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801. Altered Expectations

Matthew 1:18-25

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... Think back for a moment to the reactions of others to whom God had spoken. Moses, for example, was the greatest prophet in the history of Israel. When God called Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, how did Moses respond? He said, "Oh, you can’t want me to do that, Lord! I get all tongue-tied when I try to speak in public. I just couldn’t do that!" And Jonah, when God called him to be a missionary to Assyria, had adamantly refused. "I will NOT be a party to the salvation of those nasty ...

802. The Upside-down Kingdom of God

Matthew 5:1-12

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Johnny Dean

... lesson for today as a prescription for happiness, and maybe you are in that group. Just a few years ago, Robert Schuller published his comments on this portion of the Gospel of Matthew, and he titled the book The Be-Happy-Attitudes. Am I missing something? "I don’t want to be dependent upon God, or anyone else for that matter. I am strong, I am invincible, I’m independent!" But Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit…" I’m not going to cry and carry on about this any more. It’s time for me to ...

803. Been Fishin' Lately?

Mark 1:14-20

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Johnny Dean

... before we go one step further. We are, after all, rational, well-balanced, well-adjusted people, and we’re not willing to change directions impulsively, or make decisions based on passion rather than intellect. You just can’t be too careful, you know? Or can you? I want to share with you this morning a story I came across in the course my sermon research this past week. But before I do that, I have to make a confession to you. The hardest part of ministry, as it relates to me and many other preachers ...

804. And Who is my Neighbor?

Luke 10:25-37

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Johnny Dean

... pages a minute--that even Einstein couldn't keep up. In fact, if you read 24 hours a day, from age 21 to 70, and retained all you read, you would be one and a half million years behind when you finished. Campus Life, Feb, 1979 The fellow who wanted to argue with Jesus had a clear understanding of the Law. He knew what he had to do to inherit eternal life. So why get into an argument about it. What was his problem. Fred Craddock tells a story of Burghardt DuBois, the great black educator, sociologist, and ...

805. An Empty Tomb

Matthew 28:1-10

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Robert Allen

... happy marriage. In fact, the woman and her boss had been involved in an affair for almost two years. One Sunday, she came to church and was surprised with the relevance of the gospel to her life. Later, she came by my office and told me she felt God wanted her to change the direction of her life. She didn't know if she could change, but she was going to try. She broke off the affair with her boss. She worked at renewing her relationship with her husband. She became a good, honorable woman trying to live her ...

806. The Box

Drama

Cynthia Mercati Prigge

... 't. And then I'm free. And if it works for me, maybe it will work for you. FIRST PERSON: But don't you ever want to do anything to help those miserable, starving, far away people? THIRD PERSON: How can I? No matter how much you do it's never ... . THIRD PERSON: But what did we ever do to deserve Jesus? FIRST PERSON: Nothing! He came to us because he loves us - and because he wants to be free. Free from sin, free from our own unworthiness, free to help others because we love them - not because we have to. [A ...

807. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

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Louis H. Valbracht

... am moved not to make this a selfish, individual experience, for if it is the highest moment in my living, must I apologize for not wanting it to be selfish, but in my response to my Creator, I feel the urgent need to include my fellow creatures to share with ... that God agreed with me. So we have come to worship in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. You want to be impressed? Well, then, think! Allow the awesome fact to seep into your consciousness that you, my friend, stand in the presence ...

808. Waiting for Jesus

Romans 13:11b

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that we know about Jesus is that it makes us all feel like we belong. It is the same way with hymns and prayers and coming to church and standing around before and afterward and talking to each other. It makes us feel like we belong. That is why Jesus wants us to tell everyone everything that we know about God because He is everybody's Father. We should all know what you know. Do you understand why it is important that we tell everyone what we have seen and heard about Jesus so they will know him as we know ...

809. Of Preachers and Preaching

Micah 1:8-16

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... , and to have you join with me in the purpose of making our ministry together as meaningful as possible. To this end let me pose some pointedly personal questions, the answers to which could be as important to you as to me. For example, what kind of preaching do you want to hear, or are you willing to listen to? Can I speak to you freely from my heart in the light of my fullest understanding of the word and will of God? Will you listen if I try to preach about your sin, God’s judgment, and your need of ...

810. Proper 9

Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 · Gal 6:7-18 · 1 Ki 21:1-3, 17-21 · Isa 66:1-14

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John R. Brokhoff

... joy was not in their success but in the fact that their names were written in heaven. The real joy is the joy of salvation. Lesson 1: 1 Kings 21:1-3, 17-21 1. Inheritance (v. 3). King Ahab made Naboth a reasonable offer for his lot which he wanted for a garden. Ahab offered to buy it or to trade it for a better vineyard. As king he might have appropriated it after condemning it. Was Naboth unreasonable by not doing the king a favor by not selling it? It was a matter of "inheritance." Naboth received it from ...

811. Being Different

Daniel 3:1-30

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Harold Warlick

... everybody was doing it, and I was pressured to try it, too." The Bible contains a story of three people who did not mind being different, even in the face of death. A certain king east of the Suez had just won a notable victory over his enemies. He wanted to celebrate. He set up a golden image, most probably a statue of Zeus, which was 90 feet high, roughly the height of our steeple. In front of the statue he built a huge altar on which pigs would be sacrificed. This was your ultimate political pig-picking ...

812. Me First

Mark 9:35

Children's Sermon

... I remember when Jesus was walking down the road and listening to his disciples talking about which one was first with him. They all wanted to be the most important person that Jesus had among his followers. Jesus didn't say anything while they were talking, but he ... a human pyramid. Hold their hands so that they do not fall or hurt one another.) Isn't this fun? I wonder how the person who wanted to be first feels now. The first one is on the bottom and is helping to hold every one else up. He is not only the ...

813. Responding to Christ's Birth

Matthew 2:1-12

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... the exclusion of the other. Good news and passion are linked together in this faith. There can be no Gospel without passion. As we travel in "The Way", we gradually understand that the Gospel, as symbolized by myrrh, must have passion as well as success. Matthew wanted to convey that some reacted to the birth of Jesus with acceptance and devotion. He did this by showing that the first to pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews were Gentiles from the East. In these Magi, Matthew anticipated all of those ...

814. The Wizard of Yoj

Psalm 100:1-5

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Edward L. Palmer

... make it rain. He could make the winds, the leaves, and the seasons. And he could create in his own image. It was a beautiful picture at first, but soon there was dissension in his kingdom. Others wanted to make the sun rise and set at their command. Some of them wanted more rain than they were getting, and still others wanted to be in charge of the winds, the leaves, and the seasons. But perhaps the most disturbing facet of the whole vision was the fact that no one could seem to agree on what to create ...

815. Which Jesus? This Jesus!

Acts 17:1-9

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Barbara Brokhoff

... a great teacher? Even the agnostic or the atheist could accept that the teachings of Jesus come from a great heart, a great spirit, and a great mind. He taught that we should "love one another." Who could deny the merit in that? He taught that "Whatsoever you want others to do to you, do also to them." (Matthew 7:12) The world readily accepts this axiom and names it "The Golden Rule." As a young man, just twelve years of age, Jesus was found in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking questions. And ...

816. Amazing Grace

Romans 3:21-31

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Robert G. Tuttle

... to understand the joys of the saints.2 You see, grace comes to all of us when we are unworthy (while we are yet sinners). God wants all of us to receive life. But "the working out of our own salvation in all seriousness" comes as a result of grace, not as ... to the area of service where you can do the greatest good. You can trust God. He knows the best use of your life, and he wants to employ you there. When you find this, you have found your life, and God will supply the energies of grace and you will find ...

817. Journey To The Cross IV: Jesus and Judas

Mark 14:43-52

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James W. Moore

... still missing His message. We still believe in power and force. We still have too much vengeance and hostility in our lives. And we excuse ourselves by saying… He didn’t really mean it.” Well, He showed us He meant it on a cross! So if we don’t want to be a traitor to Christ, then we dare not, we must not… miss His message of love. Judas heard Jesus when He spoke of the Kingdom and the power and the glory. He evidently was not listening as carefully when Jesus said the road to the Kingdom of God ...

818. The Call to Obedience

Luke 22:42 · Romans 1:17 · John 15:10

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Robert G. Tuttle

... becomes their nature, and they are the children of God. This is a response of gratitude, a moving with God, a sensitivity to God because we love him, because he gives us and our families life, day by day, because he helps us forgive others, because he forgives us, we want to follow and obey - and he helps us obey. Obey the best you can by faith. That is all he asks. You long to obey, and this way of life becomes yours. But, are we obeying the best we can? Draw close to God "and he will draw close to ...

819. "Can Do" Christianity

Philippians 4:10-20

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Raymond Gibson

... " Christian, and this statement of Paul’s was engraved upon her very soul. She told her son, "The Lord made you whole and he wants you whole now. You’ll not only walk, Glenn, you’ll run and play. I believe it and if you believe it, it will ... by the salesman that it could cut many cords of wood in a single day. Some days later, the customer came back quite angry and upset. He wanted his money back because he said that try as he would, he could not even cut one cord of wood in a day. The salesman took the ...

820. The Post Launch Slump

2 Cor 8:10-11

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Robert Noblett

... mounts scaffolding, pulleys and tackle, gathers all the tools in the neighbourhood with labour, with noise, demonstration, precept, abuse, and sets three bricks.4 "You made a good beginning last year both in the work you did and in your willingness to undertake it. Now I want you to go on and finish it: be as eager to complete the scheme as you were to adopt it ..." Why be as eager to complete the scheme as we were to adopt it? Many words come rushing forward in answer to that query - fulfillment, integrity ...

821. Nag, Nag, Nag!

Matthew 15:21-28

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John R. Brokhoff

... "No" to the question, "If you had to do it over again, would you have children?" Contrast this with the birth announcement that came to our house recently. It was in the form of a doughnut with the caption, "Another sweet thing." It was their sixth child! And they still wanted him! Is there compassion in our hearts to make us cry out to Jesus in behalf of the sick, the aged, and the dying! Love will make us pray for them. We will visit them, and we will listen to them. One of today’s greatest needs is to ...

822. On Being Able to Be Sorry

Luke 15:11-32

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Allan J. Weenink

... my sins, and admitted my sorrow. And after that I fully surrendered and I followed him, even to a cross and death." The Bible is not filled with super-saints who knew no sin. It is peopled with men and women who were able to say, "I’m sorry" and wanted to say it, even though they knew God loved them ... people who were able to accept God’s forgiveness and who could live with joy and peace because they were again at-one with God. And so we come to Communion this day ... first of all to confess our sins ...

823. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... is even harder not to follow him. Those are the ways that Jesus says we are to live in our Christian life - by following him, by carrying the cross, and by forgetting ourselves. Then Jesus adds - if we do this, then here is the result - verse 25 - "For whoever wants to save his own life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." When we live life this way, we find real life. When we go at our Christianity with abandonment, we discover a bonus not expected! So we have here the recipe ...

824. The Narrowness Of The Christian Way - 1950 (date estimated)

Matthew 7:13-14

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Kent Moorehead

... nice young lady, but somewhat lacking, I fear, in appreciative insight. Instead of showing me how immediately to burst forth with some beautiful melody, she insisted I start by learning the scale - C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C - and with only hand, at that. "But I want to play the piano," I protested, "not just tickle or pick at it." "But this is the way you must begin," she replied with a sigh of restrained exasperation. And back to the do, re, me status we returned. Hardly had I resigned myself to this sad fate ...

825. THE MARK

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... never made one. EVE Isn’t it too late now, Cain, for any lessons in morality? CAIN I suppose I should be happy that he doesn’t want to kill me. EVE I don’t know. There might be worse things. CAIN Like living? EVE For you. CAIN I’ll get along. EVE You’re ... knife) That’s all you’ve got to do. One clean stroke. EVE Why don’t you do it yourself if you know so well what you want done? CAIN No, it has to be you. Just deep enough. So you can tell him the truth; I marked him, you can say, so nobody ...

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