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776. The Tinsel Time Machine

Drama

Edward Long

... the candle service at the Abbey and we're just glad to be alive, a' livin' on coal choppin' and clothes-scrubbin'. I, I'd best be goin' ... TINA: I wish we could stay too. You're cute! Merry Christmas! (TOM and LENNY join in with her). Merry Christmas! JIMMY: (Turns). Oh, by the by. Do ... do we Britishers and you in America stay friends? TOM: (Shouts). Yes, we do! (JIMMY smiles, waves and exits). LENNY: It's getting late. But we have time for one more visit. TINA: Let's go to Bethlehem, back then when the ...

777. Beasts, Saints and Chaos

Daniel 7:15-28, Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

Paul W. F. Harms

... Divorce, illuminates how holiness and sainthood have to do with the common and ordinary and everyday Christian, the non-heroic as well as the heroic. People are touring heaven to get a feel of what it is like before making a choice to stay or not to stay. As the tour proceeds, suddenly music fills the air. Lights are dazzling. A parade is underway. "For whom?" inquires a tourist. "For a general?" answering her own question. (We just love our wars.) "No," is the answer. "For an artist?" (There are times ...

778. A Faith, A Farm And A Family

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... loneliness. Her daughters-in-law, on the other hand, had a way out. They were young, they could expect to remarry, and in the meantime they could move back home with their parents. Orpah did the prudent thing: kissed Naomi goodbye and went home. But Ruth promised to stay with Naomi forever, to share her house, to worship her God, to love her relatives, to thrive or starve at Naomi's side. That's remarkable enough, for a young widow to throw her lot in with her mother-in-law, but stranger yet is that Ruth ...

779. Jesus Is Made Known in the Breaking of the Bread

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Steven Burt

... to Emmaus pointed out to the two disciples how all the Scriptures (from Moses on) bore this out. And when they neared the village, Jesus acted as if he were going further, but they held him back, saying, “Stay with us; the day is almost over; it’s nearly dark.” So he went into the house to stay with them. Considering the nearness to suppertime, it’s not surprising that they sat down to table, or that Jesus took the bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them. And then it happened -- their eyes ...

780. Holy Arithmetic!

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... of the Trinity – that we don’t understand how that could possibly work? One of the basic human failings of the church occurs whenever we try to place intellectual or experiential limitations on the identity of God, robbing our faith of the mystery it needs to stay alive and growing. Well, I’ve talked about God, and I’ve talked about 20 minutes. And I pray that I have provided, through the guidance and help of the Holy Spirit, some insights into the mystery we call the doctrine of the Trinity. Let us ...

781. Don't That Just Beat All?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... was God’s way of getting even; or a demon or devil had possessed you, trying to take you away from God. That was it. The medical dictionary of that day was a very short book. The Health Tips page would have simply read: “Don’t make God mad and stay away from demons.” That had to be a pretty tough pill to swallow, especially if you were the one who was sick. It must have pretty hard for relatives and friends of sick people too, don’t you think? How difficult it must have been to watch a loved one ...

782. When Drudgery Becomes Joy

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Joann Hary

... because of what he can do with us and in us and through us. And then the secret of our selection is in our willingness to stay open and willingness to listen to his commands, when it is often so much easier to do what we want, or even to follow what the ... then, let's look at what happened with Samuel. After he questioned God, saying, "How can I go do that? Saul will kill me!" Samuel stayed around to listen to God, and God told him the way. God said, "Take a heifer with you and tell Jesse that you have come ...

783. And Who is my Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... not a nice fellow at all, once announced to writer Mark Twain, "Before I die I mean to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the 10 Commandments aloud at the top." "I have a better idea," replied Twain. "You could stay in Boston and keep them." Moody Bible Institute's Today in the Word, September, 1991, p. 32 At a trustees meeting…in a church…in this conference there was some discussion of the building being opened up to the Hispanics in the community. There was a bit of ...

784. Commitment

John 19:17-27

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... true meaning of love, and we became close friends. Ruth: From what I witnessed today, you were his only friend. John: No, all his disciples loved him, except perhaps the one who betrayed him. Fear does strange things to people. I regret that I did not have the courage to stay with him last night. I owe him my life. By the way, you didn't tell me your name. You seem very much interested in my friend, Jesus. Ruth: I am indeed. You see, he's a distant relative of mine. I am Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife ...

785. Sticking Together

1 Corinthians 1:10

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Key Verse: "Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, . . . that there be no divisions among you; . . . " Exegetical Aim: To demonstrate the strength that comes from staying together. Props: Wood blocks. Lesson: When I was your age, one of the favorite things for me to do was to build houses, buildings, and tall skyscrapers! Do you believe that I did that? (Let the children say 'yes' or 'no') Well here's how I did it. Bring out ...

786. The Crowing of a Rooster

Matthew 26:31-35, Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... rest of his life from one country to another. He died full of bitterness and hatred and resentment. The other brother repented of his thievery. He said to himself, "I cannot run away from the fact that I stole sheep. I will stay here and try to make amends for what I have done. I will stay and win back the respect of my neighbors and my own self-respect." As the years passed he did establish a reputation for respectability and integrity. One day a stranger in the town saw the old man with the letters "ST ...

787. The Outsider

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... at ease. Something was happening, something mammoth, and he didn't understand it. He could no longer hide it. And then someone said, "LEPROSY." He had feared it for some time, but he hadn't dared to speak the word. Then someone who loved him said, "You can't stay here. For if you touch us or we touch you, we too will have leprosy. Go away to a cave outside town." He thought to himself, "You mean that no one will ever touch me again?" He thought to himself, "I would rather die." Jesus touched him. God does ...

788. A Night of Farewell - Peter

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... rested. "Peter, James and John, come with me," he said suddenly, "I need you." We went to another part of the garden. "Stay a little while and watch with me." Look at him praying there. How earnestly he prays in the inky blackness of the night ... God ... I have left him ... my mind is racing with empty thoughts. What to do? Why didn't he let me fight? Why? Two of us stayed within watching distance. Why didn 't he let me fight? At least there would have been some chance of escape then. Now there is no chance. ...

789. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Larry Powell

... other could be left off; to do both is contradictory. A sheep can lie down and go to sleep in the midst of an unknown terrain with danger lurking behind every rock, if it has confidence in the shepherd. If both the shepherd and the sheep are going to stay awake as a watchman, one of them might as well get some sleep. The sheep is smart; it entrusts its welfare to the one who knows where the green pastures are and is capably leading the way. (b) Free from friction among their own kind. Sheep will inevitably ...

790. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... defeats, disappointments, griefs, and innumerable frustrations, but they are a part of it too, a very necessary part. The only way we shall avoid any of them is to not make the journey. Like the caribou, the easiest thing would be for us to stay where we are. However, it is then that we become weak, susceptible to spiritual hazards, and fall prey to every low-life thing. It is the journey, the total journey which conditions and provides meaning for the overall encounter. Spiritual experiences are necessary ...

791. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... be central! How do we keep Christ central in our marriages? Well, the old adage is simple but true: "The family that prays together stays together." The marriage which begins in the Lord's house must return to the Lord's house regularly to receive from him the strength ... marriage. One Sunday morning two men were playing golf and doing very poorly. The first one said, "I guess I should have stayed home and gone to church!" The second replied, "Well, I couldn't have gone to church anyway. My wife is home sick ...

792. The Household Leader

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... be the kind of household leader that God wants you to be. Then you'll know the blessings of fatherhood. Children's Message Babysitting For the Lord Objects needed: None How many of you have ever stayed with a babysitter? When your parents go out for the evening, they don't want to leave you all alone, so they get someone to come to stay with you. They want a good babysitter, one whom they can trust to be good to you and take care of you. Now, just before your parents leave the house, what kinds of things do ...

793. A Shepherd Returns

Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... , and lying in a manger." "That is just the way it happened. My brothers and I still could not believe what we had seen and heard. We thought about it. We discussed it. Were our minds deceiving us? We were too frightened to go, and too filled with wonder to stay. We had to go into the city in that early morning hour. And find, who? The Messiah? The long-awaited Deliverer from God? No, no, it could not be! We had waited for centuries. We had prayed earnestly for his coming, but he had not come. Why, in the ...

794. Jesus Reflects -- A Dramatic Monologue

Isaiah 9:1-7, Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... to me many times: The shepherds on the hillside, the angelic announcement, their hurried trip into Bethlehem and finally locating this cave, my mother and father's anguish in trying to find a place to stay, the kindness of the innkeeper to give us this cave, and his wife offering to be a midwife to Mary. A bit later, when we were able to stay with some friends in a home in the city, the visit of the magi! I have longed to find and speak to one of them, but unfortunately our paths have never crossed. I look ...

795. Melchior Reminisces

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... told us that a baby had been born in his stable several days ago, and it was his understanding that the young couple and baby were staying with some friends in a home in Bethlehem. He did not know exactly where it was, but told us of one in Bethlehem who should ... to the Almighty for enabling us to find him. When we presented our gifts to his parents they received them with humble gratitude. We stayed but a short time. But we heard from his father that he, too, had a dream in which he was warned to flee to ...

796. Monologue: Naomi And Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... . Gleaning was a rough job. The gleaners were very poor, aggressive and desperate for food and it wasn't easy being there among them. I didn't want to cause any problems with anyone, or get hurt but I did have to get enough grain for Naomi and me to stay alive. That was all we had, day after day: the grain that I managed to collect for Naomi to grind and cook for us, or any handouts that someone might give us. My dedication and respect for my mother-in-law never diminished. I also felt that somehow I had ...

797. Monologue: The Other Shepherd Speaks

Luke 2:8-20

Drama

Robert F. Scott

... me. I've been up all night, and now you wake me with a dream like this. “Off they went, the three of them. Zeke and I stayed with the sheep, and a busy night it was, just the two of us, in lambing time. Before dawn they came back, all excited, their faces almost ... And Zeke and I missed it all. In Bethlehem they found things just as the angel said: a family from Nazareth, staying in a stable. The husband, a carpenter, overwhelmed by the angels and everything, the mother, young, they said, and nice, saying ...

798. The Impossibility of Neutrality

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... being neutral regarding Jesus. When we read and think about Jesus riding through the Holy City, we usually think about what that event meant to Jesus. Today, we are thinking not only about what it meant to Jesus, but also what it meant to Jerusalem. If only Jesus had stayed away from Jerusalem, what a relief! The city as a whole did not want to accept him. The city as a whole did not want to crucify him. To be honest, I believe that the city as a whole would have dodged the issue about Jesus if they could ...

799. The Other Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Brett Blair

... all of those sinful people he had been associating with. But then Jesus put the clincher on—he said but there is someone else in the story. And that someone else is an older brother. He never left the father’s home and went to the far country. He stayed at home and did the right thing. Well, they knew who Jesus was talking about then. He was talking about them. They were the ones who had never left home and besmirched the family name. But the sad fact is this, like the elder brother, they didn’t quite ...

800. To See Your Face Is Like Seeing The Face Of God

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

James Angell

... - That star went always wrong, and from the start - I was dissatisfied! - He lifted up His hand! I say He heaved a dreadful hand Over the spinning earth! Then I said, - Stay, You must not strike it, God! I'm in the way! And I will never move from where I stand! - He said, - Dear child, I feared that you were dead, - ... And stayed His hand! - James Stephens "What Tomas Said in a Pub" I began by talking about a favorite text that keeps drawing me back, a Scripture that keeps playing familiar music inside ...

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