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851. Well, What's for Sure?

2 Timothy 1:1-2:13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... her and the time had come, they thought, to tell her about God, she could only answer: "But I have known Him all along. You have only told me His name." I don’t care who you are. I don’t care how modest you are about your own intellect. I don’t care what they put down in your school record as your I.Q. I don’t care how much theological study or Bible study you’ve had. That isn’t the way you know. The way you know is by experience. How do you know God? Because He loves you, and ...

852. Parents, Tend Those Lambs!

John 21:15-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... family level the leadership must come from parents. On this occasion when we celebrate not only Mother's Day but also the Festival of the Christian Home, I want to take Jesus' challenge to Simon Peter and relay it to every parent or guardian charged with the care of a child. And even if you are not a parent, surely you have some chance to influence a child. Therefore, this word is for you. What a challenging time to be rearing children! Recently the Los Angeles County School System agreed to build a 10-foot ...

853. At The Manger By Invitation

Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... and contrite hearts and a glimmer of faith. That's all that Jesus requires of us. The Shepherds told everybody the good news about the Christ-child. Have you told anybody lately? Recently I ran across a personal testimony by a lady named Mary Ann Bird. A caring school teacher changed her life. Her encounter with that teacher reminds me of God's attitude toward shepherds and people like us. Mary Ann says, "I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. I was born with a cleft palate, and when I started ...

854. Aiming at Perfection

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, died, many glowing tributes were offered concerned him at a huge memorial service. Perhaps the finest came from an ex-prostitute who sat beside Queen Mary. This former woman of the streets said of Booth, "He cared for the likes of us." That is the love of Christ. Do you aspire to be perfected in it? A SECOND COMPONENT OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION IS BECOMING PERFECT IN USEFULNESS. Some people are fairly good, but they're good for nothing. Instead of standing ...

855. Comfort in God's Love

Deuteronomy 11:1-32

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... . Pull the big sweatshirt on over your Sunday clothes. Wow! It is so warm and comfortable! I have plenty of space to move around and breathe! It feels like it was made just for me! It almost feels like I am being hugged all the time! How should I take care of this shirt? Could someone read the tag for me? Have one of the older kids look at the tag in the back and read the washing instructions. So to keep this sweatshirt feeling warm and cozy, I need to wash it in warm water and tumble dry. That’s ...

856. Song of a Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... weary from the long, hot trek, he groomed it with the oil and offered it water from a large, two-handled cup to keep it from glutting itself at the pool. There is probably no more tender picture to be found anywhere of the shepherd’s sustaining care of his own. Nor can the psalmist envision the ministrations thus awaiting the flock at day’s end without dwelling on countless occasions when, in like manner, he has received the Lord’s renewing touch. A God Who Gladdens In the fifth place, the author of ...

857. The Easter Event - After The Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Robert Allen

... each one of those followers experienced the presence of the risen Lord. Suddenly, they knew that he was there. Suddenly, they knew that he cared. Suddenly, they knew that he was alive. Suddenly, they knew that they were not alone anymore, and their belief turned to faith. You ... love and a welcome waiting for you ... you will be as safe there as you are here ... you will be in God’s love and care ... Surely God can be trusted to be as kind to you as you were years ago to me. This is the joyful hope of the ...

858. The Ten Commandments - Part 3

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and promiscuity. To watch any television show is to be impressed by our society’s fascination with unfaithfulness. We denounce the crime rate and laugh at infidelity.” Only those who seek to please God will care about this commandment. That is precisely why so many violate it. They care only to please themselves. The question is this: Who in their right mind would exchange a faithful marriage partner and happy children for a fractured relationship and broken-hearted children? That is the choice that ...

859. Terminally Distracted Or Decisively Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... to Christ and then to be distracted by so many duties, tasks, and responsibilities that one doesn't tend to nurture that commitment further is to put one's life in spiritual peril. Though both sets of bridesmaids believe the bridegroom will return, only one set truly cares enough to make ready for him. One's willingness to renew and to deepen one's faith and commitment are at the center of this passage, for how else are we going to be truly ready for Christ's unknown return? Are you more interested in ...

860. The Authority of Jesus

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... you feel. He loves you. Make it right with him. Give him a chance to explain. Don’t let anything separate him from you, or you may regret it the rest of your life. Judas: Politically you may not be too smart, but at least you care. You’re misguided, but you care. You’re an idealist; I’m a realist. Maybe I can help bring those two views together. Power and authority. I didn’t know there was a difference. I’ll have to think on that awhile. See you later. (picks up the moneybag and leaves) Andrew ...

861. Stewards of Our Money

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... all. So far we have discovered that we are in charge of these things: • All the natural resources so that future generations have enough. • The hungry of the world so that they might be fed. This is one of the signs of the Kingdom. • Our bodies and their care, so that we learn to be accepting and protective of them. • Our talents and gifts so that they are identified and put to use in the Kingdom. Today we get to the issue of money. We can search the Bible and talk about cash. It is necessary to do ...

862. Mother Teresa and the Dying Poor

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... a woman is capable of giving. A woman priest will perform and her message will percolate down to the roots. Maybe Mother Teresa has something there. Maybe that is why our own male-dominated church has been so slow to help very many and so careful to take care of itself first. Perhaps the male ego has gotten in the way. Most of all, Mother Teresa pointed to the dying poor who needed to be comforted and loved. Let us remember Jesus’ promise that "Happy are those who mourn, God will comfort them." We ...

863. What Do You See?

John 1:43-51

Sermon

Thomas Long

... boy, finding what looked to him like a kind face, walked over to the man, crawled onto his lap, and rested his head on the man’s chest. First hesitantly, then willingly and lovingly, the man wrapped his hands around this fellow human being in need of care. When he did so, he was amazed by his own spontaneous compassion. Almost as amazed as were the other officers when he made the motion at the next meeting to sponsor the clinic. "Come and see," said Philip to Nathaniel. And what did he see? ... Well, you ...

864. The Remnant Year

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... a Junior Petite). "This could make a skirt, or a pillow, or ..." So she buys it and adds it to the remnants already at home. From time to time she sorts through her treasures and comes up with one: "Look, this will do nicely." Then she goes to work, carefully squeezing the pattern to make a blouse or skirt. At last she comes to me, "Here, how do you like this?" She has claimed for herself a remnant that otherwise would have been discarded. From a near-nothing she moved first to a possibility and then to an ...

865. The Forgotten

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... of Joseph is not made in the incidents of Jesus’ ministry, it is probable that he had died leaving the widow Mary in the care of the eldest son, Jesus. Whatever the facts of the matter, there can be no question that this man Joseph did leave his lasting ... us remember that there was a very human, genuine man who shared in the Nativity of our Lord. It was Joseph who watched over and cared for the newborn child and his mother. It was Joseph who saw to the infant’s safety in the face of Herod’s slaughter of ...

866. Identifying Light

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... discriminated against, are subjected to any tyranny. We cannot ignore evil in any form. George MacLeod of the Iona Community is said to have asked Billy Graham what he was doing about the Bomb. Graham answered: "Convert men, George, and the Bomb will take care of itself." To which MacLeod replied: "But, Billy, you and I have been converted, and what are we doing about the Bomb?" Christian response to questions like that will probably require pain and sacrifice on our part. Saint Paul refers to his own ...

867. OUR LORD FORSAKEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... the lilies how they grow," he had said. "They toil not neither do they spin, and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as one of these." He had said this to demonstrate the deep significance of his teaching about God’s care and love, but with the thought, bitter sorrow was renewed. Where now was this loving Father? How could he have let this dreadful thing come to pass? At the base of the hill was an enlarged cave with a huge sealing stone at one side. The men carried their ...

868. The Passing of the Peace

John 20:24-31

Sermon

George Bass

... , ‘I have done it.’ ‘Do it once more,’ said the priest; ‘after all, it means nothing to you.’ The student went back and looked at the cross for some time and the figure on it, and then he stammered it out: ‘Jesus died for me and I don’t care a damn.’ He returned to the priest and said, ‘I have done it; I am going now.’ The priest stopped him. ‘Once more,’ he said, ‘just once more and you can go.’ The young man walked up to the chancel and looked at that cross again, and at the ...

869. Good News, Release, and Comfort

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... are going to do a little walking today!" (There is something absolutely unique about being in the hospital and that is swinging your legs down and trying to put on that silly-looking pair of new bedroom slippers.) But later, through the grace of God and good medical care, it’s going-home time. Exile is over and you are brought to the front door in a wheelchair. So the time of exile is behind, but there are some surprises - the time of affliction persists, for we are not healed. Now we are a "heart patient ...

870. Partners in the Impossible

John 6:1-15

Sermon

Richard Patt

... is perhaps just as important to the story as its grand climax. Jesus surveys the crowd and then turns to Philip, whose hometown was very close by. He asks Philip, "Where can we buy enough food to feed all these people?" There are three things to note carefully about the question: 1. It is Christ who asks the question. We are told that Jesus already knew what he could do and what he would do. Therefore we might expect the disciples, or the hungry people themselves, to ask the question. But it is Jesus who ...

871. Job - A Probe Into the Shadow World of Despair

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

... the depths of despair, nor the suspicion backed by observation and experience that the wicked are the ones who often seem to capture the "good life." It is rather the suspicion that God exists and yet ignores him and others like him. Perhaps God does not really care. Or as some process theologians speculate, perhaps it is that this so-called God is powerless to do anything about the pain. Job’s friends try to comfort him with words such as: "God has a purpose for all things. Don’t question it, Job. The ...

872. A Christian's Duty in Time of War

Nehemiah 4:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... REGARD TO WAR IS THIS: BUILD AN AMERICA THAT IS EASY FOR GOD TO BLESS. Turn to Joshua, chapter 1, verse 7. God had ordered the Hebrews to invade Palestine. In verse 6, God tells Joshua to be strong and courageous. Then in verse 7 God says, “Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you.” In other words, build a righteous nation. But if you depart from God’s laws, God will punish instead of bless. The greatest threat to American security is not from terrorists. It is the possibility that we ...

873. Calming Of The Tempest

Mark 4:35-41

Sermon

Brett Blair

... unlike any other. Possibly, but I don’t think so. I think this storm was like any other. They knew how to deal with. What I think is this: They are chastising Jesus for not pulling his wait. The disciples find Jesus asleep and they say, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” In other words, are you just going to sleep there or you going to get up and help? Get up and grab an oar Jesus; we need all hands on deck. It is at this moment that the unexpected happens. Jesus gets up. He does not grab ...

874. Crossing Over

Mark 4:35-41

Illustration

... of death?" "Why?" replied Chandler, "I belong to a father who owns the land on both sides of the river." In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. That is our great salvation hope. I want you to know that God cares if you are immobilized by some fear in your life. He cares because that fear is intruding upon His destiny for you. It is perfect love that casts out fear. At the foot of the cross you can lean back into the arms of an ever loving and gracious God and echo the words of the ...

875. The Choice Is Always Ours

Ecclesiastes 9:1-12

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... their brilliant victories and triumphs in college basketball. Among many interesting comments was one by Doug McIntosh, the center: You must be careful with winning. Athletes are too often not given a chance to grow or to make mistakes, and that puts them in ... imprisoned there for four years said to him: "Make up your mind: Do you want to live or do you want to die? If you don’t care, don’t eat the stuff. But if you want to live, there’s only one way: Make up your mind to eat whatever and whenever you ...

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