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851. If You Had But One Request

1 Kings 3:1-15

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... ! Probably the wish was related to an immediate need or situation. Under pressure to give an answer right now, your request may have reflected a temporary desire or need. At her birthday party, a woman who had been married only three months made the wish: "I wish for a long and happy marriage." Or, it may be like a young man who was invited to a party. The host filled his pool with sharks. In the middle of the party, he called his guests to the pool and announced, "If any young man would jump into the pool ...

852. A Book Which Reads Us

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... marriage, no travel, no learning can really satisfy. I am not now speaking of what would ordinarily be called unsuccessful marriages, or holidays, or learned careers. I am speaking of the best possible ones. There was something we grasped at, in that first moment of longing, which just fades away in reality. I think everyone knows what I mean. The wife may be a good wife, and the hotels and scenery may have been excellent, and chemistry may be a very interesting job, but something has evaded us. (quoted in ...

853. Jacob’s Jabbok

Genesis 32:22-32

Drama

Richard F. Bansemer

... the field, but JacobS was quiet and lived in tents. Isaac, the father, loved Esau. Rebekah, the mother, loved Jacob. One day after a long hunt Jacob got Esau to sell his birthright for a bowl of soup. Many years later he tricked his own father, blind and near ... himself and his Lord. It is the same battle each of us has to face after we have tried to evade the truth about ourselves too long. Thank God for Jacob’s valor! At least he fought the battle. At least he didn’t refuse to fight and go limp. No, he ...

854. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... west, from the north and the south, from the rich and the poor, from the educated and the uneducated. They came in streams of broken bodies and disheartened souls, just to get a glimpse of Jesus and to hear his voice. Voice on Tape: Blessed are those who long to be just and good, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the kind and merciful, for they shall be shown mercy. Blessed are those whose hearts are pure, for the’y shall see God. Blessed are those who strive for peace, for the’y shall be called ...

855. "At Beneficial You’re Good for More"

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... of Judah. As we think about our loneliness, about the dreams that do not come true, about the things that hurt us, the question is, with whom do we share? Can we realistically talk to a neighbor? In this mobile society, is there a neighbor who has been there long enough to build a trust relationship so that deep feelings can be shared? Many of our relationships are just on the surface. What hurts us is that we know it. Can we go and talk to family? Parents live hundreds of miles away, and we don’t want to ...

856. A Tale to be Told

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

George Bass

... story to tell the day after Christmas, but it is a tale that has to be told over against Jesus’ birth and life, death and resurrection. You see, Jesus’ prophesy that his followers would be persecuted and some would be killed, even crucified, came true not long after Jesus’ ascension. And Stephen, chosen by the disciples "to serve tables" so as to free them for preaching the Word, was the first person to be martyred in the name of Jesus Christ. Like his Master, he was victim of a plot by the religious ...

857. Lift High the Christ!

John 12:20-36

Sermon

George Bass

... s why we sing: Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim Till all the world adore his sacred name. It is really that we lift high the Christ - and his cross - as we are about to enter the last part of Pentecost and approach the climax of that long season, the Festival of Christ the King. If this festival (Holy Cross Day) does nothing else, it keeps us on course, or gets us back on it if we have lost our way during Pentecost. The cross of Christ, especially in the light of Christ’s acceptance of it ...

858. Why Are We So Split Apart?

Matthew 5:9

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... personality. And how does one achieve this? I think Jesus spells it out in the first six Beatitudes. He did not arbitrarily list these innate rules for happiness. There is a sequence. To be a peacemaker, we must forget ourselves; we must forget ourselves, for as long as we are thinking only of ourselves and shielding ourselves, we cannot do things right. So the peacemaker is poor in spirit. To be a peacemaker we must have a new view of ourselves as the meek, whose wills and emotions are controlled by God ...

859. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... in the soul of a tormented world. The mechanics of forgiveness are something like this: I have turned; God is responding. God says, "Son, as long as this sin was a part of you, it separated you from me. I could not get to you; you didn’t really want me ... can have a new birth under God. "Turn back toward God, and he will set you on your feet once more." Listen, it’s been a long, long pull, is there something in your life that you would like to turn loose, drop it on the floor, and walk off and leave it ...

860. Will My Ship Sink or Float?

Romans 8:28-39

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... fitted into a symphony of life bigger than theirs, but including theirs. Courage and purpose took the place of fear and confusion. In his new faith, even all these things began to work together for good. Could this happen to us? Why not? If the devil is that "long dark shadow" that stretches across the world, then Christ is "the Lasar Beam of Light" that penetrates that shadow and drives away the darkness. By faith we can share in "the very being of God"; we can be indwelt by the very Spirit of God. A story ...

861. The Miracle of Christ

Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... home. And, now; what about now? The miracle first happened to me when I was eleven years old. That was fifty-nine years ago - a long time. What about now? Life has gone on and on and on throughout the years, and Christ has never been absent, has never left me ... strangely sustained throughout the working day. I am granted peace by his presence throughout the sleeping night. It wasn’t too long ago that I discovered the secret of sleeping, in faith. I discovered that somehow my subconscious mind when I was ...

862. On Being a Beautiful Christian

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... They were correct but they were harsh. They had missed it. A young lady once told me why she had delayed so long becoming a Christian. There had been a stumbling block. Her Sunday school teacher, when she was a little child, cried every Sunday ... . It is for real. I want this more than anything else for my life. When we really want it, we get some of it! Remember, long ago, when the critics were crushing that poor person, Jesus said: "Let her alone. Don’t trouble her. She has done a beautiful thing." This ...

863. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR LENT

Drama

Tom Eberle

... host thou forgotten me? Why must I go like a mourner because my foes oppress me?" People: "Where is your God?" They ask me all day long. Minister: Send forth thy light and thy truth to be my guide. People: And lead me to thy holy hill, to thy tabernacle, Minister: Then shall ... sacrificed. You can no longer be a child in this world. Son: But, mother. I don’t want that! Can’t I be a kid as long as I live? You are forcing me into a world I don’t want to know about. Mother: I know, I know. [pause] Do you ...

864. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... is. Some people today have tried to domesticate and tame Jesus. They have turned him into something resembling TV's Mr. Rogers with long hair, a sweet Jesus, meek and mild, who wouldn't hurt a flea. But, you know, Jesus was not crucified for saying, "Let ... may never pass this way again. In your heart of hearts you know that if you resist his call today, you will regret it for as long as you live. Each time one of us is willing to publicly claim Him as Lord and savior, His circle of influence grows. Each new ...

865. Mary of Bethany and Jesus’ Mother

Drama

Jon Joyce

... and Mary, the Mother of Jesus (MJ) begin to converse. Costumes Both women should be dressed simply, MB in a white or light tan long robe, MJ in a light tan or blue robe. Both wear sandals. MB may wear several pieces of flashy jewelry, but she should ... going to talk with the disciples to see what we can do. I just cannot sit by and watch ... [Her voice trails off. There is a long pause. MB sighs, looks up, suddenly aware of the hour.] Oh, dear, it’s almost time for the evening meal and if I am not there when ...

866. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

... it. WOMAN 1: I’m so glad I came along. I just had to know what happened. WOMAN 2: It sure didn’t take that grizzly Pilate long to try to get rid of the Galilean and send him off to Herod. WOMAN 1: [Laughs] And poor old Herod. I never saw a man get ... , puffs, regains his regal manner] We are in here to talk about you, carpenter, not about your king. I recall, and it was not so long ago, that you sent a message to me. JESUS: Yes, Herod. I was warned that you were looking for me, in order to kill me. ...

867. Forgiving Is Forgetting

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... . The children of Israel had the promised land before them, yet it took them forty years to become good neighbors and thus a family. That inability to forget unpleasantness can profoundly change a person for the better has long been recognized. Physicians have long recognized the potency of placebos. Placebos are often merely tablets of sugar. They are given to patients as powerful pain relievers. The results are often fantastic. Ever since physicians adopted them, placebos have helped patients feel better ...

868. The Embalmed Come Alive

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... do not hear them. You have not sat in the field at evening, listening for them. Oh, yes, when the angelus rings, you cross yourself and have done with it, but if you prayed from your heart and you listened to the trilling of the bells in the air long after the bells have stopped ringing, then you would hear the voices as well as I do." Joan is a vivid example of Christian truth that ordinary men and women gain the strength of giants and the power of miracle workers when they wait on God for the empowering ...

869. Preaching Unpopular Truth - 1943

John 18:38

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... , but a method of attaining that ideal. The very fact that he insisted upon unhesitating experimentation in the use of his method was what made his teaching unpopular. As long as he merely quoted the prophets and talked about the coming of the Kingdom no one objected to his message. It was when he declared that the long-looked-for day had arrived; that the future had become the "now;" that the perennially postponed "some day" had become "today;" that his popularity waned with a vengeance - rioting arose ...

870. A Faith for the Uncharted Way

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... far voice of time is calling us on. Changes will come. For time to stand still would stop experience; the passing of time is the one prerequisite for anything happening. The far voice of age also is calling us on. It is the inevitable by-product of our having lived long enough to reach it. And it is a reward or a penalty as we let it be. The far voice of pain is another which is forever calling us on. Inescapable, it calls out of the darkness yonder, and says come on and meet me here. But there are other ...

871. The Light that Shines Within

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... to Jesus seeking light for his way? Do you remember that, unwilling to turn loose and let go in response to the invitation of Christ, he went away sorrowfully? Phillips Brooks said of this young man: "His soul was like a tall, strong ship, but tied fast with a long rope. It was able to struggle up channel past headland and light and buoy that marked the way, but always something held it back from laying itself at rest beside the golden shore." Our life urges it upon us, that we live in the light of what we ...

872. Please Pass The Salt

Matthew 5:13-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... "Amen.") Christians are supposed to live with pizzazz, excitement, vitality, and gusto. Where did the idea come from that Christians are long-faced, dour and dismal folks? When Jesus' birth was first announced, didn't the angel say, "Behold I bring you tidings ... over lunch or over a cup of coffee, "My life turned around when Jesus Christ got into it. I still have a long way to go, but Jesus has brought me a long way. He has turned on the lights in my life. And he can do the same for you." And I promise you, ...

873. The Bite of The Lying Tongue

Exodus 20:1-21, James 3:1-12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... toward McCarthy, saying, "Let me see that list." McCarthy repeated his charge. Lehman stood in front of him with his hand out, saying, "Let me see that list." McCarthy never gave him the list, and his refusal made his accusations seem shallow and baseless. Before long, the threat of McCarthyism was past. A Christian must have the courage to confront a liar and to protect the victims of lying. You may be the only introduction some person ever has to God. If that person finds you to be absolutely honest, you ...

874. The Waiting Game

Sermon

James Bjorge

... - to bring to completion all the program of God’s project of reclamation. His second coming assures us that the future is in God’s hands and it will bear the name, Jesus. The second coming of Jesus is being taken out of mothballs in our day. For too long it has been placed in the last chapter of dogmatics and given the small emphasis of an appendage. Thanks to the Jesus People and to a book by Hal Lindsey, The Late Great Planet Earth, the church has found itself in a flood of ideas concerning end-times ...

875. Well, What Did You Expect?

Acts 12:1-19a

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... on the outside asking to be admitted. She was so excited that she didn’t even open the door. She ran back to the others and said: "It’s Peter!" And they all jumped to their feet and said: "You’re mad!" And then there proceeded to be a long and loud argument about whether it was Peter or not. Meanwhile, Peter, of course, is standing outside the door, waiting. Finally, they decide that they would go to the door and see if it was true or not. And then the words of the account are quite revealing: "And ...

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