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951. Doubters All, Part III

John 14:15-31

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... . GERRIE: That would be a good reason to trust your Savior. I sure could use some wisdom in my life. TOMMIE: Well, why don't you? GERRIE: I have. I mean, I think I have been, at least since last night's Bible study. TOMMIE: Great. GERRIE: I don't understand it all yet, but I really think I trust Jesus. TOMMIE: Gerrie, it's what I've been praying for. GERRIE: But, I still have a lot of doubts. Is that all right? TOMMIE: Join the club. GERRIE: I'm proud to be a member.

952. All Stirred Up

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

Richard Patt

... is that human beings regularly find themselves in a productive atmosphere that brings nurture and encouragement to their lives. We do not live "by bread alone." We live -- and thrive and soar to the heights -- when we come to greater insights and understanding about life and how to live it abundantly. Here was Jesus, the bread of life, present and available. Martha had her mind on other bread. "Martha was distracted," the story says, "with much serving" (v. 40). So Martha missed out hearing the stimulating ...

953. How to Rise above Discouragement

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... are forever learning that God is for us, not against us. It is we who are against ourselves in our myopia, our rigidity, our fear, our arrogance and stubbornness. Many of us are slow learners. We refuse to allow God to touch us with the new idea, the new self-understanding, the new job, the new opportunity, the new vital power he has to give. It was Isaiah the prophet who put it so well for the Lord: Seek the Lord while he may be found Call upon him while he is near ... For my thoughts are not your thoughts ...

954. The Call Of The Tradition: Remember And Return

Nehemiah 7:73b--8:18

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... , because they had understood the words that were declared to them. They understood the words -- that is the key! They had been humbled by God's judgment, separated from God in the exile, but now they understood; and having understood, they could rejoice. But what do we understand from this story? It reminds us, first of all, how easy it is to lose touch with the tradition while living in exile. We live in a secular nation with a veneer of religion. We give lip service to God, but deep down we are driven by ...

955. Made New By Interior Design

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Richard A. Wing

... short. At his age, he will realize how lucky he is to see everyone seated around him in relative peace and harmony. And he will cry. Those tears will be of deep joy. The family will not violate the moment by asking him why he is crying. They will understand. There will be wonderful tears of joy in this season. There will also be tears of pain. Please trust this: whatever you are feeling as we come into this season, you will feel it more intensely. People who are up are really up. People who are down really ...

956. The Spirit Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... lives of believers. People were filled with the passion and fires of the Holy Ghost. They were shouting joy from all directions. They were gathered from every persuasion and city, every nation and province, all glorifying God, speaking in foreign tongues but understanding each other, expressing different voices but still in one accord. This was the time of Pentecost, when God saw fit to pour out the spirit which spawned the birth of the Christian Church. Today we need the fervor, fire, tongues, passion, and ...

957. Coping With Heartache

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... . We can't go a step further until we accept the heartache and pain that happens in our lives. Once we accept what has happened, then we can begin to build the houses, plant the gardens, marry and have children, and get on with our lives. What we have to understand is that no matter what happens, life goes on. It will go on with us or without us. It's our choice. We have to accept what happens in our lives. I don't mean to suggest that acceptance is easy. Some things are very hard to accept. The death ...

958. The Heart Of The Matter

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Robert P. Hines

... when it wants to do what we ask of it. I can't imagine working with an animal that willfully does things to displease its owner. It must have caused the Lord great distress to find that the people of Israel did not want to obey God's commands. To understand how awful that can be, just recall the times you have seen a screaming child in a store begging for something on the shelf and a parent who is refusing to give it to the child. It can be an ugly scene. Or imagine trying to drive an automobile that ...

959. Surviving The Present Trials

1 Peter 1:1-12

Sermon

Sandra Hefter Herrma

... hope that the trials and suffering and grief we face will be used to refine us as gold is refined. Not that God wants us to suffer, but our sufferings may be used to make us finer than we were, more refined, more gracious, more understanding of others. Suffering can go either way. We have all known people who, having lost a child, become bitter, isolated, God-hating people. Others, having suffered the same loss, go out and start organizations to remove drunk drivers from the road, insist that seatbelts and ...

960. Recalling, Remembering, And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... in health, as long as we both shall live," I whispered with naive certainty. And I have spent the last seven years recalling what I promised that day, and appreciating more with each passing one, what is actually entailed in those two, tiny words: "I do." Part of understanding the journeys we're on, it seems to me, is being able to retrace our steps. After all, you will never know how far you've come, if you can't recall where you've been. And maybe that's what Moses is doing here: encouraging the people ...

961. Two Sons: A Parable

Matthew 21:28-32, Matthew 21:23-27

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... not answering the question which Jesus posed to the chief priests and elders. It would seem that even the test of assent to a particular creed is not the crucial question. The criteria suggested are the actions that show a willingness to obey God's will as they understand it and to do God's work to which they are called. 3. People need to be confronted with the question of what authority Jesus has for them. If they acknowledge that Jesus is Lord as well as Savior, their lives should show it in their actions ...

962. Wicked Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... to extract the juice from the grapes. Thus the product of the fruit could be stored. The press was set up so that as the grapes were pressed the juice ran down to the bottom where it was collected and saved. 4. "Watchtower." (v. 33) Some understand the watchtower to be the temple which was to safeguard the teaching and observance of the law. It may also have included the synagogue. 5. "Leased it to Tenants." (v. 33) An absentee landowner in Palestine would retain ownership of the vineyard but would lease it ...

963. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... we try to hide it and to present ourselves from our light side so that we will be accepted. We want help to be released from the dark impulses that we feel. It is not condemnation but salvation that we really desire. From that personal awareness we can understand that it is also the condition of others. Out of that awareness we act to offer help to others rather than condemnation and rejection. When we do, the power of the Holy Spirit within us helps the light side to overcome the dark side in us and the ...

964. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... since accepted the worst, Thomas appears grieved and peeved at the Master's attempt to comfort him. Jesus is talking about his Father's house with many rooms where he is about to go in order to prepare a place for his friends. Assuming that the Disciples understand, Jesus says, "You know where I am going, and you know the way." But Thomas interrupts, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" The poetry of Jesus seems wasted on Thomas. Thomas wants prose -- plain, literal prose. So ...

965. Prayers for Pentecost

Bulletin Aid

Rolland R. Reece

... in their usual pew we feel assured. If they are absent we feel uneasy and incomplete and inquire of others where they may be. Failing to get any information, we call them as soon as we get home. How we need each other for the strengthening and understanding of our faith. When was it, Lord, that we discovered that this place makes us aware of your presence more than any other? Most certainly you are with us all week -- but here you come into sharper focus. Here we listen more attentively to your voice. Here ...

966. The Suffering Servant

Isaiah 51:17--52:12

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... Suffering Servant would come to mean to the world? In the Old Testament people offered animals as sacrifices for their sins. Now God was offering not an animal but a lamb of human origin. But how could these people in Isaiah's time understand the full meaning of what God was getting ready to bring to pass? Throughout history God has given us previews of coming attractions. He has directed our paths, spoken through his prophets, revealed through nature and instructed us through divine revelation. Yet there ...

967. Reach Beyond The Break

Isaiah 50:1-11

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... to take on new meaning and purpose in God's gift of salvation. Just think how it must have been as the people lined the highway, praising God knowing that their Liberator had come. But as is the case in our text today, the people did not clearly understand God's intent. They were looking for a king when God had sent a Savior. On the other hand the Pharisees were threatened by the response of the people to Jesus. Not because he was causing the people to challenge the authority and power of their leaders but ...

968. Joy For The Journey

Drama

Karren Boehr

... chose to get married. I pray and pray and pray, but I'm still so depressed. Most of the time I actually hate myself. JAN: (Understandingly) You've had enough in your life to make one pretty angry. KARLA: (After a pause, softly) Yes, I guess I am angry. I never ... for me has been so long. Years of damage don't go away over night. Sometimes I feel it isn't fair. JAN: (With great understanding) I know this is going to sound trite. (Pauses) It wasn't exactly fair for Jesus either. He agreed to die -- for us. It's ...

969. The Compelling Call

Drama

Karren Boehr

... I. I, a fisherman, you, a learned scholar, speaking a common language, feeling a bond closer than a brother, giving up all for a message that is so revolutionary -- ten years ago I would have called myself mad. (Sighs and shakes head) Even the church doesn't always understand. Paul, I'm sorry we had to call you back to Jerusalem. PAUL: (Puts hand on Peter's shoulder) Ah, Peter, it's probably for the good. Change is difficult. You and I know only too well. It's hard to put away traditions, to expand one's ...

970. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

... with no man; you have my word. JOSEPH: (Gently pushes her back) I'm sorry, Mary, I am not a fool. If you believe this, you are mad. Your work load's been greater than you realize. MARY: (Moves closer, once again grabs his hands. She tries to make him understand) Joseph, please hear me out. You know my cousin Elizabeth? The one who has no children? She's been my confidant ever since I was young. That's where I've been these last weeks. I walked into her home, and she greeted me with, "Behold the mother of my ...

971. For I Have Chosen You!

Haggai 2:20-23

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the dawn. I mean, you had your presents, you knew what they were, and THEN you went to sleep? Had the world gone crazy? Had I been raised another way, of course, I'm sure I would have accepted it as normal. That's the trick, you know, understanding that everyone's background is different and delightful. Yes, you ate turkey for Christmas Day, but we had chili beans and tamales, and I wouldn't trade that for anything, and neither should you. Once again, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, the Lord speaks ...

972. Advent 3

John 1:1-18, John 1:19-28, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 65:17-25, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon Aid

E. Carver McGriff

... many of the prayers I hear start off with "Lord, help us to remember" followed by a homily. If a pastoral prayer is really a prayer, then it's not necessary to preach to God. I also see prayer as in some ways related to my treatment of others. Please understand, I believe in prayer as we usually mean the word. In times of pain or trouble, I'm quick to ask God for help. But I suspect God is equally interested to see how I'm treating other people and, if prayer in its largest sense refers to my total ...

973. Just In Time

Ephesians 1:1-14

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... so generously. And when we pray to our "just in time" God, and God sends help and healing just in time to others rather than to ourselves, we grumble. Some may say, "But we have heaped prayers high to heaven. Why has God not honored us?" But to understand God thus is to miss the picture, purpose, and power of Christ. Paul suggests that some understood first the mystery and power of his will. "We who first hoped in Christ have been appointed to live for the praise of his glory." Others came next and then ...

974. You Can Be Eternal

2 Corinthians 5:1-10

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... the answers and do not trust anyone who says he does. It is enough for me to know that God has the answers, that God is in charge of the business of eternity. What I am sure of are a few simple things the Bible teaches and even I can understand. 1 -- Death is a door. That is part of what Paul was getting at when he wrote: "For we know that if this earthly tent we dwell in is destroyed, we have a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." Obviously Paul understood that the experience of death ...

975. You Can Be In Heaven Or Hell

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... days garbage from the city was dumped and burned. Those dual images of separation (Sheol) and discarded refuse being burned (Hades) were merged and became sources of latter-day ideas about hell. A couple of key ideas run throughout the Old and New Testament understandings of heaven and hell. Heaven is always the place where God is and where God's people reside in peace. Hell is wherever the world and fear and suffering and failure rage like a fire around people and they feel utterly separated from God ...

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