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776. Every Person’s Great Possessions

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... down we all hunger to have our special worth recognized and stroked. This great possession I call self-justification. “Once I get what I deserve; then, Jesus, I’m yours.” The story of Faust by Goethe has become part of our heritage. Faust was a man who longed for romance, academic success, and wealth. Unable to find these on his own, he made a pact with the devil. If he could be granted his wishes, have his true worth made public and enjoy its fruits, then he would give his soul to the devil. Sure ...

777. First Things First

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... good news throughout the world, even into your own neighborhood. Represent it in yourself as your own gift. Then it is that no moths can get in to the fabric of life and eat away its heart, for the heart rests in Christ. No rust corrupts, for long as monuments may stand, and strong as they may appear, all buildings have their end points. In the ideal -- our Lord Jesus Christ -- we find that which is truly important and eternally real, that which goes beyond the appearance of permanence. To him we give our ...

778. A Sign Of Divine Protection

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... plate than you will eat; you can always go back for more.” In other words, this woman was totally against throwing away food for there were too many hungry people in the world. The same can be said for the world of today. Soup lines are already long and with an economy that lingers in recession the lines of the poor will get longer. God said, “There must not be any waste. Take only the amount that you need.” 3. “The animals are to be year-old males without defect -- sheep or goats.” God always ...

779. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... for the world. It is as if God only wants first round draft choices. Great care and much prayer are employed in the selection process. An excellent example of the selection process for a servant of the Lord is found in 1 Samuel 16: The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your lamp with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse for Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.” Jesse had seven of his sons pass before ...

780. Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care?

Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... wonder in those terrible moments when it seems as if God is silent, "Does this God really exist?" There is a story about a long-winded preacher, a short-winded preacher and the Easter Bunny who all entered a restaurant one evening and sat down together at a ... parent, we hold her close, dry her tears, and assure her of our love and care. Or, a little boy gets his first two-wheeler. But before long, he is on the ground with a scraped knee and a cut arm. Part of us wants to hold him close and never let him ride ...

781. Christmas Preparations We Often Forget

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... Christmas happen, while we are so sure that it can't happen unless we do all the right things to make it happen. Many of the things we do to adorn this season, to set the stage for the drama that is coming, are certainly good, and belong there - so long as they do not take over so completely that we have no time or room for that other kind of preparation, which is nothing more nor less than being ready, like the children, to let Christmas happen in its own way. Or perhaps we should say, to let it happen ...

782. The Baby Who Changes Everything

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... As a photographic plate exposed to light bears the image of that reflected light upon it and so is changed, you and I, open, sensitive, receptive can face the light of Jesus Christ until God's own likeness is imprinted on our souls. This is the deliverance foretold so long ago by the prophet Isaiah in the coming of Emmanuel, God with us now! "0 holy child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray,Cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today.We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell;0 come to ...

783. Palms By Day And Plots By Night

Sermon

Erskine White

... butcher Him, to His final agony on Calvary, Jesus faced more than His share of critics and enemies. His was a life-long contest with a world which resents goodness and despises God's Word. Yes, I imagine Jesus felt some satisfaction as He ... vindicates me is near." Jesus has taken that path before us, and He invites us now to follow behind. Do it as He did it so long ago, on the bright, sunny day in Jerusalem. He went forward resolutely, fully aware of the truble He faced, but His eyes were set firmly on ...

784. Don’t Be Alarmed

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... my troubled heart;He lives all blessings to impart.-- Samuel Medley 1738-1799 If this worship experience feels good to you and you’re a visitor, be assured this is the way it is with Christians every Sunday and throughout the week. If you’ve tried it going alone long enough, try it with us and the living presence of Christ. If you will allow Christ to come out of the place you have buried him -- he’ll be alive with you also. How nice that he told them to be sure Peter got the message! Here is hope ...

785. Stairways Of Heaven

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

Justin Tull

... never forget that the very possibility for a blessing is a gift from God, a legacy left for each one of us. There is one other point of the story that I would like to emphasize: Though there was a blessing for Jacob, it came only after a long and difficult struggle. The encounter ended not with a “happily ever after” finish but with Jacob’s walking away with a pronounced limp. So, to say that every struggle has a blessing does not mean there is no price to pay. To say that every cloud has a silver ...

786. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... The Lord is so good to me. How privileged I am to serve him." Later, Malcolm Muggeridge said, "I will never forget that little lady as long as I live. The face, the glow, the eyes, the love—it was all so pure and so beautiful. I shall never forget it. It was ... His church. I don't give money simply because the church is leaking and needs repair. I am talking about motivation my friends. Too long our appeal in the church has been lets pay the bills. When people give only on that level they miss the great joy ...

787. Rag Doll #37

Drama

Edward Long

... But we're not very ... you know ... up to snuff. We're kind of out-of-date, you know what I mean? MRS. McKENZIE: Whatever you want as long as I don't have to clean all them picture windows. Gracious, they'd be the death of me! (Sews on a doll). GERALD: Oh, I'd ... be. Now I'm on her bed in the college room and we're just like old friends ... She's come such a long way since that dreadful Christmas ... Oh my (Light flickers). Oh, oh I'm losing my power... (Weakly). Goodbye. Merry Christmas. (Voice weaker). Merry ...

788. Charity and the Great Adventure

Gen 1 & 2:4-25

Children's Sermon

Louise Ulmer

... head and hugged his neck. "Will I like an adventure?" she asked. "No one knows. That's up to you," said the king. "Will I get hurt?" Charity asked. A lamb came to play with the lion. "Perhaps," he said. "Adventures can be dangerous. I can send you on a long journey to another world. I can give you everything you need for the trip, but how you travel and the things you do along the way will be your own choice." "My very own choice?" echoed the child. "Your very own choice." said the king. "Each new path will ...

789. How Much Is Enough?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... take care of their needs. YOU give them something to eat." That may sound harsh, especially coming from Jesus, Mr. Compassion himself. It may seem as if Jesus has compassion for everyone except his disciples. "Don’t you know how tired we are, Jesus? It’s been a long week, and I worked hard all week. I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, too, Jesus. You just don’t know how hard life can be sometimes. Bill collectors are hounding me, my doctor tells me I need to lose weight, my dentist tells me I ...

790. The Pop Quiz

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Maybe around a campfire in the evening of what had been the first really relaxing day anyone in the group could remember in a long, long time, Jesus asked his friends a question he had never asked them before. "Who do people say that I am?" he asked. Most likely ... you say that I am? Who do YOU say that I am? Who do you SAY that I am?" After what must have seemed like a long time, Peter broke the silence, saying, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the Living God." I wonder if Peter really knew what he was going ...

791. Gentiles 'R Us

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... forgiveness is concerned? Is it three strikes and you’re out? Two yellow cards, then a red one and you’re on the bench for the rest of the game? That doesn’t seem like enough to me, Lord. Let’s say, just to show that we are compassionate, long-suffering, forgiving people that we set the limit at seven times. That ought to be more than enough, don’t you think?" I can see Jesus now, rolling his eyes, shaking his head sadly from side to side, saying, "My God, Pete, don’t you ever listen to anything ...

792. The Scariest Sound in the World

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... be back, and they believed his promise, and they were waiting for him. But he was late, he hadn’t come as soon as they had expected. Where could he be? The church has been waiting for the return of Christ for about twenty centuries now. That’s a long time. So I wonder if this parable might just be more relevant to us today than it was to the early church. It’s not just that we’ve been waiting longer than the first church that read Matthew’s gospel and encountered this parable. It’s also because ...

793. Some Assembly Required

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... if you are to have any hope of accomplishing the task successfully. And by successfully, I mean that the finished product looks like the picture on the outside of box and does not fall apart the first time it’s used. In a perfect world, all would go well as long as you followed the directions. But, since we live in a world where nothing is perfect, one of two things usually happens in these 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 ...

794. The Inaugural Address

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... for positive thinkers. Least I sound defeated, let me tell, I am not. I believe in an Eternal hope embodied in the life of Christ and carried out in his public ministry. If there is a well spring of good news today it comes from Nazareth where, long ago, a Nazarene stood up and preached good news to the poor. Noelene Martin, a Franciscan monk in Australia, learned this the hard way, when he was assigned to be the guide and "gofer" to Mother Teresa when she visited New South Wales. Thrilled and excited at ...

795. At the Foot of the Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... a king's crown, except that it was made out of thorns. All three men looked as if they had been beaten before they began this long walk of death. They looked very tired, but the first two exchanged jeers with the people in the crowd who threw harsh words and jagged ... which he heard caused him to die of sheer joy. "Verily I say to you, today you shall be with me in Paradise." The long hours of suffering continued. It seemed as though hope itself was dying. Even I had come to see this. The man in the middle ...

796. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... , a commitment to the partner and the marriage; one which was declared by Jesus to be permanent in Matthew 19:6 when he said, "What God has joined together, let not any man put asunder." (KJV) When Christians enter marriage, we must be willing to make a life-long commitment to the partner. We must close the door on divorce. We must be committed to working on our marriages and defending them against all the enemies that seek to destroy them. I once had a couple ask me to marry them. As we were going through ...

797. "Crown Him Lord of all!"

Sermon

William Luoma

... of a king. Today is the day we traditionally acknowledge Jesus as King. What kind of credentials would a person have to carry to prove that he was indeed a king? If he wore a crown, would that be enough? If he carried a sceptre and had on a long purple robe, would that suffice? When Jesus entered Jerusalem, he carried no credentials but himself, yet he was welcomed as a king. What is there about Jesus that helps me to know he is a king? What are his credentials? His credentials certainly are not seen in ...

798. The Impossibility of Neutrality

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... determine if each candidate would be a credit to the ordained ministry of the church. Finally, after we had exhaustive interviews with the candidates, they would leave the room and we would discuss their strengths and their weaknesses. Often, the debate would be long and emotional. We would vacillate on certain candidates as we rode the fence trying to determine if we were for or against them. We were torn between accepting and rejecting them. However, the time of decision came. We could no longer ride the ...

799. Encounter with a Stranger

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Robert Allen

... hallway toward me. There was a weariness in every step he took. His face had the leathery look of a man who was familiar with all kinds of weather. His clothes were ragged and he had the look of a man who had had to make do for a very long time. I greeted him and asked what I could do for him. He told me he was hungry and wanted to know if I could help him get something to eat. I invited him in to eat with our group. He was hesitant to join our group, so I offered ...

800. Giving Away the Store

Luke 22:7-38, John 13:1-17

Sermon

Carl Jech

... s feet. (John 13:14) A friend of mine once had a job briefly at a car rental agency. The job didn't last for long because the owner of the agency complained that my friend was too nice, too diplomatic with the customers. He felt that if my friend were ... on the other hand, may bend in a wind but it will not break. By being firm yet flexible, the willow may be better off in the long run. So it is with grace. God's grace is firm yet flexible. It has a strength that goes beyond mere brute force. The grace that we ...

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