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776. The Time of Our Visitation

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... life, I think you would hear him say, "I was defeated and frustrated and lost; all my doings were mechanical, the making of motions, with no spirit and no joy; that’s the way it was with me - but then came Jesus, and I found my heart was strangely warmed within me." And, of course, you can multiply the witness of Wesley a great many millions of times and write it over the signatures of some of the world’s greatest leaders and servants of men. Aren’t you glad, my friend, that you and I are living on ...

777. To Bethlehem and Beyond

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... been before. Let us see - more deeply and more completely than we’ve ever seen. It’s a journey we need to make, a pilgrimage of spirit our hearts desperately need to undertake. Our altar fires burn low, and we need a place of rekindling, of warming again, and this journey’s destination is that place. Our souls are depleted with trials and struggles, and we need a place of refilling, and this is that place. Our spirits sag and droop with disappointments, and we need the reawakening of dream, a revival ...

778. In the Fires of Life

Daniel 3:1-30

Illustration

Jon L. Joyce

... side of Jordan. What a pitifully lonely figure he is, as he watches them go, and what a terrible lonesomeness descends upon him. Then he hears a movement behind him, and he feels a hand on his shoulder. He asks: "Is you with me, Lord?" The voice that comes back warms his soul: "Cou’se I is, Moses, cou’se I is."

779. Signs Of A Vital Church

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... passed along to me a little poem about hugging. Listen to it: “It’s wonderous what a hug can do, A hug can cheer you when you're blue. A hug can say, 'I love you so' Or ,’Gee, I hate to see you go.' A hug delights and warms and charms, It must be why God gave us arms. Hugs are great for fathers and mothers, Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers. And chances are some favorite aunts Love them more than potted plants. Kittens crave them. Puppies love them. Heads of state are not above them. So stretch ...

780. Marantha: Come Lord Jesus

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... dinner, let her rest before the fire, and then helped her on her way. Again, he sat by the window waiting for his important guest. Suddenly, he heard the sobbing of a child. When he opened the door, he saw a frightened, cold youngster. After some warm milk and soothing words, he reunited the child with its worried mother. Once more he returned to his vigil, but night was falling fast. Where was the promised guest? Anxious and weary, Conrad dropped to his knees. "Oh Lord," he pleaded. "What has delayed you ...

781. The Unknown Hero

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... reveal his name. Let me set the scene for you. Jesus is just a week away from his rendezvous with the cross. On his way to Jerusalem for the annual Passover celebration, he passes through the town of Jericho. This resort town with its constantly warm temperatures and swaying palms is located just north of the Dead Sea, on the banks of the Jordan River. By the way, Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited site in the world. The crowds greet Jesus enthusiastically. A spontaneous parade develops. He is a ...

782. An Invasion of Privacy

John 20:24-31, John 20:19-23

Illustration

William G. Carter

... their sins together, and hear of God's forgiveness. Then they are invited to turn to others around them and pass the peace. It has become an exuberant moment in an otherwise sober occasion. Friends leave their pews to embrace one another. Newcomers are warmly welcomed with a kind word or a hug. Nobody thought much about the weekly ritual until the pastor received a letter from a man who had recently joined the congregation. The new member was a promising young lawyer from a prestigious downtown law firm ...

783. Worthy Is The Lamb

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... gentlemen, is just what Jesus did for us on the cross. He paid the ultimate, immeasurable price for all who would believe, that we might be free from the inescapable penalty of death." You have just heard the heartbeat of the Gospel, the best news that has ever warmed the hearts of humanity. If you have never personally received the sacrifice of the Lamb of God, come down front in just a moment, kneel here, and whisper to Christ these words: "I a sinner receive you as Savior and will follow you as Lord."

784. Turn On The Lights!

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... layman in Columbia, South Carolina was running late on a Sunday morning". He didn't have time to drive the five miles to his church. So, he decided to visit the little non-denominational church that was just a block away. He received a warm welcome at the door. What he discovered inside really shocked him. The church had only about 100 members, but over 100 persons were in attendance that morning. All brought their Bibles. During the morning prayer time, they divided into little groups. Each group shared ...

785. Is Someone Knocking?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... impractical, write to him or her. Share some incident related to the one who died. Perhaps you remember something he said or did. Perhaps the two of you worked on a project or traveled together. Tell or write that to the one who is grieving. It will warm that person's heart. A second suggestion is this: Be on the lookout for someone who is depressed. Victims of that disease see life about ten shades darker than it really is. Never does that bleak condition hurt so much as at Christmas. What are the signs ...

786. Where Are You?

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Eve decided it would be great to be as knowledgeable and as great as God himself. So they ate the fruit. Verse 8 tells us what happened next. God came walking through the Garden for his usual daily stroll with Adam and Eve. Instead of meeting him joyously and warmly as usual, Adam and Eve were hiding among the trees. What had formerly been the highlight of their day was now a terror. In verse 9 God calls out "Where are you?" This was not an attempt to locate Adam and Eve. God knew exactly what trees they ...

787. The Words We Speak

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . A colleague called attention to a sign being hoisted in the stadium crowd which read: "The women of Michigan love Frank." Frank Gifford responded, "The sign should read 'woman' and the place is my home in Greenwich." Don't you know that Frank got a warm welcome from Kathie Lee when he got home! Last week at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., the keynote speaker was Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia who is openly and unapologetically Christian. Senator Nunn told us that back in the fall when he ...

788. Failures Need Not Be Fatal!

Mark 14:66-72

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... sad episode can be divided neatly into a four-act drama. ACT I: PETER FAILS HIS LORD. Jesus is inside the High Priest's house, being subjected to kangaroo court justice by hate-filled enemies with execution on their minds. Meanwhile Peter is outside in the courtyard, warming his hands by a fire, listening to the guards and servants laugh about this holy man Jesus. "He looked so high and mighty teaching in the Temple," they say, "but he's in a mess of trouble now." A servant girl begins to quiz Peter, "Aren ...

789. Night Fighters

Sermon

James Bjorge

... darkness but have the light of life" (John 8:12). His presence with his Word helps make some sense of the puzzle of existence. Man will still have his nights of darkness but now he has a light in his heart that burns eternal, put there by God. And it warms his heart and stirs his feet to keep moving on for a closer vision of God. And the Word of God becomes "a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105). And in the darkest depth that Light is there to enable us to endure ...

790. Christmas Is Coming

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

James Bjorge

... pause to wonder, and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed." Peter Marshall phrased it in this way: "When Christmas doesn’t make your heart swell up until it nearly bursts and fill your eyes with tears and make you all soft and warm inside ... then you will know that something inside of you is dead." A third lesson from Simeon would be that he knew what he was looking for and he found it. He saw salvation in this Christ Child. One of our big problems today is that we really aren ...

791. God Is a Giver

Sermon

James Bjorge

... , it is the GIFT of God - not works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). All we can do this Christmas is accept the gift that God wants to give and do it graciously. Then the fire of love begins to burn and you feel warm all over. It is the greatest experience anyone can have ... when it happens ... it transforms everything. The book, "The Meaning of Gifts" by Dr. Paul Tournier, contains this declaration: "The great gift, the unique and living one, is not a thing but a person. It is Jesus Christ ...

792. Elijah and the Prophets of Baal

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Don Yocom

... , I didn’t know where to place it after the ushers gave me the offering plates. I finally placed them on a radiator and remarked afterward that it was the first time in my life that I ever took an offering and tried to keep it warm afterward! There was no focal point other than the pulpit in that building. But, revival did come, and forty souls were committed to the Lord. They purchased a beautiful altar setting and have maintained it ever since. Another church asked us to hold evangelistic services for ...

793. Solomon and the Outline for Renewal

2 Chronicles 7:11-22

Sermon

Don Yocom

... . How blessed it is to know that our sins are forgiven! The release that forgiveness gives to one’s soul can fill us with joy and happiness. And the same is true for a church in which its people have had their sins forgiven. They will be alive, warmly spiritual, and they will enjoy their faith. As for healing, how good it would be to have the wounds of past conflicts healed! Just as there comes a peaceful healing spirit after the cessation of war, so can come renewal to the church along with a gracious ...

794. Last Ditch Stand

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... T.A., written my last article, sent my last letter to the editor. NO ONE LISTENS! No one takes this thing seriously. They go right on killing themselves! Self-indulgent suicides. [breaking] Even -Tom! NANCY: [to Helen] What happened? HELEN: Tom died on the operating table. NANCY: [warmly] Oh, poor Daddy. [goes to him, arm around him] I’m so sorry. HELEN: Tom’s death is a blow to your father ... He’ll be all right. JOHN: If you mean I’ll take back what I said - No! Sit down. [he waits until Nancy and ...

795. MR. CAIN

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... have got scars. It doesn’t mean a thing. CAIN I’ve got a guilty conscience. JAREL Forget it. CAIN God knows I’d like to. JAREL I’ve got my problems too. CAIN I should know, I hear about ‘em every night. JAREL I should drink a glass of warm milk. Nightmares begin in the stomach. That’s what the doctors say. CAIN Too much rich food, that’s what’s the trouble. JAREL I’m tired. CAIN I’ve got a big dealing coming up tomorrow. JAREL You’ve got it made. CAIN Maybe I could have plastic surgery ...

796. Just Common People?

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... "God must have loved the common people, because He made so many of them." Of this sacchrine sentiment, Philip Wylie in his "Generation of Vipers" has this to say: "I’ve noticed when people hear that repeated, they generally snicker with a warm sense of self-appreciation. It is, indeed, a bland, a balmy assumption that, intrinsically, the common man is a wonder of all wonders, possessed with an indwelling virtue and automatically endowed by God with marvelousness. Anybody stopping to think knows that that ...

797. Chapter VI

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... had been about fifty yards from him, and all he could remember as he pulled the trigger of his rifle was how funny it looked to see them fly through the air, their cycles going in one direction and their bodies in another. But never before had he felt the warm flesh of a man’s chin under the palm of his hand as he pushed his head back getting ready to kill him. Never had he had to look that man full in the eyes ... and when he did, he couldn’t bring down that bayonet. It was as though ...

798. Jesus Knows Me!

John 10:14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: The childrens' own shoes Good morning, boys and girls. How are you on this fine Sunday morning? Isn't it great to be able to get up on a Sunday morning, look out your window and see the beautiful sky and clouds with the warm sunshine coming through your window? It's the same old sky, sun and window, but they sure are good. I want to try an experiment. How many of you can tie your own shoestrings? Oh, that's fine. Would all of you take off one of your shoes for me? ...

799. Willing Servants

Luke 22:26

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... also is willing to give up its life if it can be used as a better servant. Did you know that? Look at what I have here with me this morning. These are logs. What does the tree say you can do with logs? (Let them answer - fire - keep you warm in winter) Right, and how about these boards? (Build a house) That’s right, and how about this chair that’s made out of a tree? (Something to sit on) Very good. How many of you know that this piece of paper comes from a tree? You do? Well, fine ...

800. A Real Pepper-Upper

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... were wrapped in a blanket of permanent security, a security that gave us peace and tranquility. All at once the words of Jesus, "Lo, I am with you, even to the close of the age," meant something very real to us. The dead lava in our hands began to get warm. We had a new breath of life. Anyone who has had that miracle understands the miracle of Pentecost. A word, the Word, can come alive; it can reach me and become a creative, transforming power in my life. When I am burdened by my guilt and weighed down by ...

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