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726. The High Cost of Christian Living

Matthew 16:24-28

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... experiences which have brought them to this place in their lives. For the gladness with which some of them commit themselves to Your service, we are grateful. We confess that not only students, but all of us, have at times placed our desire for self-advancement above our desire for service. At times we have been too timid to stand for the right against group pressures. Forgive us and give us the assurance and the strength to accomplish Your purpose for us. Show your people the meaning which You have for ...

727. The Proof Is In The Fruit

Luke 6:39-49

Sermon

James Garrett

... world, criticism and moral superiority can come easily. The judgmental approach costs nothing and is worth as much. To hunt for ways to praise others can do far more good. It has been said, “A compliment is verbal sunshine.” Praise awakens hope and the desire to be. Mark Twain once remarked: “I can live for two months on one compliment.” “Each tree is known by its own fruit,” said Jesus. Behavior is the natural expression of the basic self. A person’s life cannot be evaluated in any other ...

728. Good News From A Graveyard

John 20:1-9

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... , than through my dying, I speak the last word, not God. Then when I die, I will stay dead and that's that! I wonder how many of us would like to believe that. It effectively takes care of the knotty problem of God. But it is motivated by the desire of the creature who insists that their bodies are their own to do with as they wish and that life's destiny lies, not in God's hands, but their own. Our basic instincts resist granting God power over our live or our death! Furthermore belief in the resurrection ...

729. Beyond Togetherness

John 17:20-26

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... send for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee."2 The unity for which Jesus prays is deeper, richer and more consuming than "sharing the same skin" a la Donne and it certainly is not dependent upon a huge organizational world church infrastructure. Rather Jesus' desire for a union of people is founded upon the Word of God with faith as the way in which we come to understand that we have been brought into close relationship with God and the world. The point is, more than merely sharing a common humanity ...

730. Kim's Wish Come True

John 14:1-4

Eulogy

Ron Lavin

... , 1977. She died just two weeks later on Sunday, November 13, 1977. Some months prior to her being baptized she had indicated her desire to be baptized, confess her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, and thus become a part of God's family, the ... the appropriate sacrifices to get it. She wanted to be baptized. She told me just a few short weeks ago that it was her desire to be baptized originally, because she was afraid that she would be punished for not being baptized. She also indicated that she had ...

731. Black Preaching: A Four-Cornered Universe

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... to compare black with white preaching, this medicinal aspect of black sermonizing is sadly overlooked. Blacks have traditionally called this "seeking the fix" from the preacher, much like a patient seeks a cure or prescription from a physician. Black churchgoers not only desire to hear the Word, but want a soul cure, to be "fixed" in a manner that will bring about healing in their lives. A thorough study should be conducted to analyze these medicinal dimensions in African-American sermonizing. In doing so ...

732. Playing By A Different Set Of Rules

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

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... the church: “Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways!” For those of us who name Christ as Lord and Savior, our understanding of life and of what God intended are assaulted and insulted when appeal is made to the base desires of human nature. We name as “evil” that which destroys, dehumanizes and denigrates God’s good creation of life. So, then, what do we do about the presence of the various expressions of evil in our world? Shall we name them and forget about them? Shall ...

733. Nothing Is Impossible

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... front of them and the Egyptian army behind them in pursuit. Yet, seemingly when there is no way, God makes a way, even if he has to empower the wind to work all night long. Now, keep in mind that the sea was not cooperative, for it was not desirous of having its form disrupted. The wind would blow, but there was a resistance in the water. Every time the wind blew, the water came back to its original place. So, therefore, God called on a strong east wind to work on this assignment. The east wind was probably ...

734. Revealed Glory

Exodus 16:1-36

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... in my stomach. Lot’s wife was guilty of looking back and was also guilty of being disobedient. The end result was death. The church dies today when she consistently looks back and is disobedient. Are we not sometimes guilty of living in the past? The comfortable desire to only do things the way we have always done them, with the same wonderful people doing the same old things. No new ideas nor the willingness to break from tradition so that we can be forced from the slavery of the past. The shackles of ...

735. The Majesty Of God's Love

John 17:1-11

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... one with them - one family.) Of course we love that way because God is love. God's love is the perfect love. In him, the many (the three) become one. Here is how Augustine explained it. We begin with the Father. The Father is eternal, with a burning desire to love. The Father cannot help himself. He is so full of love. Yet in eternity, what does he have to love? Consequently, God posited himself again as an other, as an object of his love. He posited himself again as the Son. Therefore, in eternity, forever ...

736. The Dreamer Within You

Joel 2:18-27, Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... ourselves in this way? We have an existential reason. We feel like pioneers. We are living on the frontier, not sure of what is coming next. We are willing to take risks. We know deep down inside that we cannot by any means attain our desired objective unless we depend completely upon the grace of God to guide us. We have a historical reason, too. We live in an area where the first settlements of the Northwest Territory were made. We imbibe the pioneering spirit of the Revolutionary soldiers and their ...

737. When God’s “No” Means “Yes”

Habakkuk 1:1-4, Habakkuk 2:2-20

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... with him not to sail and prayed with tears that God would intervene, but to no avail. Later, Augustine inscribed these words in the Confessions as part of his recollection of the incident: “But thou, taking thy own secret counsel and noting the real point to her desire, did not grant what she was then asking in order to grant to her the thing that she had always been asking.”1 Sometimes God’s “No” means “Yes.” God said, “No” to Monica’s immediate petition that her son not sail to Rome in ...

738. Love Without Demand

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

Sims Robert

... things like physical needs -- food, clothing or money. Pay for a doctor’s bill or provide transportation and do so in a way that the recipient is not aware that you are doing it. Let your giving be a private matter between you and God. Share with God your desire and need to help. Share with him your feelings of failure and your moments of success. Ask God to give you the strength to give more freely of who you are and what you have and thank God for each occasion when you sense that you have truly given ...

739. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... the fear of our enemies," we may "pass our time in rest and quietness." God is, after all, the one "from whom all holy desires, all good councils, and all just works do proceed." The biblical mandates and exhortations direct us to remember God's mighty acts for ... of God's grace, his unswerving faithfulness, and his steady work for our salvation, we have faith in his continuing ability and desire to provide for our needs. "We know that in everything God works for the good with those who love him." It is ...

740. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... in our wealth or our might; teach us to glory in the right. Inspire our President, our leaders, and all our people "great and small" to kneel as one before Your throne to say, "God in heaven,f orgive us." Make us a great nation, Lord - greato nly in our desire to know Your truth and walk in Your ways, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. children's lesson Admit It When You're Wrong Text: 2 Chronicles 34:29-33 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant ... to walk after the Lord and to keep His ...

741. One Flock, One Shepherd

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... the firemen drove the fire engine into the park lagoon with the siren still running. All rejoicing about the same thing but in their own way. Paul puts it in 1 Timothy 2:3-6a: “This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself a human, who gave himself a ransom for all -- that was attested at the right time.” That’s ...

742. John Christian Frederick Heyer First American Lutheran Missi

Drama

Thomas A. Renquist

... gospel light to our midst. You gave it to me about four years ago, before you went back to your country. Since that time it has pleased the Lord to enlighten us more and more. Some of our children have learned to read and a number of people desire that you should administer the rite of Christian baptism to them.” Reader 1: After spending 16 years in India, Heyer returned to America, and at the age of 64 again took up the challenge of home missions, this time in the state of Minnesota. He traveled to Red ...

743. Life Always Springs New!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... to bring new life out of our hopelessness. Let's be ecclesiastical. The church today finds itself coming upon dry times, too. There are some who are finding the valley full of bones. The change of personnel in leadership positions, the change of structures, and the desire for unions and mergers may all have their rightful places. Yet, new life is not through these. The life that always springs new is life with God; is it life in the Spirit that puts flesh on the skeletons of our structures. Though the "wind ...

744. A House! a House! and a House!

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... the people of Athens. "The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by man." (Acts 17:24) There is also something about the nature of a temple that would make its building less than desirable. To localize God in a House tends to give more attention to the House than to God. That it happened among the Hebrews is exactly the complaint of the prophet Jeremiah. We limit God when we have institutionalized him. We are apt to be so busy maintaining ...

745. The Robe

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... become calcified over a period of many years, the people had become myopically stuck into thinking that God would never desire to be close to them. The tradition finally taught them to appease God through sacrifices, offerings and rituals. This was ... t eaten you right up! I know you have your problems, David, but you seem so able to handle them. You have a contentment that I desire. Do you think we could get together every week so that I could learn more about baptism and possibly put on one of those robes, ...

746. Strangers at the Manger

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

... limitations on them, then the spirit of hope will die in our midst. But if we are seekers after wisdom and truth, if we care more for wisdom than for power, if we desire truth more than control, then our lives will be lives which respect and care for the children of this church and the children of this world. If truth is our desire, we will travel great distances to find it. The wise men came to the place where the child was, and they gave their gifts. If our journeying and searching have been in response ...

747. Dealing with the Devil

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... to God and suffer the bitter pangs of hunger, or disobey God, do the Devil’s biding, and satisfy your hunger. Whether we believe in "the Devil" or not, we certainly know by now that one of the greatest areas of vulnerability is our earthly, sensual appetites and desires. With us, just as it was with Jesus, the issue often seems to be clear cut: satisfy ourselves or satisfy God. On the one hand, the Word of God declares, "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me." But on the other ...

748. Are You the One?

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?" Don’t we often ask that same question of Jesus? We have certain expectations about who and what Jesus SHOULD be for us, and these expectations are usually based on our own fears and desires, rather than what God has determined that we really need. I think it’s important to notice how Jesus answered John’s question. Notice first some things Jesus did NOT say. For example, Jesus did not say, "Now, that’s a stupid question if I heard one." Jesus ...

749. Monday Morning Faith

Matthew 21:23-27, Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... is not to be interesting or informative or amusing or entertaining. I hope that ALL my sermons are ALL these things. But I’m realistic enough and aware of my own limitations enough to know that’s not going to happen. But none of these things, as desirable as they may be, amount to anything unless I can somehow convince you of the need to ACT, to allow the Spirit of God to transform you into a new creation. Hearers must at last become doers. The faith we proclaim with our Sunday morning affirmations has ...

750. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... duplicate if we are reach people for Christ. 1. We must have Passion The first thing we need is passion and desire. The disciples expected something to happen. They wanted to reach the world for Christ. Tony Campolo, professor of sociology at Eastern ... 3:00 in the morning in a greasy diner on some back street to throw a birthday party for a lady of the evening? It is a desire for Pentecost to stay alive and for others to repent of their sins and be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. 2. We must have ...

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