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726. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... under the demands of life have been caught up in the all-sufficiency and gracious power of the eternal Creator. We have discovered in Christ how much God loves us, and with God's help, how much of life can be changed. Jesus never eliminated the qualities that made Peter Peter or Paul Paul. Peter's impetuosity and Paul's imperturbable drive were still there after Christ had touched them, but you would have to look twice to be sure it was the same life. So every generation testifies to the transforming power ...

727. What Is God Like?

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... steadfast love." Somebody once pointed out the difference between generosity and compassion. Generosity is when you bake two pies for the annual church bazaar, and compassion is when you buy those same pies back after they failed to sell! Compassion is a truly wonderful quality, but the steadfast love of which Isaiah speaks is something that goes far beyond ordinary human kindness and love. Steadfast love is a love that knows no limits. It is a love that nothing can ever change. It is a love so strong that ...

728. The Call To Excellence

Numbers 27:12-23

Sermon

Sims Robert

... world listening to the voice of Christ as he speaks through his ministers? Are we content for the world of tomorrow to be shaped by the voices of politicians, economists, advertisers or consumers? The issue for the church of tomorrow is not quantity, friends, it’s quality. What the church needs today is not more and more but better and better. The issue is excellence; the issue is always excellence in the church. We are called upon to give our best. Today let us make a commitment in our minds and hearts ...

729. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... the "robe of righteousness" is properly applied to the servant about whom Isaiah speaks, it is correct to say that Zacchaeus, too, was clothed with the robe of righteousness. Always the word has two dimensions: the vindication that comes from God's grace and the quality of life the "redeemed of God" celebrate in their freedom. Martin Luther writes, "Let everybody regard baptism as the daily garment which he is to wear all the time. Every day he should be found in faith and amid its fruits ... If we wish to ...

730. Deaths, Our Teacher

Psalm 90:1-17

Eulogy

Allen Puffenberger

... 't expect one - just to let you know how much she valued your friendship. And, the ministry of our church was enhanced by her years of service in the church school and in the choir. One of the members of our women's society, just this morning, expressed the enduring quality of Eve's spirit. She said, "We'll never forget her. She was truly a pillar of the church, always doing her part and supporting us in ours. It is not a big thing, but I believe I will miss her most when we have our fellowship dinners. She ...

731. Death of a Twenty-nine-year-old Athlete

Ephesians 6:1-4

Eulogy

Palmer L. Gedde

... you who are here today exemplify the fact that much could be said, much could be written, about him. Somehow, some way, he touched all of your lives. Therefore, it is good for us to remember that it is not necessarily the number of years that one lives, but the quality of those years and the number of lives touched by them. From that point of view, he lived a lifetime. I also want you to know that I will pray for you so that you will have the strength you need to face the days ahead. They will be days ...

732. Death by Suicide For Active Church Member

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Phil Barnhart

... . But we all die. And God loves each and every one of us, no matter how we face life and regardless of what causes death. A far more significant common denominator than our death. The Psalmist It reaches into life, through and beyond death. The Psalmist realized this eternal quality of God's nature when he wrote, "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there." God loves us all, in spite of and ...

733. Three Days To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Helen Keller

... impression, an impression gained from handclasp, from spoken words which I take from their lips with my finger tips, or which they tap into the palm of my hand. How much easier, how much more satisfying it is for you who can see to grasp quickly the essential qualities of another person by watching the subtleties of expression, the quiver of a muscle, the flutter of a hand. But does it ever occur to you to use your sight to see the inner nature of a friend or acquaintance? Do not most of you seeing people ...

734. Walking On the Knees

2 Samuel 7:18-29

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... hope. Through him and his descendants, most notably Joseph and Mary, Jesus, the Christ, was born. It is this Jesus who brought to mankind the Kingdom of God. In this Kingdom the love and grace and forgiveness of God rule. This Kingdom is eternal, in that its qualities are of God; and everlasting, in that it will continue beyond earth's time. God was promising David all of this through Nathan the prophet. All of this was in the plan God had for David! How much of this did David understand? Probably not much ...

735. Spirit Full Or Foul?

Isaiah 44:1-5

Sermon

Justin Tull

... the pew, but by its witness to the Spirit. Consider the fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians: “… love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control….” Does our church display these characteristics? Do we as individuals demonstrate these qualities? Are we Spirit full or Spirit foul? One of the things that irritates me about people who judge my spirituality is that they give me a painful reminder that I am truly lacking in spiritual depth and perfection. The fact ...

736. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the church I don't look at a line item budget. What I look at first of all is my child, Hannah. God has blessed me with a beautiful daughter--Lord, love her, she looks exactly like her father. Then I look around and see my lovely wife and the quality of life that I enjoy. Because of all of God's blessings I give out of a sense of gratitude. There is much more fulfillment from that than simply giving money because an air condition valve has broken, and needs to be replaced. I give because I am overwhelmed ...

737. Life From Water: The Ark

Genesis 6:11-22

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... panels because water can contain heat and release it slowly. Without water our days would be deathly hot and our nights deathly cold - something like the weather on a desert. This world could not exist without water, and neither could we. Water has some other interesting qualities. Like other liquids, when it gets cold, water gets denser. That's why cold water stays on the bottom of your hot water heater, and that's why, when you dive into a lake, you start out in warm water and go down into colder and ...

738. Wine from Water: The Wedding

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... was the miracle that only Mary and the servants really knew what had happened. One minute there were six jars of water; the next minute there were six jars of wine. It was good wine. The best. The steward was amazed at the excellent quality of the wine. Water into wine. Six large jars of ordinary water into extraordinary wine. Jesus' first miracle, his first strange miracle. What interests me particularly about this miracle is not that water became wine; not that the Christ of God was involved in something ...

739. Step Eight - Love

Mt 7:7-14 · 2 Cor 5:16-21 · Ps 19:7-13

Sermon

John A. Terry

... my personal heroes is a television newscaster in Cleveland. When he was chosen the regular lead anchor on the weekday news, it was a promotion of note, since he was the first black to be a weekday news anchor in Cleveland. I always liked him. There was some quality about him, his manner, the way he treated others that I admired, but I didn't know what it was. Then one day, reading an interview with him, I discovered it. When he talked about the advice that shaped his life, he said that his mother had told ...

740. The First Fruit Is Always the Best

2 Thessalonians 2:13

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... need your help. I need you to help me pick out which fruit is going to go into the basket. How should I decide what fruit to put in the basket? (response) Should I pick some with spots on them, or some without spots? (response) Converse with children about the quality of the fruit so they can help you pick out the best. Application: Now we have a nice basket and it's nice because you helped me pick out the very best fruit. Let me ask you, when you picked the fruit did you pick the good fruit first, or ...

741. Where the Scary Things Live

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... just don’t lie about serious stuff, especially kinfolk! Some grownups seem to get a perverse sort of pleasure from scaring the daylights out of children. Have you ever known anyone like that? For me it was Aunt Pearl. God love her, she had a lot of wonderful qualities and I loved her dearly, but that woman could have given lessons on how to scare children! And she’s the one who convinced me that there was a monster who lived under my bed. But it wasn’t just MY bed – oh, no! That would have been ...

742. It Just Doesn't Work That Way

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

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... have difficulty telling the difference between a morning glory and a pea vine, we are the last ones to know the good from the bad. Now, I’m not saying this parable is ONLY about the church. I think it applies also to the world we live in, the mixed quality of life in God’s garden. God created the world and said, "Hey now! That’s good! That’s real good, even if I do say so myself!" So what’s up with all these weeds? Why do bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad ...

743. Some Assembly Required

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... cases, at least to me. Either you end up with parts left over that don’t seem to fit anywhere, or at least one of the 4,175 parts that were supposed to be in that box didn’t make it into the box, regardless of the assurance given by quality control inspector number 12. It’s just part of the ritual, I guess. I don’t know why, it just IS! It’s a test of your temper, your resourcefulness, and sometimes even your religion, when you discover that you have too many of part number 47 and not enough ...

744. Humility

Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 40:1-31

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... child and told the disciples, "Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." Humility is one of the most misunderstood qualities. Our best example is the Master himself. But tonight our character studies are of Moses and John the Baptist. We find Moses along the Jordan River, where he has been observing John the Baptist teaching and baptizing believers. Moses: Hello! I believe John ...

745. Which Jesus Do You See?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... by Allah. 2. Hinduism Hinduism is the religion of India and Hinduism is not a religion with a single god. They find the concept of one God too restrictive so their land is peppered with more than 300,000 local deities. But, Hinduism has some universal qualities which all Hindus share in common. Their deities offer to everyone, through rigorous spiritual practice, the chance to realize god-consciousness. It is to the land of India that the teenage Jesus is said to have come in order to get in touch with his ...

746. The Flame, The Wind, And The Walk

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Marion Fairman

... wind like - what happens? Man: Strong - unbound - something that sweeps everything before it. Woman: Makes everything smell good - clean - fresh. You can breathe it in! Leader: So, fire and wind are - external, concrete things we all know about. They convey to us the qualities of the Spirit which is internal - in each who has accepted Christ and received the "Counselor" sent by him. (Pause) You heard the story of Pentecost I read. We see the Spirit go to work right away! How? Man: First thing, the Spirit ...

747. How Soon Is "Soon"?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... . Rather, he said they would be persecuted and more so as the end approaches. What then can these verses mean? The Book of Revelation uses symbolic language, particularly in regard to numbers. Since 1,000 is the product of 10 times 10 times 10 it represents the qualities of 10 - considered the number of perfection or completion - to a high degree. It is thus the perfect period of time - the length of time necessary for God's purpose to be carried out. Since "with the Lord one day is as a thousand years" we ...

748. I Came Back -The Risen Young Man

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... He reached into the open casket and said, "Young man, I say unto you, arise." And I did. It was that simple. I wish you could have seen him as I saw him. A man among men, strong, wiry, compassionate; Jewish, yet not narrowly provincial ... with a universal quality to him. How could anyone help but come when he commanded it? Magnetism radiated from him. The multitudes followed him everywhere. I came back to tell you about him. Oh, I know you've heard about him before, but it is so easy to fall into the trap ...

749. My Sheep Hear My Voice

John 10:1-21

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: Help the children discern the voice of God. Props: A quality tape recorder. A hand held would be best. What to do: Record the voice of three or more parents whose kids will be participating in the Children's Sermon. Have the parent say something that would be a familiar common phrase within their home but instruct them not to say ...

750. Ash Wednesday

Sermon

William Luoma

... need to do on occasion. It is a time to confront the failings of ourselves and of our society. It is a time to lay it all on the table and to see who we are and what we are. The mood is penitence and reflection on the quality of our faith and life. The AshesAlthough many Protestant churches observe Ash Wednesday, a lesser number have actually used the tradition of the imposition of ashes on the foreheads of worshipers. If this is a new practice for your congregation, it will certainly be wise to discuss it ...

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