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926. Holy Arithmetic!

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... you usually do when the preacher starts rambling. It’s just not that easy to explain the concept of the Trinity in any meaningful way in twenty minutes or less. When I was in seminary, one of the required courses for first year seminarians was "Basic Christian Beliefs." I remember that course vividly. My final grade for the course was "C", the only grade below "B" that I got in any of the courses I took. We spent the better part of that semester listening to the professor trying to explain the doctrine of ...

927. Lent

Sermon

Betty Lynn Schwab

... 2: In earliest times, during the Festival of Shavuot the Jewish people sprinkled their gardens and fields with symbolic drops of water. This was done so the gardens and fields would yield good harvests. This sprinkling was a gesture of hope. It showed their belief in the goodness of God. At times the sprinkling became a joyful celebration. People sprinkled one another and lucky passersby! Reader 1: Symbolic droplets are also part of the story of Jesus' last days. On the night of his betrayal, Jesus went out ...

928. What's So Good About Feeling Bad?

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Joann Hary

... we lean on Christ. If we never were hurting, how would we ever learn to trust and obey? We would think we could make it on our own and our relationship with God would fall by the wayside." And those of you who know who Joni is know that this belief did not come for her at a small price. She was the victim of a diving accident that left her paralyzed. She lives in a wheelchair, and proclaims the love of Jesus Christ in every way she can, even by painting with a paint brush held in her mouth. So ...

929. What You See Is What You Get

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

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Johnny Dean

... have already arrived in the place Jesus has prepared for us? What have we got to lose? If we did that, if we lived every day as if we were living in the kingdom of God right now, would any more of our children have to die for professing their belief in God or because of the color of their skin? What are we waiting for? AMEN

930. Back to the Basics

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... month we receive a newsletter from our home church back in Memphis. In one recent edition of the newsletter, the minister told how his car had been stolen from the parking lot of one of the local hospitals. He went on to state his belief that morality in America today is on the decline, especially in the large cities, and he further stated that the cause for this decline, in his opinion, has been the intentional, systematic removal of all discussion of religion for the educational institutions of America ...

931. The Inaugural Address

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Brett Blair

... to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address, Saturday, March 4, 1933. These two paragraphs are in the opening of the speech but have been inverted here for effect. ********** Here is the fourth: In the ...

932. Is He Really Coming?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... to earth is referred to in the New Testament more often than almost any other Christian teaching. Someone has calculated that one in every 25 verses refers to this subject. The frequency of mention indicates that Christ's return was not only a solidly held belief but was considered of great importance to Christians. This is true not only of the early believers but of Jesus himself. He spoke often of his return. When he was trying to prepare his disciples for the shock of his crucifixion, he assured them ...

933. Good News Or Bad News?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... . Christ at his coming raises us from death. But although the being who is raised can be identified with the person we were, it is not just an improved version of ourselves. That person died. God makes us new. This is the resurrection - a central belief in the Christian faith. This is what Christ accomplishes upon his return, making not only new people, but a whole new universe - a new heaven and earth - freed from its bondage to sin. Christ establishes his rule over all. Over this new and perfect creation ...

934. How Soon Is "Soon"?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... be at any moment. Therefore we are to be ready at all times to meet Christ. How About The Millennium? But isn't there supposed to be a millennium, a thousand-year period in which Christ and his followers reign, before the end comes? This belief is based on references in the twentiethchapter of Revelation which speak of a thousand-year period during which Satan is bound and Christ and his followers reign before Satan is released to resume his fight against God (Revelation 20:1-8). Christians interpret this ...

935. Get Ready

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming ... Therefore you also must be ready" (Matthew 24:42, 44). Paul wrote that because we are children of light we should not be caught by surprise by Christ's return. How should we prepare? How does our belief in the Second Coming affect our present lives? The significance of the promise of Christ's return is not limited to the future; it is meant to have an influence on us now as we are waiting. Let us consider three ways in which we should be preparing to ...

936. The Shouting of the Crowd

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... maintaining his integrity, keeping the law, being honest in his deliberations, he had asked the crowd what he should do with Jesus. Pilate was going to do exactly what the crowd wanted, regardless of his own standards, regardless of his own knowledge, regardless of his own belief. The crowd eagerly told him what to do, shouting, "Nail him to a cross!" That's an awful sound to us. Have you ever wondered how that shouting must have sounded to Jesus? He came to earth for one purpose: "I came that they may have ...

937. The Sound of Everlasting Joy

Luke 15:11-32, Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... new birth. Because of what happened in them, they came to believe that the resurrection was a continuing force which would keep on happening until the whole world would be reborn. That is why the church still plods along, because it has that kind of resurrection belief. A chaplain at West Point Military Academy told of a young soldier who went into a New York book store one day. He was walking briskly and whistling. "My, but somebody's happy," he was greeted by the saleslady. "Sure," he answered her. "I've ...

938. Vacillation - Pontius Pilate

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... hear three opinions on any topic," they said. Force is necessary when words fail. The Jews. They are radical about being ruled. Some of them are Zealots who would revolt if I was not firm. They are quite particular about their religious customs. They are fanatic about belief in their God. God. We Romans have gods too. I believed in them as a boy but when I became a man I could see how foolish these ideas of divinity really are. Men just make the gods after their own images. My wife Procula has always been ...

939. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... under the power of the Gospel. With all our combined resources, access to the media, and established foothold in American life, it would seem that the Christian religion in this country would certainly possess enough clout to purge our kind of un-Christian beliefs. However, we are not in control. Just as in medicine (and everything else), mutations and alternatives still emerge. Not long ago, I read that a fellow was sailing down the Miami River and witnessed two white-robed women standing on the bank ...

940. Time and Stewardship

Sermon

Larry Powell

... services of worship, and (2) two out of four marriages end in divorce. Russia is not the real enemy. Nor is China, nor Iran, nor anybody else on the near or distant horizon. The sad truth is, we are giving it all away ... our country, our beliefs, our freedom, all of it. Being Scotch-Irish, I've never been too much on giving things away. Being a Christian, I believe radically in total stewardship. Being an American, I am very concerned. A closing thought. Jesus said, "When a strong man, fully armed, guards ...

941. A House Or A Home?

Joshua 24:1-27

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... contact with Scriptures? Do you lift hymns of praiseto the rafter during worship only to raise the roof with bickering and arguments at home? Are your actions, your speech, your love honestly proclaiming the presence of Christ in your home, or do they demonstrate your belief that you really left the Lord back at the Church? Jesus Christ must be central in your family life if you expect to build and maintain a strong Christian home. Many years ago, near the royal English residence on the Isle of Wight, stood ...

942. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... lead the Confession, the Questions, and the Absolution. Lay persons may be asked to read the First and Second Lessons and the Gospel if desired. The "Calvary Credo" is used in place of the Apostles' Creed. The purpose of the Credo is to affirm our belief in Christ from a slightly different perspective. While the Credo is being read by two assigned Readers, use soft background music of familiar hymns, such as, "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less," or "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross," if desired. As another ...

943. The Entrance Into Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... all my life. If he really is the Messiah, he could change the whole world. He could change my life. RIBLAH: How do you know that he's the one? HAMATH: A lot of people seem to think so. And they're putting their lives on the line for their belief. I'll listen to him and then make up my own mind. (Slipping down from the stool) See you later! RIBLAH: Wait! I think you're making a big mistake! (Slipping off the stool and going after HAMATH) Wait! It's not worth it! What good could it possibly do ...

944. Mary Of Nazareth

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... Judea watches the stars or follows the patterns of the universe. Jewish people have no interest in stars or celestial bodies. We are afraid it might lead to astrology and we worship only the one true God of all the universe. We do not want to be distracted in our beliefs. Soon after the wise men left us, Joseph was warned in a dream about King Herod. He woke me in the night and told me that we must leave Bethlehem immediately. He said that an angel told him Herod wanted to kill the baby so we fled to Egypt ...

945. Monologue: Hannah

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... for God and I felt very much alone in my decision Every day, I wondered if my child was being taken care of properly. After Samuel had been left at the temple to be raised by Eli, God blessed me with more children. It was wonderful and beyond belief. Samuel was an obedient child with Eli. He did his religious duties well. One night, God talked to him. Samuel heard his voice. From that night on, Samuel grew close to the Lord. He listened to his voice, and obeyed his instructions for the rest of his life ...

946. Monologue: Esther

Esther 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... believe that mothers do the best job of teaching children about God. For some reason, children who learn about God from their mothers never forget his importance. However, here in pagan Babylonia it was difficult to remain firm to sacred traditions and beliefs in God. Before I became queen, there was a problem with Queen Vashti, the former queen of Babylonia. Apparently, the king decided she was not appropriate to her position. Actually, she did not want to degrade herself publicly in front of the king ...

947. Six Nails of the Cross III: The Nail of Envy

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... reached Leonardo, the old artist went into a decline from which he never recovered. Leonardo da Vinci spent the remaining years of his life in sorrow and deep envy of his young competitor. The path of destruction left by the sin of envy is almost beyond belief. When we count the nails driven into the flesh of Christ, the nail of envy is found piercing the heart. The writer of the first gospel declares that Jesus stood trial because of the envy the priests and ruling classes felt for him. Their jealousy was ...

948. Six Nails of the Cross IV: The Nail of Indecision

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the decision-making process in a child in a way which may persist throughout his life, not by the strictness of their discipline, but by making all the child's decisions for him. When that child becomes an adult, he does not know what his tastes are, his beliefs, his aim in life. As soon as this person does make a decision, he begins to wonder if he had not made a mistake. And so he is content to let others make decisions for him. His constant concern is to shelter himself under the authority of others ...

949. Six Nails of the Cross VI: The Nail of Cruelty

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... ; whether on earth or in heaven, through him alone. I am not altogether sure that we can accept such a doctrine of atonement. I am not altogether certain that we are big enough to accept it. If we make any attempt to affirm such a belief in atonement, it will stagger many of the cherished notions that we have held about ourselves, both as individuals and as a Christian community. Can we accept an understanding of atonement that insists upon reconciliation with all persons? This is a stern test indeed of ...

950. The Impossibility of Neutrality

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... responsibility to interview men and women in the United Methodist Church. Those being interviewed ranged from their mid-twenties up to a woman who was 68 years old and will be ordained as a deacon at annual conference. During the interviews, we examined the theological beliefs of the candidates. We listened to tapes of their sermons. We asked a lot of personal questions about their lives; which is a nice way of saying that we were being a little bit nosey about their personal lives and human foibles. We did ...

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