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851. Respect

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... places with our different gifts. And with respect comes the willingness to support and undergird one another. The world has seen tolerant religious groups before. But true examples of fellowship and love are rare, even in religious circles. They produce a body of mutual respect quite unlike that which is normally seen, even in a democracy such as ours. Paul appeals to more than a worldly model of unity. This is no warmed-over Roman or Stoic appeal to tolerance. The whole body has to be well in order to ...

852. Good News for Good Living

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... on Christ as risen is to reflect upon his life. The resurrection, as Paul labors to preach it, is not just a physical appearance that is the Main Event until which Jesus was just killing time with his ministry of teaching and healing. Quite the opposite. The resurrection becomes filled with meaning precisely because it is illuminated by everything Jesus had taught with his words and actions as a human being who died and was buried. One hopes the Corinthians caught the revelation in the creed: resurrection ...

853. Saving The Best Till Last

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... it not just with the miracle but also by his presence. He takes this ordinary wedding and he transforms into that which is extraordinary. He takes a fisherman by the name of Peter and transforms him into the great preacher of Christendom. He takes a studious, but quite insecure young clergyman by the name of John Wesley and uses him as the litmus for one of the world’s great revivals. He takes a young frail and frightened girl by the name of Teresa, and transforms her into a Pulitzer Prize of Peace by the ...

854. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... some kind of church!” The life of Jackie Greer is even more remarkable when we realize that life has not been a “bed of roses” for Jackie. She has experienced a lot of tragedy and heartache in her lifetime. She lost her dad tragically when she was quite young. Her husband died in the war effort not long after they were married. She has known sickness and sadness and disappointment, but she has never wavered in her love for God, her love for people, her love for the church, and her love for life. She ...

855. His Triumphal Entry

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... would preclude any chance at a crown. The Passion. What does it mean? Why do we call it the Passion? Well you have to go back a number of years to the old meaning of the word. At one time the word meant the sufferings of a martyr. So quite simply it means the Sufferings of the Christ. So here Jesus stands before this throng of people who are looking to him for leadership. They have just celebrated a kind of King’s reception with the donkey, the palm branches, throwing there robes to the ground in humble ...

856. His Death

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

Brett Blair

... well for ourselves. We feel that we can get by our own cleverness and ingenuity. There are many like the thief upon the first cross. We rebel against God’s mercy. We refuse to repent. We would rather die than ask for help. Many find it quite impossible to admit that they have done wrong. The tragedy of the cross of rebellion is that this criminal is not only killed, but he also refuses the eternal life which Christ alone offers. He chose hell rather than paradise. II There was yet another thief on the ...

857. Dealing With The Pain of Rejection

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

James W. Moore

... . We are going to get her out later, but right now the point is clear. The pain of feeling rejected can be devastating. Sometimes we “feel” rejected when we really aren’t being rejected. We only think we are. Have you heard about the man who had to quit going to football games because every time the team went into a huddle he thought they were talking about him! Now, he wasn’t being rejected, but he thought he was. Let me hurry to say though, that even when imagined the pain is just as real! That ...

858. Good Friday: The Three Crosses

John 18:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

859. The Peace Of Christ In A Chaotic World

John 14:15-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... need a suit like that!” That’s the way many of us feel as we see the news and deal with life. Sometimes this world seems quite violent and people seem to be at each other’s throats. A suit like that would help, so we can say with Calvin, “Whatever may come my ... was taking her first train ride with her parents. As night descended on the train, the mother took the girl, who was clearly quite anxious, and placed her on the upper bunk of the sleeper. She told her little one that up there she would be ...

860. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... ill. The minister came to see the dying man and noticed an empty chair in the opposite side of the bed… The chair was pulled up especially close to the bed. The older man said, "Let me tell you about this chair. Many years ago I found it quite difficult to pray, so one day I shared this problem with my pastor. He told me not to worry about kneeling or about placing myself in some pious position or about speaking in high-sounding words. Instead, he said, ‘Just sit down, put a chair in front of you, and ...

861. I've Got a Strong Case of the 'Can't Help Its'

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... Peter’s Basilica 7. China’s Great Wall While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student had not turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she were having trouble with her list. The girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many.” The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have – read your list and maybe we can help.” Hesitantly, shyly, the girl stood up and then read her paper out loud to the class. She said, “I think the ...

862. Sight for Blind Eyes

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

Sermon

David E. Leininger

Quite a story...particularly for that fellow by the road! Put yourself in his place. It was very difficult for you to get to sleep ... you were a disciple of Jesus before, it was now removed. They said, "How DARE you try to teach US. After all, YOU were born entirely in sin...blind. Get out...OUT!" You were excommunicated. It was quite a blow. You used to be a blind beggar by the road; now you were a social leper and no good Jew would be allowed to associate with you. What should have been the happiest day of ...

863. Sometimes You've Got to Shout!

John 12:12-19

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... a horse. I just stood over her and beamed. MY BABY! The only thing that bothered me was her crying. I did not recall David crying quite so long and so loud as this one. We were stuck for about 45 minutes in the Delivery Suite waiting for a room to be ... burned. Or perhaps there was disappointment with the Lord's Church, disappointment because the church sometimes proves to be not quite that "fellowship of kindred minds...like to that above." Those things can stop joyous shouting very quickly. Maybe that is ...

864. Beating Babel

Acts 2:1-13, Genesis 11:1-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... might be referring to a Baptist Church. The owner agreed and wrote this reply: Dear Madam: Thank you for your inquiry. I take pleasure in informing you that a BC is located two miles north of our campground, and seats 250 people. My wife and I go quite regularly, but as we grow older, it seems to be more of an effort, particularly during cold spells. If you visit our campground, perhaps we could go with you the first time, sit with you, and introduce you to the other folks. Ours is a friendly community ...

865. The Grief Grinch

John 11:17-37

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... rock wheel that has been rolled in front of the entrance, and suddenly, as He stands there...a tear trickles down Jesus' cheek, and then another and another. Jesus of Nazareth...this strong and ruddy man...is weeping. He has felt the grief and pain of His friends and quite literally has been moved to tears. John 11:35..."Jesus began to weep" Or as the King James Version has it in the verse we all learned as children as the shortest in the Bible, "Jesus wept." But in those two words, we have the picture of a ...

866. Pay Back Time

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... you did not put a rock in the center of your snowball, because that could kill somebody; you did not throw solid ice at somebody for the same reason; and you did not throw slushballs at people because that would make them all wet and force them to quit playing and go home. Common rules anywhere in the world for a kids' snowball fight. And those were the rules in effect on this particular day in Cosby's neighborhood in Philadelphia. Only somebody broke the rules...Junior Barnes. He came up on Cos and got him ...

867. The Ten Commandments: One God, Only One

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... sakes. Think of those other gods. Look at the mess the great god Mammon has caused for those who have chased after him...so much DISsatisfaction in life because of the mad dash to acquire more and more, to keep up with the Joneses and never quite making it. Or look at what Mercury has done...family, friends, church, loving relationships all lost because too much time and had to be expended to keep up with the competition. Or Bacchus...25,000 people a year dead on America's highways because of drunk drivers ...

868. Look Up and Live

Numbers 21:4-9

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... group to a secular Rock concert. The Women's Kitchen committee is up in arms because, at the last youth group meeting (which has mushroomed from 15 kids to 90 kids in six months), the kids took some sugar from the kitchen. The janitor is threatening to quit because the youth group played a game on the grass over the weekend, and now the lawn needs extra work. I can understand each and every one of the gripes mentioned above. I also understand that the same general argument is always made for each one of ...

869. Dealing with Depression

1 Kings 19:9-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... m mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.' Just kill me now and get it over with. I have HAD IT!" Quite a speech. One might expect that the Lord would respond with something like, "There, there, boy. Chill out. It's all right. You are doing a ... neck in alligators, it's hard to think about draining the swamp...and, as you know, Lord, I cleaned that up. I am tired of this!" Quite a prayer. Have you ever prayed one like that? There is nothing the matter with it. It is not as if God does not already know ...

870. Who's The Boss?

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , the doubling of the divorce rate, the slight decline in marital happiness among the marital survivors, and the tripling of the teen suicide rate, we are richer and unhappier. Perhaps you saw David Letterman's comments in this week's Newsweek (3) about whether or not he might quit the Late Show on CBS at the end of his contract. Here is a man who makes a salary of $14-million a year confessing that at times while doing his show, he has scribbled on his desk pad, "I hate myself." Hmmm. Perhaps the greatest ...

871. The Lord's Prayer: Our Father

Matthew 6:5-15

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... or lack of it). As I grew older, and began to write compositions in school, I hated that, too. Again, the problem was not knowing quite what to say or how to say it. Our teachers taught us that an outline might be helpful. It was, and, to an extent, I ... son was born - thirteen-and-a-half years ago now. Christie and I were exceedingly grateful that David was coming along, but we were not quite sure how he would change our lives. We knew there would be many changes (some in the middle of the night), and we were ...

872. What Is Truly Important

Matthew 6:25-34, Matthew 6:19-24

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Thank you all for remembering me in your prayers and all of us faced with the threat of this latest hurricane. All in all it was quite an experience and important in a way for me...now I really know what matters most. It is my family and my friends and my God ... than 20,000 of our neighbors, people who, whether they know his name or not, literally owe their lives to Slick Shepherd. Indeed, quite a legacy. And all because he learned...the hard way...some of what is truly important. Slick had a favorite quote, a ...

873. The Freedom in Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... natural for humans to defend themselves, to snarl and crouch into a defensive position when attacked, to howl when hurt, to bite back when bitten."(5) Did you hear about the pastor who quit to go to medical school? "Folks don't want spiritual health. They just want to feel good", she explained. After practicing medicine for three years, she quit to go to law school. "Folks still want to feel good," she said, "but, in the end folks just want to get even, and THAT is what makes them feel good."(6) Of course ...

874. The View from Jesus' Pew

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... , and my daughter and her two young sons played together under the piano as we talked. (That may be my most vivid memory of that morning--the children playing together under the piano). "The woman had walked over to church from the battered women's shelter, and was quite distressed to find that she had missed the worship service. She was going to be getting on a bus the following morning and heading to a new life in a city 1,000 miles away. The shelter had made arrangements for her to stay in a shelter in ...

875. The Forgiveness Business

Luke 7:36-50

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... least, it is to me. Others might not like it so well. It is certainly astonishing. Put it in the context of a dinner party at your own home or even a supper downstairs in Fellowship Hall. By this time in Jesus' ministry, he had garnered quite a bit of public notice. All sorts of people had been attracted to him - rich, poor, educated, illiterate, from the highly respectable to the lowly riffraff. To have this famous rabbi come to dinner was very special and everyone would have been excited...and perhaps a ...

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