainly make a difference. They affect my thinking and my attitudes, and eventually will influence my actions. Our world is sick unto death. Humanity is trying out many dangerous roads. People are walking down dark paths toward destructive precipices. There is an unnatural craze for violence, a rage for ...

742. The Impartiality of God

Acts 10:23b-48

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Hubert Beck

... of Israel, and that was what seemed incomprehensible to Peter. How would the direct address of the gospel to the Gentiles and the sending of the Holy Spirit (as occurred when Peter spoke the sermon of which our text is a part) to non-Jews affect the standing of Israel before its Lord? What would happen to the unique relationship that had always been assumed between God and Israel according to the covenant with Abraham? All this was the mystery that must have raced through Peter’s mind as he answered ...

743. The Strength of Poverty

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Hubert Beck

... , but those who understand how little anyone can ever own will be the future of the people of God. We are called, then, by the text before us to examine again how much our possessions possess us, whether they are actually the snags by which our affections can be bought and held by anyone who may hold power over the giving or taking of those possessions. For there is one who gave them, and he calls us to love him. "Consider your call," Paul urges. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness ...

744. Discerning the Way of God

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

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Hubert Beck

... licentious to a very large degree. Almost anything was tolerated in the wealthy seaport city where transient sailors and wealthy profligates were willing to pay for whatever fancy passed through their minds. The Christian colony in that city could not help but be affected by their environment, and since undoubtedly some of them had originally been part of that environment, it was hard to shed old ways of thinking and acting. Paul seems to make passing reference already here in this early part of the book to ...

745. Binding Up the Fractured World

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

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Hubert Beck

... out of kilter because of the entrance of sin into the perfection of creation. "Cursed is the ground because of you ... Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you ... In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread." (Genesis 3:17-19) The very earth is affected by our sin as God turns the presence of that which should have been a blessing to us against us as a perpetual reminder of our fallenness. It is portrayed by Paul in Romans as itself "standing on tiptoe" (to use the paraphrase of J. B. Phillips ...

746. The Need for Transfiguration

2 Peter 1:12-21

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Hubert Beck

... Peter, James and John who were transfigured on that mountain. It was Jesus. He was set before them as the key to transformation of all life. They had not gone to the mountain expecting anything extraordinary when suddenly their whole world changed - which affected them in turn. Perhaps all too often we expect transformation from within, as though if we get into the right setting or surround ourselves with the proper environment and people or think differently or take the right dosage of whatever is supposed ...

747. Journey To The Cross II: Jesus And The Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

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James W. Moore

... remarkable paragraph. Listen closely. He said: “That lady drew out of me a deep and warm reaction of love. And gradually I came to realize that people are not one thing, good or bad, but many things. In every human being there is warmth, love, affection, but there is also hurt, anger, weakness. We stimulate or draw out of them one or the other. It all depends upon our approach, and our approach depends upon our attitude.” And then Father Powell writes these concluding words: “This was the genius of ...

748. JOYS OF DISCIPLESHIP

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John H. Krahn

... in my own discipleship. As I reflected on the topic, I was reminded that joy is neither something to be tied into weather, nor tied into a work schedule. There is no such thing as more joy-less work, more work-less joy. Christian joy should not be affected by wages: large raise - great joy, no raise - no joy. Joy in discipleship is something that transcends the ups and downs of living. It must be bigger than the shifting sands of existence. Turning to the Bible, we see what it has to say about joy and its ...

749. THE BEAUTY OF SELF-LOVE

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John H. Krahn

... direction he wants it to go? When God is loved first and foremost and when we enjoy the beauty of a loving God, we can then enjoy the beauty of loving our neighbor. The word love in the Bible does not necessarily mean a personal liking, a sentimental affection, but rather it suggests our active good will in behalf of our neighbor. In other words, God says we are to love everyone even when we might not be able to like everyone. Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan is a great model of neighborly love. The ...

750. The Forgiven and the Forgiving

Matthew 18:21-35

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Robert G. Tuttle

... is the spirit that Jesus let loose in our world. That is what gratitude is all about, loving others because God loves us, forgiving others because God has forgiven us. We remember what Jesus said, speaking to Simon about the poor woman showing her affection, "Simon, she has been forgiven much, therefore, she loves much." All of this, Jesus’ spirit, this eternal spirit of reality and life, must be translated through us, through you and me in our day by day relationships. We say, "All right, Lord, I will ...

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