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926. Crowned With Victory

John 14:15-31

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... Caesar to get me. I can still remember my tears and anxiety, as perched on your horse and clinging tightly to Caesar, I started for your house. Finally, I asked Caesar, ‘Do you think she will go to bed before we get there?’ ‘Oh, no,’ he answered, ‘she’ll stay up for you. When we get near the house, a candle will be burning in the window.’ After a long ride I saw the candle light in the distance. I remember you were waiting for me at the door. There was a fire in the hearth, a warm supper on ...

927. The Chosen One

John 1:43-51

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... Here is that friend, Jesus of Nazareth. NATHANAEL: Yes, I believe it might be. But Nazareth! Can anything good come from there? DISTURBING ANGEL: I couldn't have said it better myself. Don't you think Philip is overreacting? He tends to do that. You need to stay away from this guy. He could get you into something you don't want to be in. You could get in trouble with the religious authorities. MINISTERING ANGEL: But what about Philip? Remember, he said, "Come and see." Now, there's a friend who cares about ...

928. The Personal Touch

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

... be a James or John, called from the nets of this workaday world. But another Andrew today might be asked to pick up his nets and serve Christ in his boat. Another Peter today might be asked to stay and do his work in the market place. You might be a James or John whom God does not call but of whom God asks stay in the corporate world and make my name known. One of my favorite passages in Scripture is where Jesus tells a man who he has healed to go back home. The man begged Jesus to let him ...

929. Everyone Is Searching For You

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Brett Blair

... I have come, to preach! There may be some healings along the way. Simon, let’s not get lost in the hysteria. Let’s stay focused boys. I have come to preach the kingdom of God and we must go elsewhere. Let's not be like Flight 401 and ... our marriages, and right here, in the church, hard work for the kingdom of God. It will help you do one other thing. It’ll help you stay focused on your goal. It might not be your job to preach. Your job likely is elsewhere. But you won’t get sidetracked and try to ...

930. Report of a Secret Meeting

John 3:1-21

Sermon

George Bass

... home and gone to bed early that night long ago, but instead he secretly made his way to where Jesus was staying in Jerusalem and became a part of whatever was happening there. Something prompted him to address Jesus as "Teacher" a divinely appointed teacher who worked miracles in the name of God. Only one sent by God could do the things that Jesus did, according to Nicodemus. And he was right, ...

931. The Man Who Asked For Dinner

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

George Bass

... Emmaus and who made as if he would have gone further until Cleopas and his companion (in the earlier episode) invited him to stay for supper." Webb asked him his name and he answered, "Mr. Immanuel." As we know, Immanuel means "God-with-us." Wheaton Webb concludes ... - and in the power of their words and lives. That’s the way it ought to be with all of us. The disciples were told to stay in the city and wait until the power of the Lord came upon them and the church. And that’s how it was then. The power ...

932. Shut-Ins

Exodus 20:1-21

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... to receive mail. Some people are called shut-ins. They’re people who can’t walk very well, so they need to stay in their homes or nursing homes all the time. They can walk slowly from one room to another, but it’s hard ... at television, talk on the telephone, invite your friends to come and visit. Maybe sometime you’ve been sick. You may have had a bad cold and you had to stay in the house all day and all night for quite a few days. That’s how it is to be a shut-in. That’s why shut-ins want to ...

933. The Day the Lights Went Off

Psalm 139:1-24, Matthew 5:13-16

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... : When the electricity goes off, we need to do things differently. That was quite a surprise we had the other day when all the lights blinked off and on a few times and then went off and stayed off for a long time. Because the electricity was off, our furnaces didn’t work, so we felt cold. What did you do to stay warm? We put on sweaters - like this one; we sat by the fireplace; we played dodge ball. What did you have to eat when the electricity was off and your electric stove wouldn’t work? (Let them ...

934. The Healing Community

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... of whom admitted that there was someone against whom they felt a significant amount of revenge. In many cases, that revenge is a repressed feeling, an attitude instead of an expressed action. That same medical study shows that the major factor in staying healthy is gratitude. The ancient psalmists had the right idea: "Praise is comely for the upright." Worship at its best offers the opportunity to resolve conflict through forgiveness and to express feelings of gratitude through praising God for his acts of ...

935. Life After Life

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... who had died. They recognized them and were recognized by them. Their loved ones were beckoning them to come on. At this time these persons were turned back. They didn’t want to go back. They had never seen life like this before; they wanted to stay. But they were resuscitated. They returned to the body to pick up all its old pains and responsibilities. They wanted to tell others, but nobody seemed to understand. They wanted to help others. They wanted to live out the new dimensions of life that they had ...

936. Saved!

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... Wesley caught the mood and spirit in his "Wrestling Jacob": Come, O thou Traveler unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see; My company before is gone, And I am left alone with thee; With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day, With thee all night I mean to stay, And wrestle till the break of day.2 Salvation is of God. Often a repentant sinner must wrestle through long, lonely hours, pleading as Jacob did, that the old, sinful self be purged, and a new creation born afresh. By the ...

937. Service

Mark 10:35-45

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... ; I’ll say what you want me to say, dear Lord, I’ll be what you want me to be.3 Suggested the chaplain; sing it this way: I’ll go where you want me to go, dear Lord, O’er mountain, or plain, or sea; I’ll stay if you want me to stay, dear Lord, You can always depend on me. There can be intense feelings of thwarted goals, of unfulfilled longings in the call to ministry. Faraway places seem romantic, even exotic, and there is a thrill and sense of sacrifice. Lo! These remote spots often turn out to ...

938. Give Up?

John 6:60-71

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... JUDAS: What is it? What's bothering you? MESHULLAM: I'm leaving. JUDAS: Oh, no, you're not. You told me you would stay with Jesus. MESHULLAM: I can't accept some of the things he says. JUDAS: Oh, that last thing he said about eating his ... JUDAS: You can't just quit. Remember what I told you, you're in this until the end. MESHULLAM: Well, I'm quitting. JUDAS: Oh, no! You're staying. I need your help. MESHULLAM: You don't need my help. Your plan seems like a good one, I just want to go home. JUDAS: Okay, leave ...

939. Dealing With The Dividing Walls

Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

James W. Moore

... kinds of players. For example,” he said, “you will find some players who get knocked down and they stay down. That’s not the kind we want!” And he said, “You will find some players who get knocked down and they will get right back up and get ... knocked down again and then they stay down. That’s not the kind we want!” And then the old coach said, “But you will also find some other players who get ...

940. And On the Third Day...

John 2:1-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... came to Jesus. They said, “Your friend Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, is sick. He’s near death!” Now, says John, Jesus loved Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. He truly loved them. So what does he choose to do? Well, when Jesus hears that Lazarus is sick, he stays two days longer in the place where he was. Then and only then he sets out for the tomb to raise Lazarus from the dead. In the Gospel of John, no one can tell Jesus what to do. He never acts spontaneously. He is never surprised. He is never ...

941. Why Earthly Powers Need No Longer Enslave

Daniel 7:15-28, Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... of the heavenly city [the Gospel and its values] ... then it is necessary that misery follow and ever increase.10 Now, when you realize that earthly powers will not endure, that it is the gospel and the things of God that have the real “staying power,” then all those things that used to seem so important (wealth, power, reputation, your image in the community) do not matter as much. Relativizing earthly powers with the gospel sets you free from those powers, because the gospel puts you on the winning ...

942. The Run (A Drama about Going the Distance)

Matthew 21:23-27

Drama

Dave Marsh

... . I’ve got to tell him. I’m done. Dave: Robby, I tell you what. You go ahead okay. I’ll get there eventually. You finish the run. Robby: You sure? Dave: Yeah, you go boy. Robby: Alright, I’ll see you later. Dave: Later. (Robby runs off and Dave stays on the stage and turns his back to the audience. Suddenly Robby comes back and starts pulling Dave up.) Dave: What are you doing? Robby: You’re nuts if you think I’m going to let you quit. How about we just take it a little slower. Ok? Dave: Well ...

943. The Hike (A Drama about Following God)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... deal remember. When we started this journey we said that we’d finish it no matter what. Ray: No, you c’mon. Look around you John. This place is great. (reaches into his backpack) Here. John: What’s this? Ray: It’s a list of PROS why we should stay here. John: These are you’re PROS? Okay, let’s go through them. Ray: Fine, go ahead. John: Fresh Air? Ray: Yeah, beautiful skies, don’t you think? John: Food and water? Ray: Got me a well over there and a couple acres of fruit trees over there. John ...

944. The Hike (Alt. Version): A Drama about Youth and Commitment

Drama

Dave Marsh

... too. I mean, seeing pictures of the mountain and climbing it are two different things. John: (takes a long look at them - then looks at Beth) Tell you what, Beth. You go on ahead with Rich and Wendy. You know the way. (looks back at Ray and Jen.) I’ll stay here a while. Okay? Beth: Yep. See you at the first plateau. (Beth, Wendy and Rich leave the stage) John: (pulls out a map and sits down with Ray and Jen) Okay, how about we spend some time looking at the map again and I’ll answer any questions you ...

945. Experience the Mountaintop But Don't Forget the Valley Below

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... and oh how we hate to come down off that mountain! We want to hang on to that moment for as long as we can. "Let’s just stay right here and let the rest of the world go by for a while," we say. But to freeze that one moment in time shuts off the ... to cuss." The young man grinned and said, "Pull on the rope some more and it'll come back to you." The point is this, we ought not stay on the mountaintop so long that we forget what it is like to be in the crowd, we shouldn’t forget what it is like to pull ...

946. You Do Have A Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

James W. Moore

... takes time… regular, disciplined time. Ask any artist. Ask any musician. Ask any athlete. Ask any doctor or lawyer or minister or engineer. It takes time, effort, and determination. You have to plug away at it. It doesn’t come over night… and it doesn’t stay with you unless you stay with it. Maybe the same is true with prayer. Maybe it just takes a lot of practice and you know, I think it’s worth it. If Jesus felt the need to pray regularly, how much more must we need to pray regularly. II. SECOND ...

947. Real Gratitude

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

James W. Moore

... surgery. It went well and afterwards the doctor told Bill that he would be all right and that he would recover nicely. The doctor also told Bill what Bill already knew – that Tom had saved his life! Some years later, Tom had to undergo heart surgery. Bill stayed with Tom and Tom’s wife around the clock for days and days. He would not leave the hospital. He would not leave his best friend. The medical staff at the hospital noticed this. They told Bill to not worry that everything was going great for Tom ...

948. Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Dr. Boyd E. Wagner

... family. Let us bow together as we pray. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, My rock and My redeemer. Amen. I stayed away from this scripture for a long time because of the misunderstanding of what it really says. If you have your Bibles you might want to just kind of stay with the Bible text a moment as there are really just two things I think are crucial in understanding what the text really says and I want to begin looking very carefully at these ...

949. When The Risen Christ Comes Looking For Us

John 21:15-25

Sermon

James W. Moore

... up and parked on the sidewalk in front of the print shop’s main door! He jumped out, left the car engine running, asked me to stay there and watch the car, and then he ran into the print shop. I was new to Shreveport and I didn’t know what to ... having a hard time growing up. One Friday night, she had an ugly fight with her parents. She ran away from home and stayed away for almost two years. Her parents searched desperately for her but no luck. Finally, they hired a detective. The detective brought back ...

950. A Theology of Work - Labor Day

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... the economic depression that gripped the entire nation. Orders for railroad sleeping cars declined, and George Pullman was forced to lay off hundreds of employees. Those who remained had to take pay cuts, even while their rents in Pullman-owned homes stayed at previous rates. So the employees walked out, demanding lower rents and higher wages. The American Railway Union, led by a fiery young socialist named Eugene V. Debs, came to the cause of the strikers, and railroad workers across the nation boycotted ...

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