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801. God is Laughing at Us

Zechariah 9:9-13

Illustration

Jon L. Joyce

... sophisticated people of Jerusalem looked down their aristocratic noses from the cool shadows of their balconies to see what all the shouting was about, and all they saw was a motley mob of hicks from the sticks waving palm branches and the very clothes off their own backs. Quite a show! Just about as exciting as a couple of dozen hippies engaged in a march on Washington, and I’m sure that it caused just about the same amount of stir in the City of Jerusalem. Never did a story build up to a bigger letdown ...

802. The Road To Emmaus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . The third person was a distinguished judge. The king was told that the judge was worthy because he was noted for his wisdom, his fairness, and his brilliant decisions. The fourth person presented was an elderly woman. Everyone was quite surprised to see her there, because her manner was quite humble, as was her dress. She hardly looked the part of someone who would be honored as the greatest subject in the kingdom. What chance could she possibly have, when compared to the other three, who had accomplished ...

803. The Master at Prayer

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... prayer. My persistent prayers give God multiple and continuing opportunities to shape a person or situation. Some people quit praying because they think they experienced an unanswered prayer at some earlier time. But perhaps our wise God answered ... to God about how you felt? Have you ever told God how angry you were?" "No," said the young man, somewhat puzzled. "It never seemed quite proper or reverent to do that." "Okay," said the pastor, "I want you to have a long talk with God before our next meeting. Tell ...

804. How God Guides

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... When I pray coincidences happen, and when I do not, they don't." A FIFTH AND FINAL WAY THAT GOD GUIDES IS THROUGH ACTION. There is a time to pray, but there is also a time to move out. In Exodus 14, verse 15, God says to Moses, "Quit praying and get the people moving! Forward, march!" Do you recall from scripture that Jesus on one occasion healed ten lepers. Well, actually, He promised healing to ten lepers if they would go show themselves to the priest. Presumably, they would not have been healed if they ...

805. It Happened in a Flash

Acts 2:7-8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... girls. Today we are going to talk about a very interesting thing that happened a long time ago. It happened on Pentecost, which is the birthday of the Church, and it happened to a lot of people. Did you know that the Church had a birthday? It was quite a day. It started like almost any other day with people working and playing, shopping and visiting. There was a group of people sitting in a room, a little bit afraid. These were the disciples of Jesus. They missed him very much. Now you remember that they ...

806. THE MARK

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... gave it to me. Of course, they say a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Not that I’m any rose. EVE Not quite. A thorn in the flesh, maybe; not a rose. CAIN What were you going to tell me? EVE It was about your father. Were you looking ... you’ve made everybody into a mirror to reflect your own image. And when you happen not to like what you see, you think it’s quite all right to destroy. Or else you shut your eyes. But it isn’t all in your imagination, Cain; there are other people in the world ...

807. THE RECEPTIONIST

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... , "He doesn’t have any way to cry." And sometimes I wonder how we keep from crying every waking minute of our lives. We start out that way, you know, like little lost angels trying to get used to a nightmare. Only it changes so fast we never do quite get used to it. All things, this too will pass away. I guess that helps us to laugh. And between the two, the tears and the laughter, there’s your brother, that meat-hungry old vulture with the plastic heart. SETH And the artificial arm. GRACE That’s what ...

808. SURVIVAL IN THE RAT RACE

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... whole multitude surrounded Him - the world with all its needs, the people with their problems, the sick, the crippled, the lost, the desperate, crowding in upon Him. There they were. And what did He do? He turned His back on all of them and walked away to be alone. Not quite alone. He went out to commune with the Father, to meditate, to pray. And if the Son of Man needed to do that, then there’s a pretty good chance that you and I do, also, need that very thing. The other day a young person burst into my ...

809. But Men Loved Darkness

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... ridiculous as possible, so that we can all disbelieve it. Well, if you are one of those who thinks that the idea of punishment as presented in the Word of God is nonsensical enough that it can be laughed off with impunity, THEN THINK AGAIN! The Greeks were quite sophisticated people also, you know. They couldn’t accept the old Hebrew idea of judgment any more than we can. And so the Apostle John wrote to the Greeks in the Third Chapter of his Gospel in a way that confronts both them and us with a judgment ...

810. Hungry for Anything?

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

One time I was having lunch with a man in a Chicago Loop restaurant. The waitress came to our table, offered him the menu and asked: "Well, what would you like for lunch;" "I don’t quite know," replied my companion, "but whatever it is, I’m sure that you won’t have it." We never quite get over that kind of childishness, do we? How many people know what they want in life? Try asking them some time, and you will hear a hodgepodge of half-formed, ill-defined ambiguities. The simple truth is that most ...

811. Well, What Did You Expect?

Acts 12:1-19a

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... and it included these words: "In great contests, each party claims to act in accordance to the will of God. Both MAY be wrong. One MUST be wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present Civil War, it is quite possible that God’s will is something different than the purpose of EITHER side, and I am most ready to say that this is probably true." You see, when God becomes the third party in our disputes in prayer, then strangely enough, it’s never necessary to decide ...

812. Molehills and Mountains

Matthew 6:25-34, Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... us the rhetorical question: "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" Or "What shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" He’s asking for a value judgment. And, for the materialist, you see, it’s going to be quite a question. When He asks: "Isn’t the life worth more than the food? Isn’t the body worth more than the clothing?" - again, He is thrusting the question of values at us. And when He states unequivocally: "My kingdom is like a priceless jewel for which a ...

813. Chapter IX

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... more vicious in each retelling! That little jingle, "The Origin of Scandal," puts it so succinctly. Said Mrs. A. to Mrs. J. in quite a confidential way, "It seems to me that Mrs. B. takes too much something in her tea." And Mrs. J. to Mrs. K. ... gave needle-work to Mrs. B., and at such news could scarcely choose but future needle-work refuse. Then Mrs. B., as you’ll agree, quite properly she said, said she, that she would track the scandal back to those who made her look so black. Through Mrs. K. and Mrs ...

814. TREASURER

Ezekiel 1:8; Romans 16:23

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... Treasury today having to account for every penny daily. That’s patently an impossible task. And, just as our Treasury department has many sub-divisions, so too the treasurer has many sub-treasurers, or sub-stewards, working under him. At that, it was quite a job keeping track of all the king’s and the priests’ possessions. But we know that it must have been done accurately, because we have mention in various places of accountings that were given to the king. And, considering the prerogotives of kings ...

815. Parents, Tend Those Lambs!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... .' Take that old friend for a ride with you out into the country. When you get to an isolated spot, stop the car and ask your old friend to get out. Then close the door, drive away, and leave him there." In other words, Dr. Callahan is urging us to quit beating up on ourselves because we are not perfect. If you are humble enough to admit your errors and to receive God's forgiveness, he can make a magnificent parent out of you. The power you receive from him will be more important than the gifts you have. Be ...

816. The Best Way to Help Someone

Colossians 4:7-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... proficient by the end of the month. At that point the king said to the pro, “You have been a splendid teacher. I want to give you a gift. What do you want?” “Oh no,” said the pro. “Your contract with me for this month was quite generous, and I have had a good time. No gift is needed.” “But I insist,” said the king. “Just tell me something you want.” “Well,” said the pro, “if you insist, just give me a nice golf club.” On the following day, the pro was amazed to receive the deed ...

817. The Healing Power of Touch

Matthew 9:18-26

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Jesus to come. We are told that a large crowd of the curious followed Jesus. Some were hoping he would succeed, others that he would fail; most probably got caught up in the excitement of the parade. In this throng was one woman who was there for quite a different reason. We are told that for twelve years she had been suffering from a bleeding hemorrhage. Some modern scholars have theorized that this was a bleeding cancer. If this were the case she was, of course, beyond all medical help. Mark tell us that ...

818. The Forgiving Father (Father's Day)

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and embraced him and kissed him. In first century Palestine no one who had any dignity at all would be seen running in public. But when the father sees the boy he forgets about public impressions. He is so overwhelmed with joy. This particular detail I am quite sure must have stunned some of the Pharisees who were hearing this story. How could this Jesus be so brazen in portraying God running and eagerly throwing his arms around a sinner? That is not how they imaged God at all. They saw God as the chastiser ...

819. The State Of The Church

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Robert Allen

... to build a relationship that offers us the opportunity to lead them into the life of faith. In one of my previous churches, there was a contractor with a wife and two teenage boys. I had invited him numerous times to church and I was getting nowhere. Quite by accident one day, I discovered that he loved baseball. In fact, he was so good at the game that a professional scout had offered him an opportunity with the Cleveland Indians when he was eighteen or nineteen years old. He was a good ball player, but ...

820. Merry Kurtzman

Sermon

Erskine White

... the hotel clerk shrugged her shoulders. "Well, you’ll soon find out," she remarked with a smile. "You’re really quite lucky, you know. You have come to Cornucopia just in time for the biggest holiday of the year! Only one ... Kurtzman." "You have a book that tells all about Mr. Kurtzman?" the visitors asked. "Why yes, it’s our sacred scripture," the clerk replied. "It’s been quite a while since I’ve looked at it myself, but I’ll see if I can find it for you." Almost an hour later, the clerk returned ...

821. The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... the fact that when Moses originally read this commandment to the Hebrews, he was not addressing the children, he was addressing the adults. Therefore, it was not the intent of this commandment to get the young people to fetch water, or clean out their tent, or quite asking for use of the camel on Saturday night. Rather, this was originally meant to be a way of honoring those who were aging in society. In other words, we are to view this commandment as children looking up, not as parents looking down. Now, I ...

822. Bethlehem: Capitol of the Universe

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... desperation, you had asked, "What else? What more?" Paul might have said, "It is the capitol of the universe. All of time found its fulness here. The whole universe zeroed in on this little village, and got new directions here." Those are strong words. They are probably quite beyond our comprehension, and when I speak them they may sound more like poetry or myth than any kind of measurable fact. Yet this, surely, is what Paul knew, and it is what I wish to speak today, even if feebly and ineptly, as we make ...

823. The Authority of Jesus

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... all the way. Matthew: Yes, it is a bit musty in here. It kind of reminds me of an old storeroom or attic. It will take quite a bit of cleaning to get this place in shape. Judas: (He throws his money bag on the table and a cloud of dust goes into ... Some important business had come up. Judas: Ah yes! Important business! Whenever there is important business the big three have to be present. Quite a brain trust! Andrew: Oh, Judas! Judas: Don’t ‘oh, Judas’ me. Andrew: What I mean is that the Master needs the ...

824. Obedience to God

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... : Thank you! There is a lot I would like to know. Questions that I believe he can answer. But if it’s not possible to talk to him, I’d be willing to talk to you. I’m assuming that you are two of his disciples. Philip: Well, he’s quite busy right now, with the Passover and all. And you Pharisees aren’t helping, with all your little games and traps. In fact, he just left some of your pharisaical friends who were trying to get some evidence against him. Why don’t you just leave us and him alone ...

825. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... charge ... I have provided all kinds of grain and fruit for you to eat. (1:28, 29) The Lutheran Church in America produced quite a gem several years ago in a statement called: "The Human Crisis in Ecology." There are three points from it which jump out ... and to the nonhuman world. This asks us to be much more aware of our pollution and waste, of how our habits and lifestyles might be quite ungodly when it comes to using up or misusing all that God has given to us to share. We need to be careful about our ...

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