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851. Parable of Conversion and Conversation

Romans 14:1--15:13

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... of a Christian, no matter how light its subject matter, can well reflect the love of God and of fellowman. And that conversation ought also to reveal nothing which is detrimental to man's faith. Thus, the hearer of Christian conversation may be impressed with the joy of living under God, whether deeply engaged in matters of conviction or lightly engaged in the pleasantries of daily experience. We live by the Word, the Word of God. Our communications to one another are by our own words. Our words ...

852. Thanks, Lord

Luke 17:11-19

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... miracles of healing and health. Jesus seems to have indicated this when he sent the lepers for their cleansing treatment from the priests. Thanksgiving Ten lepers were healed, but only one of them returned to give thanks to Christ. Obviously, this was a response that impressed Jesus very much. He was glad that this person had returned to give thanks. He mentioned the other nine, but he did not dwell on them. Hopefully, we won’t either. The positive side of the picture is the one who did return to give ...

853. My dear friends, let us play.

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

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Kendall McCabe

... is why, on this Ash Wednesday, the church summons us to a season of play. Our Lord has told us, if we are to enter the kingdom of heaven, we must become as little children. And one of childhood's most important occupations is play. Am I wrong in my impression, however, that most of us do not come to church to play, that play is the furthest thing from our minds? Play seems foreign to our understanding of religion, and if it is to be found in church at all, it is best restricted to the nursery and the ...

854. The First Sunday In Lent

Matthew 4:1-11

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Kendall McCabe

... starving and the anxiety of Central America's terrorized? A second temptation designed to undermine the ministry of Christ, whether in Jesus' own day or in ours, is that which would convince us we must measure success by the world's yardstick. We must be impressive on the world's terms. History has written the best commentary on our Lord's decision, because its pages are full of accounts of how the Church, at its most triumphant, has become the most corrupt. We insist on church growth in membership or brick ...

855. The Fifth Sunday in Lent

John 11:1-16

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Kendall K. McCabe

... feels the pain of the human flesh for the first time. The ancient fathers used to make great comparisons between this shedding of his blood the first time under the law, and the final shedding of his blood to fulfil the law completely. We are not as impressed with those kind of images today, but we should not neglect to remind ourselves Jesus understands our frustration with all the do's and do not's of this life because he was himself subject to law and its consequences. The other time Jesus wept was over ...

856. The Sixth Sunday of Easter

John 14:15-31

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Kendall McCabe

... the world becomes too much with us. "The dark night of the soul" is a fact of the religious life; the sense of the absence of God is as real as the divine presence. Those who use the Psalms as a daily part of their spiritual diet cannot but be impressed by the alternating sense of the presence and absence of God occurring there. St. John of the Cross makes it clear that the sense of God's absence is even important for us if we are to mature in Christian life and faith. So if we assume that having made ...

857. Preaching Your Life

Acts 2:14-41

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... see Christ." We would see Christ. Since Peter, on that Pentecost, first talked in the crowded street of Jerusalem, this has been why we preach and why we listen - to know Jesus better and to trust him more. This morning I stand before you, not to entertain or impress but simply, like Peter, to share my faith and to repeat the story of Christ, "a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs . . . killed by the hands of lawless men . . this Jesus God raised up." I'm here to preach your ...

858. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

2 Kings 13:10-25

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... poem by asking his father to either curse or to bless him, and ends with these words: Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.4 Death is often described as quiet resignation or acceptance. Psalm 4 characterizes that impression: "In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety." (Psalm 4:8) We speak of death as rest: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord henceforth ... that they may rest from their labors." (Revelation 14 ...

859. I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Jeremiah 20:7-18

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... be with you, but not that it’s always going to be pleasant and sweet. Now what does all this have to do with Jeremiah 20:7-13? Of the text we are considering today, one commentator said this: "This is one of the most powerful and impressive passages in the whole of prophetic literature." That’s quite a statement. He adds, "No other passage in all the prophetic literature expresses so clearly as this, the prophet’s sense of divine compulsion to his task."5 Here is a lament, a complaint, a prayer. Here ...

860. The Cracked Crystal Ball

Jeremiah 28:1-17

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... he would be prepared. He said to himself, "... the one I will charge is The Man With The Hammer. I’ll put Him and His Hammer out of the way forever, and that will make me an even better hero than The One Who Came Back."6 His ideas were impressive, but destined to fail. He heard only what he wanted to hear. The story ends on a plaintive note when one of her little calves asks his mother, "What’s a train?" What we hear and what we want to hear are not always the same. Paul, writing to Timothy ...

861. Why I Can’t Sleep in Church

Ezekiel 33:1-20

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... any signs of forest fires. All passengers were urged to be on the lookout, and should report any signs of smoke to the driver immediately. He said fire is the worst enemy of those who make their home there. The driver, a young man of 25, impressed us. He was not just reciting a memorized speech, like the airlines attendant. It sounded as though he really meant it and really cared. Without saying it directly, we knew that he loved and respected the forest far more than the casual admirer. That lesson about ...

862. Honest to Goodness Religion

Hosea 4:1-19

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... by an English novelist, C. E. Montague, entitled Rough Justice.9 The story tells of a little boy, Bron, who was brought to church for the first time in his life, where his uncle was the vicar. For the boy it was an intriguing experience. He was impressed with the atmosphere, the choir and the sound of the organ. His uncle stepped into the pulpit and began to preach. The boy listened intently. The pastor told a strange story, of a man who was the holiest, most kind and wonderful man who ever lived. Sick ...

863. Believing Is Seeing

John 20:24-31

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Dean Lueking

... moral fabric of our personal and public life. Knowing what Senator Hatfield has done in the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C., and knowing something of what he does among the unemployed people in his home state of Oregon’s forestry industry, I am mightily impressed with the vision of a Christian man in public office who sees much because he believes the essentials of the biblical truth about God’s judgment upon sin and his grace for sinners. He gives us an example to follow. His witness is a powerful and ...

864. That They May Be One

John 17:6-19

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Dean Lueking

... about this vocation, and seemed interested in everything around him. I recall his commenting especially on the Japanese university students who were on the train with us. He took their black uniforms and white plastic collars to be seminary garb! I regretted to correct his impressions, but he took it with good humor and enjoyed a laugh on himself. As we came to the Tokyo Central Station we got off together and shook hands before parting. He took my hand firmly in his own and said, "We’ll meet again, you ...

865. Seeing as the Lord Sees

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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... of the things my mother taught me when I was a small boy was that, even though we were poor, we did not have to look poorly; we could be clean and make a good appearance. She emphasized that many people will make not only their first but their lasting impression of someone because of appearance. I have discovered there is some truth in that. It is so easy to look at a person in terms of his size - he is short, he is tall. Or, she is attractive, she is not. Or, he is fat. As a matter of fact ...

866. Easter 5

Jn 13:31-35 · Acts 13:44-52; 14:8-18; 21-27 · Rev 21:1-5

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Russell F. Anderson

... and Barnabas made a good beginning a. They started congregations throughout Asia Minor b. In spite of opposition and persecution, they persevered c. The congregations took root, but needed encouragement 2. A good beginning is just a beginning after all a. Suppose we planted an impressive garden and watered it until the first shoots came, then let it dry up and die! b. The hard work sometimes brings the real fruit 1. In ministry to one another in the church 2. In living out the Christian life c. Paul and ...

867. Proper 16

Lk 13:22-30 · Heb 12:5-7, 11-13, 18-29 · Jer 28:1-9 · Isa 66:18-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... right relationship with God. Jesus makes it clear that not all who think they are going will get there. This sermon is designed to help people know where they stand and learn what is necessary to be saved. The problem to be faced is to preach so that the impression is not given that good works is the way to heaven. Outline: Who will be saved? A. Not necessarily one nation or race - v. 29 B. Not necessarily church people - vv. 26, 27 C. But, they who walk through the narrow door of obedience - vv. 24, 27. We ...

868. Proper 23

Lk 17:11-19 · 2 Tim 2:8-15 · 2 Ki 5:14-17 · Mic 1:2, 2:1-10 · Ru 1:1-19a

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John R. Brokhoff

... 's gospel reading, the text highlights the thankful response of one sick with a deadly disease, whom God's servant made whole. 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Though Paul is fettered, the Word is not and Timothy is urged to rightly handle it. This passage certainly impresses one that it is authentically Pauline. Paul is bound in a Roman prison and is soon to be martyred. He is concerned that his spiritual son, Timothy, holds on to and passes on the true gospel as he understands and proclaims it. Timothy is to remember ...

869. Ordinary 32

Lk 20:27-38 · Zech 7:1-10 · 2 Thess 2:13--3:5 · 1 Chron 29:10-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... God 1. Convictions that bend when tough times come are no convictions at all 2. We can sell our soul and end up with an empty life B. Everything, if true to God 1. The seven brothers witnessed clearly in their dying; even their persecutors were impressed 2. The hope of resurrection removed the victory the persecutors claimed Lesson 2: 2 Thessalonians 2:16--3:5 1. There is Hope for You! Need: In a day of discouragement, depression, and despair many feel there is no hope out of their troubles. Some consider ...

870. Jacob’s Dream - A Dream Come True W. Dexter Moser

Genesis 27:1-40

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... night’s rest. Undoubtedly, his mind was whirling again and again with the reasons for leaving his home. He did not know that he would not see his mother again. He would recall so many times the recent events that were inevitably etched into his memory. Impressed within him as clearly as if it were yesterday, he could almost hear his mother’s words: "your brother, Esau, comforts himself by planning to kill you. Now my son, obey my voice, arise, flee to Laban, my brother in Haran, and stay with him awhile ...

871. Where Does One Go When Darkness Floods One’s Life?

Genesis 32:22-32

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James Cobb

... us to do and to be. We sometimes believe we can relegate God to the sidelines of our lives by keeping inviolate the separation of church and state. I have some problems with the fearful fetish developing in the framework of separation, where we leave the impression with our school children either that God does not exist or that we must not talk about him in school - not even answer the natural questions which a child’s mind normally poses. We must be concerned that the education of our children include ...

872. Beyond Good Intentions

Matthew 21:28-32

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... are "small stuff." What matters is doing God's will, which is your possibility right now. There was a second son in Jesus' parable. He gave the right answers but nothing more happened. His father had given him orders, too, to go to work; and he responded, "Right now, sir!" Impressive. Heart-warming for his father to see that he's raised "such a good boy." But for some reason or other, maybe any reason at all, he never goes. Oh, I'll bet if you asked him, he'd say he intended to go, all right, but he just ...

873. Soap Opera Silence

Matthew 10:1-42

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... element of truth. Maybe it is a fact that the clergy do not speak and work effectively in an arena more public than that of the Church. This would not be true of my own experience of the clergy, but such caricatures might represent a general impression that cannot be blamed on the shallowness of soap opera portrayals. There may be real clergy, in other words, who disappear into the woodwork at precisely the moment when some strong word or act is needed. There may be some clergy who find themselves mute and ...

874. God of the Ordinary

Exodus 13:17--14:31

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... half of the game, the crowd came to its feet when a punt receiver ran the ball almost the entire length of the gridiron. "Did you see that?" the humorist's friend screamed. "He carried the ball ninety yards!" "So," Lardner shrugged, not at all impressed, "it isn't heavy." That is taking the spectacular and making it ordinary. But God, conversely, has a way of taking the ordinary, and making it spectacular and extraordinary. Look at the setting of this story: the enemies of God never seem to learn, and ...

875. Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Exodus 19:1-25

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... . Once the minister was, in our view, a real man/woman of God. A prominent layman, in speaking of the late Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle, once said, "I disagree with him on many things and that makes me very uncomfortable, for it leaves me with the impression that I am really disagreeing with God." Not too many people carry that kind of respect for the ordained minister. Maybe part of it is the fault of the clergy, but for whatever reason, folks are pretty casual about us. Or consider the elderly; who venerates ...

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