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776. Who Has Everything?

Matthew 5:5

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

Some years ago the News and Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina, published an article entitled, "Do You Measure Up As a Man?" The article stated that some extensive research had been conducted on the twentieth century standards for measuring a man. The eight criteria are quite interesting: his ability to make, conserve, and amass money; the cost, style, and age of his car; how much hair he has or has not; his size and strength; the job he holds and how successful he is at it; what sports he likes; how many ...

777. Do I Dare Be Different?

Matthew 5:10; 10:1-42

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... to be all that the faith asks of you, for you will experience the satisfaction that only an appetite for the things of God can give. The world says, "You have to learn to operate and live and work among people who are not quite as efficient as you, who can’t or don’t do things quite as well as you, so brush them aside. Be on your way and you’ll get where you are going if you don’t let them encumber you. For if you show the least bit of mercy, you’ll be sucked in." "But blessed ...

778. The New Covenant

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... Genesis 17 and Genesis 22. There he saw the striking parallel. And when he read further of various covenant renewal ceremonies in the Old Testament, he was able to link the Lord’s Supper in an awesome manner all the way back to the earlier practices, originating quite possibly already with Adam and Eve. And when he read Luke 22:15ff., these words of Jesus impressed him profoundly: "I long to break this bread with you and drink this cup"; and after he had blessed the bread and brake it, he said, "This is ...

779. Clouds and Son-Shine

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... pain and anguish that they hold for anyone else. It is only to say that the terror of the pain is encountered differently, that the anguish of life is given over to the one who calls us to experience it so that it is shared and seen quite differently because of that. One cannot lessen the difficulties of life through faith, but one can see them from a different angle. Thus, one not only feels them at the moment, but sees through them into another dimension to which they are leading. This leads us, then ...

780. The Strength of Poverty

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... is to be "punished" or "reprimanded" or some such thing by oil and gas-producing countries who refuse to sell any oil or gas to this land. Who will be "punished" or "reprimanded"? In short, over whom will the oil-producing country hold power? It is quite obvious, is it not? The man without an oil furnace will be untouched by the action, while the person whose lifestyle has made him dependent on gas and electricity will be hurt immediately. This is what possessions do to us imperceptibly but very really! The ...

781. The Glory of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... to Resurrection, but exactly the opposite; the Resurrection is what happens to a man who dies like this! The Resurrection narratives are far shorter than we might expect them to be since they so obviously display power, strength, fame, honor! They are quite simply stated, though, following the high drama of Holy Week and Jesus’ death. That is the time of Jesus’ glorification! The Resurrection only reveals the fullness of the glory that was building up and cresting in the moment of his obedient death ...

782. The Gospel According to Christ’s Enemies

John 11:1-16

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... his inspiration for the account of the raising of Lazarus in Luke’s parable of Dives and Lazarus, but they conclude it is "quite plausible that the direction of the borrowing was in the opposite direction."6 It is their opinion that Luke used John’s ... she speaks are the same as her sister’s, they are spoken differently, and Jesus is sensitive to this and treats her quite differently. Instead of the theological explanation he gave to Martha, he says nothing to Mary. He simply weeps with her. Mary, the ...

783. Forever His

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... first time you fell in love? I do, and it was a wonderful experience, both exhilarating and painful. I was fourteen years old and a high school freshman when it happened. The young lady’s name was Joyce. She had long brown hair and dark brown eyes, and I was quite certain she was one of God’s own angels. I fell in love with Joyce the first time she let me carry her books home from school. I bought her a Pepsi Cola that day, and when she accepted it, I felt like a knight of the Round Table presenting ...

784. A SUNDAY OF THE PASSION [PALM SUNDAY] SERMON-DRAMA

Drama

Tom Eberle

... to another panel member. Toga: Judas - if I may be so informal as to call you by your first name - we are all aware that Jesus has gained considerable attention as a healer. Has he not in fact used healings as a way of promoting his Messiahship? Judas: Quite the contrary; several times he has left people wanting to be healed because he felt it was more important that he move on to speak in other towns. He also has instructed several who were healed to say nothing of his involvement in it. Toga: But does not ...

785. The Post Launch Slump

2 Cor 8:10-11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... would be taken by aid and for 321 days 2.5 million tons of supplies were flown in to the Allied zones and the city’s products flown out. The plan made a great deal of sense and was a striking demonstration of what airpower could accomplish, but quite literally the goods would not have been delivered had all concerned reveled in the genius of the plan and never gotten down to flying the planes in and out. Really, it is no different with the programs of the church. Beginnings are fun, but nuts and bolts are ...

786. The Therapy of Song

1 Samuel 16:14-23, Exodus 15:1-21, Psalm 5:1-12

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... needs to be welcomed and its message sought; it asks only that we grant it the liberty of leading us. Many have enjoyed either the screen or stage version of "Fiddler on the Roof." It is the story of life in a Jewish ghetto called Anatevka, and music is quite literally the saviour of the people as they bear the pangs of prejudice. Throughout the story, the main character Tevye sings his way along. At one point he fantasizes in song about what it would be like if he were a rich man, and when he is finished ...

787. THE WITCH OF ENDOR

Drama

Marcia Miller

... S house. They are being [overly] cautious so that no one sees them. All of this is very cloak-and-daggerish. LEUMAS: It’s quite useless, sir. SAUL: What’s useless about it? LEUMAS: Well, sir ... SAUL: This is the way to the witch’s hut, isn’t it ... It he had been a nice man, maybe he wouldn’t be in this mess now. ENDORA: [Entering.] Girls, you did well. Calling up Samuel was quite a task for novices. I was proud of you. And King Saul thought the food was delicious, too. MUIDEM: Why did you feed him a ...

788. It Is Finished

John 19:28-37

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... in an epic championship bout with sugar Ray Leonard. Both fighters struggled heroically with almost superhuman endurance. But finally Duran was too exhausted to continue. He cried out in Spanish, "no mas," meaning "no more." It's over. I quit. When Jesus cried out "It is finished," he was not quitting. Had he been announcing defeat, he would have spoken with a whimper. But that's not how Jesus said it. John is the only one of the four gospel writers who tells us precisely what Jesus said at this point ...

789. Caiaphas and Pilate

Drama

Jon Joyce

... reach a gentlemanly agreement, and that bringing him to your court would be a routine, cut-and-dried matter. PILATE: It will not be so. CAIAPHAS: Perhaps I should tell you that we may already have done you and Rome a great favor. As I said, we have quitely arranged with one of the carpenter’s closest associates to point him out to us - tonight. That follower is one who is grossly disappointed that the carpenter has not taken up the sword to take over the nation. We have silenced at least that one; he will ...

790. Annas, Caiaphas, and Judas

Drama

Jon Joyce

... things and I didn’t listen to him. I really didn’t listen to him! [Suddenly thrusts the money bag at CAIAPHAS and speaks quite rationally] Here, give this to the poor. He would have wanted it that way. CAIAPHAS: [Drawing back from the money bag] We will ... remains in that position until ANNAS and CAIAPHAS complete their dialogue and exit] ANNAS: Age must be telling on me, for I’ve had quite enough for one day. I must get my rest for the Sabbath. CAIAPHAS: I’m glad to be rid of him. What a nuisance. ...

791. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... doctrines. They believed that everything happens by chance, that death is the end of it all, that pleasure is the chief end of man, and that if there are any gods they are far removed from the world. He talked also with the Stoics, who were quite different from the Epicureans in their philosophy and theology. They believed that God is fiery spirit. They held that everything is God and within every man is a part of the fiery spirit which we call God. They believed that everything is fated, that God wills ...

792. The Bible, Your Mirror? by Dr. Lawrence L. Lacour

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... the next day. What happens then? The disciples on that first Easter night are an example. How often we find ourselves, with them, "behind closed doors for fear ..." With them, we have been commissioned to "Go and make disciples." How often we are tempted to quit on the spot. But we have the record of what happened to the disciples when they obeyed the Lord’s "Wait for the promise of the Father." Filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, their craven hearts became strong. After that, the apostles set the ...

793. The Unexplainable Reality

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... promised power, the almighty thrust, the violent blast with which God launched his church and put it into orbit, in the midst of time, had happened. Those individuals and this world were never to be quite the same again. What transpired is one of those unexplainable realities. To logically analyze it would be quite impossible. The ever-mounting force of God’s redeeming purposes pulsated through the lives of converted men and women. And so the Christian church was born. It did not come about in an orderly ...

794. Little Things Affect Little Minds

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... at first hand the vicious cycle of panic. Anxiety over little problems and incidents leads to apathy, to increased hatred, to isolation of the person from his fellowmen. Suspicion toward the neighbor in such times becomes acceptable in quite horrifying ways. Jesus of Nazareth was quite concerned that his followers get beyond being upset over little things. He feared that too much focusing on little things would result in little minds. Jesus’ clearest teaching on the matter is found in his Sermon on the ...

795. God, Help Us to Laugh

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... into the church. More and more Christians are destroying their deep seeded suspicion of life. Constantly I am encouraged by the tremendous number of people who rejoice to know that a minister can actually go out and have a good time. Arthur Darby Nock is quite correct, "Primitive religion is not believed, it is danced." The church should rightly be the place where being created in the image of God, man is free to express his creative emotions. In the 20th century, I fear that mankind may be repressing the ...

796. Forgiving Is Forgetting

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the positive effect of a placebo lies in the fact that while a patient is taking one he puts out of his mind the unpleasantness of his feelings. His mind blocks out the imagined and lingering ailments and gains a fresh start. By getting people to quit focusing on their ills and concentrate on their recovery, the placebo achieves a great deal of good. Part and parcel of the teachings of Christ was a focusing on one’s recovery as a good neighbor. The word forgiveness as expressed in biblical Hebrew and the ...

797. Love of God and Love of Country

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... we think the gospel is supposed to comfort the distressed. Yet, in essence, it is meant to distress the comfortable. Mark Twain said it best when he uttered that what troubled him about the Bible was not what he failed to understand, but what he understood quite clearly and could not stomach. On the other hand, love of God and the Scriptures should motivate us to involvement in our country. There are many things wrong with the United States of America. Yet to denounce these things and go our merry way is ...

798. Grace, Salvation, and Redemption

Romans 8:18-27, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Romans 5:1-11

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... the immeasurable depth of the divine love revealed in the atoning sacrifice on the cross. It is faithfully retained by Anselm in terms of feudal justice and by the Reformers in terms of a conciliation between God’s righteousness and God’s love. Quite a different line of thought is followed by many liberal theologians beginning with Schleiermacher. Jesus is viewed as a uniquely God-conscious and God-dependent man and his death is regarded as the result of his unswerving faithfulness to his vocation as ...

799. Christians In A Warring World - 1941

Galatians 6:1-10

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... us, there are many of us who have come to hold certain convictions in this matter with such compulsive assurance, that we feel we must speak out boldly and unequivocally. We sincerely believe that the Christian way is the Pacifist way. We are quite aware of the fact that the very term "Pacifist" is extremely repugnant and offensive to not a few. In the popular mind, the epithet all too generally suggests sentimentalism, spinelessness, weakness, even cowardice. It is used as a term of derision, contempt, and ...

800. The Art of Living Until

Matthew 24:36-51

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... at attention. Fall in. Get with it. Some intervals are times for sleeping, but not this one. This one is a time for watchfulness. This, it seems to me, is the third requirement for mastering the art of living until: keep awake. The Apostle Paul was quite interim-conscious when he wrote to the Thessalonian church, "You yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief comes in the night. When people say, ‘There is peace and security,’ then destruction will come upon ...

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