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751. A Mother · A Canaanite Woman

Mt 15:21-28 · Mk 7:24-30

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... the one hand he faced the need of an individual, on the other the salvation of a people. And always in the background there were those waiting to trap him. But the woman refused to be silenced. For as Frederick Farrar expressed it in a day now long since gone, "not all the snows of her native Lebanon could quench the fire of love burning on the altar of her heart." Her child lay desperately ill, and the distraught mother simply refused to believe that he who gathered little children about his feet to bless ...

752. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... It is quite natural then that Jesus would give a lesson on what a businessman might call investment principles. This is the subject of Jesus' well-known teaching called the Parable of the Talents. This is the story. Jesus tells of a man who goes away on a long trip. While he is away, the man entrusts to his three servants different amounts of money. The word used here is talent, which meant in Jesus' time a specific weight of silver or gold. Each talent might have been worth about $1,000 in today's dollars ...

753. Surprised By Grace

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... work. This was quite a surprise, to say the least. The men who had worked all day, from sunrise to sunset, began to grumble. They felt it was unjust that the men who had worked just one hour would receive the same pay as those who had worked 12 long and hard hours. They felt that because of these circumstances, they should receive more money for doing that which they had agreed to do for one denarius. But the landowner tells them to take what rightfully belonged to them and to go home. As the master of the ...

754. The TV Audience

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... attention ("When I read them stories out loud, they squirm and say, 'I can't hear it without pictures.' ") ...13 How long should today's sermons be? That depends on the preacher and the expectations of the congregation. With the television generation the age ... sermon is past. Even the traditional 20-minute length is longer than today's average sermon. Many sermons I hear are too long and would improve with pruning. Very seldom do I leave church wishing the preacher would have said more about the topic. The ...

755. Proper 26

Mark 12:28-34, Psalm 146:1-10

Bulletin Aid

B. David Hostetter

... as you live; sing praises to God all your life long. Prayer of Confession Good and great God, we come to you through Jesus Christ who intercedes for us sinners ... neighbors as ourselves, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Psalm 146:1-10 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help. When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day ...

756. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Larry Powell

... Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." They had not been listening. "Jesus said to him, 'Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Phillip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the ... 15 minutes we drove around the Lakewood area. You know how men are when driving in a strange place, insisting that if you drive around long enough, you will eventually find what you are looking for. Having been made to feel stupid so many times for doing that very thing, ...

757. Tears And Ointment

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

Larry Powell

... would suggest that she had surrendered her sanity, too? Hardly. She could not "afford" another embarrassment any more than she could afford to "waste" a flask of precious ointment. Obviously, her faith delivered her at the speed of light beyond such selfish questions as, "How long could this ointment last me if I am careful with it," and "How much money could I get for this alabaster flask and ointment if I sold them?" Had she responded to Christ by doing what she could "afford" to do, we would never have ...

758. What "They" Say

Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Larry Powell

... you've had for years, a lucky charm, a string of beads with special meaning, the automobile that you park all by itself at the other end of the parking lot so no one will open their car door against it? You have your things. That's all right, so long as they don't crowd out everything else, accumulate to the point of excess, or become too dear to part with. We cannot be bound to Christ while continuing to be bound to a temporal attitude about possessions. One cancels out the other. "Who do you say that I am ...

759. A Seeking Savior

Luke 10:1-24

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... the birth to come in due time when all will be able to see and admire God's handiwork. Indeed, others may see it long before we are aware of it. The advent of the new being always comes unexpectedly and usually catches us by surprise. "Nothing is more ... being born in us, just when we least believe in it. It appears in remote corners of our souls which we have neglected for a long time. It opens up deep levels of our personality which had been shut out by old decisions and old exclusions. It shows a way where ...

760. Exile

1 Peter 1:17

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... on earth. Let me show you what I mean. (Bring out the large suitcase and any other items that you might use to describe your long stay.) I have with me a suitcase, a rather large suitcase. When do you use a suitcase? (Let them answer.) That's right, when you ... to come back home when your visit is finished. This is a large suitcase, so it must mean that I plan to stay for a long visit and just not overnight. When you are in exile, which is the word that the Bible uses, it means that you are living somewhere ...

761. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... and ran away. He was caught and the Army wanted to shoot him as a deserter. But his mother appealed to President Lincoln. He thought long and hard and then sent this message to the generals, "I understand your problem, but I've noticed it never did a hog much good ... about it. For years he lived that lie until one day he could not bear it any longer. With tears he wrote a long letter to his father asking for forgiveness and promising to pay back his college expenses. The very next day Luther received a telegram ...

762. Hope Against Hope

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... back. Even as the blizzards rage, you can pull out your calendar and be reassured that it is just a matter of time before this long night of winter gives way to the brightening dawn of spring. It’s easy to be reassured and it’s easy to cling to hope, ... of Your Word. Teach us to look up in faith to thee, even to the Lamb of Calvary, that we may never be weak or weary for long. Help us to know that You are with us always, even to the end of the age, that we may never feel abandoned or alone. Most of ...

763. A Letter From Paul

Sermon

Erskine White

... which will reveal the glory of God for all to see: Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ. How long I have wished to see you and meet you face to face, but the authorities here have other plans for me. Indeed, they have made me a ... faith but ignores its inner content, a land which "holds the form of religion while denying the power of it" (2 Timothy 3:5). Long ago, the ancient Hebrews asked, "How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?" (Psalm 137:4). I am writing to ...

764. Ashamed Of The Gospel

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Erskine White

... years in Rome under house arrest and then he was put to death. It is on the eve of this final, fateful trip that Paul writes: "I long to see you. I ask that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you." And then he says, "I am ... a nation obsessed with getting rich and having plenty is never enough. We are a society which blesses almost any kind of behavior so long as it can be justified by the pursuit of wealth. In America today as in ancient Rome, we need Christians to stand up and ...

765. Pie in The Sky

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... back to the 'good old days' " (cf. Exodus 16:1-3). In ancient Israel as in modern America, nations periodically enter a phase of longing for "the good old days." Old movies and old music and "old time religion" come back in style; a wave of nostalgia sets ... all the problems in this world would be over. No, our problems wouldn't be over! The truth is that we can't solve anything by longing for the "good old days," just as we can't solve anything by standing around looking up at heaven. If we are going to cope ...

766. Giving Your All

Mark 12:35-40

Sermon

Erskine White

... scribes; and again, He is excoriating them for their religious hypocrisy, which is probably the sin that angers Jesus the most. They are the celebrities, the big names, the superstars of the faith, and they love every minute of it. They parade around in long robes and luxurious clothing so that everyone will know how important they are. They take the most prominent seats at public events and they expect the V.I.P. treatment wherever they go. They preside over a system of fundraising which funnels money from ...

767. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... with his dummy, Charley McCarthy, they became one of the most famous ventriloquist acts in the world. The apostle Paul was someone who knew all about unfinished journeys. At one point in his life, he felt he had accomplished everything he could where he was and he longed to go to Spain, where the gospel had never been preached. It would be a fresh start, a new adventure and he was plainly excited about it. Paul wrote to the Christians in Rome, saying that he would come visit them on his way to Spain (Romans ...

768. God's Great Love

1 John 4:11

Children's Sermon

... time. That makes four months, doesn't it! That's way back before Easter, before Good Friday and Maundy Thursday, before Palm Sunday, and before Ash Wednesday. That's a long time ago, isn't it! (Well, actually, your parents might say it isn't very long at all. Four months go by pretty fast when you are grown up.) Since Christmas was so long ago, we have probably forgotten all about what Christmas means by now, right? (Let them answer.) Well, I guess I'm wrong. You still can remember. I have something here ...

769. Proper 8

Luke 9:57-62, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Kings 19:9-18, Psalm 16:1-11, Luke 9:51-56

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... after Elijah, "and ministered to him." Then his training began for succeeding Elijah as the prophet in Israel and he never turned back again. Galatians 5:1, 13-18 (RC); 5:1, 13-25 (E, L, C) - "Freedom To Love." The 1990s opened with the longing for freedom very much alive in the world; people who have been in political and social bondage for years suddenly have been demanding, even taking, their freedom from those who rule and oppress them. Most startling was the declaration by Boris Yeltsin, when he was ...

770. The Faith Of Outsiders

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

William J. Carl

... was in town. One who had great powers to overcome all kinds of problems. Since nothing else had worked, she figured she’d better risk even talking to this Jew, even though she basically despised Jews. Canaanites and Jews had had it in for each other for a very long time. But the stories about this one were so remarkable, she figured it was at least worth a try. When she saw him for the first time, he was with his disciples. Is he really the Son of God? she wondered. That’s what they say. How simple and ...

771. Act III, Scene 2

John 21:1-14

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... had been fortified by the experiences of 40 days. Act III, Scene 2, what a beautiful way Christ chose to impress on his followers that he was always near them. As Act IV begins, we see that God's drama in the world has not come to an end. This long scene began as the Holy Spirit gripped the disciples and inspired them to give their lives for the glory of God and for the benefit of all Christians to follow. Act IV continues as the risen Christ still visits his people to be close to them, to minister to their ...

772. Marked By The Cross

Romans 6:2-4

Sermon

George Bass

... all people. When we live as real Christians, the cross of Christ is illuminated. It lights up so that others may know that Jesus is Lord and has made us children of God again. Most of us were baptized as babies, too, but our lives should reflect that light as long as we live. Our part of the covenant is to live the Christian life as best we can, and so light up the cross for all the world to see. That cross, illuminated by the loving and dedicated service to the people of the world, becomes a sign of new ...

773. Marked At The Table

Sermon

George Bass

... Comet blazing its trail across the night sky. He had whispered to the child he held on his shoulder, “It will come back again. You will be an old man then, but you will see it for me.”15 Eisley sensed that he would not live long enough to see the fulfillment of his father’s prophecy; he didn’t. In one of his posthumously published writings, The Lost Notebooks of Loren Eiseley, the original introduction to The Night Country is published. In it, Biseley tells how his grandmother, who, he claims, saved ...

774. Paradoxes Of The Christian Faith

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... . How is it that many people have lost the battle before it's begun, unfurled the flag of defeat and despair on the battleground of life's experiences before the bugles blast? I recall reading in Civil War history the account of the Battle of Chickamauga, where soldiers marched a long way to battle. Sometimes the march is longer than the fight. If we can keep up the march and claim the victory we shall have passed through! It matters not how deep entrenched the wrongHow hard the battle goes, the day, how ...

775. Endorsing The Future

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... was a spiritual lesson in the manna. The manna comes from insects who eat the sap of the plant and pass the excess sap in honeydew excretions. The dry desert air changes those into drops that turn solid. But if you pick it and let it stay too long in the evening air, it spoils by the next morning. As the people gathered this manna, they were warned by Moses not to gather more than enough for their family for one day. But some wanted security and collected enough for several days. The next morning they found ...

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