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926. The Good Samaritan Didn’t Leave His Name

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... he is the greatest resource in the world. Christ is not the answer if we mean by "answer" deliverance out of the struggle of life all together and peace right here and now. Even after Palm Sunday and Easter, no neat solutions for life dropped from the sky. Consequently when Jesus was arrested and crucified, many people departed Christianity forever, the way a dissatisfied customer reacts to a product that does not live up to its advanced billing. Yes, there will always exist a need for Good Samaritans. The ...

927. A Higher Form of Love: The Good Neighbor

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... Christ rendered, I see more than ever the relevance of Christianity to the world in which we live. In the daily existence of my profession I work closely with individuals whom society in general would call problem people: alcoholics, drug users, school drop-outs, teenage runaways, and prostitutes. Frequently people, mostly parents, ask me how these people can best be helped. Then, after some problems are incurred, the question becomes, "Why do they not respond to all this love that is showered on them?" As ...

928. Cross-Bearing

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... hours of enforced dieting, the animal shrank down to normal size and got out by itself. Mark Twain used to tell of a Mississippi steamboat with a whistle so big that when they blew it, it took so much of the engine’s steam that the boat dropped backwards. The self-seeking life is the self-defeating life, and though the fasting and prayer of Christian life are aimed at others, they also represent the only avenue to spiritual freedom and continuing growth. Luke adds one word to this command that is not in ...

929. Fingertip Embalming

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... has already postulated the God whom he rejects." It can’t be done otherwise. It’s perfectly obvious. The lad in my Marine regiment who professed no belief in anything gave himself away when, in the heat of battle, he threw himself on a hand grenade that dropped into his foxhole to save the life of his buddy who was in the same foxhole. He did it automatically, without thinking. Why? His Christ-like belief in sacrifice, even of life, for human love, was there all the while. It sent him to his grave in ...

930. The Time of Our Visitation

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... of the boss onto the job, or the coming of an armed robber to the door. Things happen when someone comes. A coming is the interjection of a new element, an additonal factor to be reckoned with. It may have no more significance than the dropping of a pebble into the ocean, or it may have all the significance of the San Francisco Earthquake. The prospect that someone is coming into any situation or upon any scene instantly produces some interesting questions: Who is coming? When? Why? Where will the traveler ...

931. Name Above Every Name

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... , she was able to utter the words only in a whisper: "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." As strength continued to decline, words at the beginning and the ending were gradually dropped, and she was saying something like "... Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free ..." As the final hours approached, even this was shortened, until she was whispering, "... life in Christ Jesus ..." And finally only one word was left; only one word did she have ...

932. Trumpets in Church on Easter, The Very Idea!

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... pulled by a little current? I picked out one speck and followed it. Could it be my imagination? No, that speck of dust was moving away from the water’s edge. I watched for a while, almost unbelieving. For that water - that water was drawing back. When it had dropped far enough to remove all doubt, I went back and told the others. Then I promised God that when we were rescued I’d not do one thing before I stood up in His great Openness and gave thanks. On the eighth day we heard drilling. The bit broke ...

933. Marantha: Come Lord Jesus

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... opened the door, he saw a frightened, cold youngster. After some warm milk and soothing words, he reunited the child with its worried mother. Once more he returned to his vigil, but night was falling fast. Where was the promised guest? Anxious and weary, Conrad dropped to his knees. "Oh Lord," he pleaded. "What has delayed you?" Then out of the silence came a voice: "Conrad, be not dismayed, for three times I came to your friendly door, three times my shadow crossed your floor. I was the beggar with frost ...

934. The Perfect Gift

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... world filled with warring, selfish, corrupted people, he must have pondered at length over how to express his love to the world. God knew that if he sent 10,000 more educators, the people would simply become more ingenious in their devilment. God could have dropped tons of food to alleviate all hunger, but the people would have hoarded it rather than sharing it. God could have sent a powerful general to clean up the mess by force. But God knew that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As ...

935. The Beauty of a Childlike Faith

Matthew 18:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . When I was sixteen years old, my little brother Joe was just four. He was my favorite little buddy and went with me lots of places. Now, my judgment at age sixteen left a lot to be desired. I would take my little brother up on a high diving board, drop him off, and then jump in and retrieve him. Joe could not swim. Nevertheless, as I pulled him from the water, he would beg me to do it again. If you're a teenager, please don't do that with your little friend or brother. It's dangerous. I share ...

936. Needed: Fidelity Insurance

Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... dreams." Either one may say, "I feel the need for more romance and less routine when making love." A German sociologist found after extensive research that couples during their first year of marriage chat with each other for seventy minutes per day. This drops to thirty minutes a day during their second year and reduces further during each successive year. By the eighth year a husband and wife have become nearly silent with each other. That is deadly. Couples without a relationship with Christ often drift ...

937. The Unknown Hero

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... morning in our parking lot a man had car trouble. Let's suppose that he jacked up his car and crawled underneath it to repair something. Suddenly we hear him scream for help. The jack has slipped and the car has come down on top of him. We would all drop whatever we were doing and run to his assistance. Someone would call 9-1-1. Our strongest persons would try to lift the car off him. Our doctors and nurses would rally round to offer assistance. We would all feel a sense of urgency as we tried to save a ...

938. Our Unmanageable God (The Second Commandment)

Exodus 20:1-21, Ephesians 3:14-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Seminar. This is a group of about forty liberal Bible scholars who meet twice per year. They study various passages of the New Testament and then vote on whether they are genuine or fabricated. They use marbles in their voting procedure. If a passage is genuine, they drop a red marble into a box; if it's probable, they use a pink marble; a gray marble if it's doubtful; and a black marble if in their opinion the passage is without historical basis. This august crowd of intellectuals has decided that only 18 ...

939. Blessed Are The Focused - Father's Day

Proverbs 4:1-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . Words were exchanged. Challenges were made. And the race began. The competition was keen as the boats roared down the Mississippi. One boat began falling behind. Not enough fuel. There had been plenty of coal for the trip, but not enough for a race. As the boat dropped back, an enterprising crew member took some of the ship's cargo and tossed it into the ovens. Their boat began to catch up, so they made fuel out of more and more cargo. They finally won the race, but in the process they burned their cargo ...

940. Worthy Is The Lamb

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... real problem if the church feeds the hungry, as long as we never mention Jesus. But it drives the devil crazy for us to talk about Jesus Christ, God's Son, dying on a cross for the sins of humanity. Some church leaders claim we ought to drop our talk of the cross and get on with a vision more palatable to modern, rational, secular humanity. They urge us to get rid of those unpleasant associations with death, suffering, and execution. A leading united Methodist pastor in Los Angeles said recently in a public ...

941. Because He Lives

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... thought about eternity: "I have thought I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God, and returning to God: Just hovering over the great gulf; till, a few moments hence I am no more seen; I drop into an unchangeable eternity! I want to know one thing--the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy shore." Now comes the third truth, and this is the heart of the Gospel: BECAUSE JESUS CHRIST CONOUERED DEATH, WE SHALL ALSO. IF WE KEEP THE FAITH. That ...

942. This Adulterous Generation

Matthew 5:27-30, Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . Though you talked about business most of the time, both of you knew that a flirtation was going on. Or, at the dance club's fall party, you dance a few extra times with someone who creates a little zing in you. Or, a wife invents a reason to drop by and see someone who treats her with interest and admiration. Or, a married businessman out of town visits the hotel lounge for an hour or two. He has a few drinks. Seeing someone attractive, he asks her to dance. Each of these steps is just a minor deviation ...

943. Derailed Dreams

Genesis 37:12-36, 50:15-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Joseph a note. I'm not sure, and it's certainly not in the scriptures, but Joseph may have invented country music. Can't you just hear him singing those Folsom Prison Blues? Joseph had a right to sing that old classic, "If the juke box took tear drops, I could dance all night long." But Joseph had the grace and grit to wait. Remember his philosophy: Never give up; use what you have; trust that God will find a way. NOTICE A FINAL TRUTH FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH DERAILED DREAMS: GOD WILL PROVIDE A VICTORIOUS ENDING ...

944. God's Best Gift in the Worst Times

Micah 5:1-4, Micah 5:5-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... can't live abundantly until we are in relationship with him. I talk with young adults often who tell me such similar stories that I sometimes refer to it as "yuppie syndrome." It goes something like this: When I went away to college I dropped out of church and left my faith behind. Over the next ten years I tried everything that I thought could really make life good: unrestricted sex, a convertible, making money, traveling, drugs, booze, bungee jumping, mountain-climbing, and yoga. But always in the deeper ...

945. Is Someone Knocking?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... that disease see life about ten shades darker than it really is. Never does that bleak condition hurt so much as at Christmas. What are the signs? Staying to oneself, crying a lot, making statements about hopelessness or helplessness. The depressed person may drop vague hints about ending it all. Like the Bethlehem innkeeper, you can't provide everything that person needs, but you can do or say something. And in cases where threats of suicide have been made, get professional help. But when the depression is ...

946. The Master at Prayer

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

Recently I dropped by one of my favorite restaurants for breakfast. I noticed that my customary waitress was not her usual bubbly self. I asked if everything was okay. She said, "No," and then proceeded to tell me about her family and financial problems. I asked if it would be okay to offer ...

947. The Cross In My Pocket

Isaiah 52:13--53:12, Luke 9:18-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... number of doctors and dentists. Some of them are world-class practitioners of healing. Let me tell you about one of them who is a renowned heart surgeon. Bob grew up on a farm in west Tennessee. He attended a small junior college for one semester but dropped out because he was unhappy and making poor grades. In 1954 he was all set to attend a six-month training course in Nashville in order to learn about diesel engines. But just a few days before leaving, he became ill. He had a severe case of hepatitis ...

948. Elijah and the Prophets of Baal

1 Kings 18:16-46

Sermon

Don Yocom

... was coming. It came in great clouds and with much wind. It must have been quite a cloudburst. The need of this hour of spiritual drought is a revival of real religion like a mighty downpour of rain on the dusty ground. As the gospel song writer said, "Mercy drops round us are falling But for the showers we plead." We must do as Elijah did. We must repair the altar to God, in the church. Many churches have not had renewal or revival in years. Some years ago, we served a church with a number of members from ...

949. Last Ditch Stand

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... Why not a way to save people from themselves? HELEN: Whether they want to be saved or not? Sit down, John. I’ll get you some coffee. You’ll feel better. Darling, you did what you could for him. JOHN: Stop saying that! It wasn’t enough! [He drops into a chair and sinks his head into his hands. Helen waits a moment then goes off for coffee. A sound of laughter and talk. Nancy enters with Rod, a cigarette in hand.] NANCY: Hi, Daddy. Sit down, Rod. ROD: Hello, Dr. Whitney. HELEN: [reenters with coffee cup ...

950. The Foolishness of God

1 Corinthians 1:25

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... are going to show you something that I am sure is difficult to understand, and must have been very difficult for people a long, long time ago to understand. Let’s suppose that you have a headache. The pain is fierce and you think that your head is going to drop off if something isn’t done. Show me where you think that it would hurt if you had a headache. [Let them show you.] It would hurt your head. It wouldn’t hurt your stomach or your throat or your mouth, but it would hurt right up on the top ...

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