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76. Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... served a 19 year sentence for stealing a loaf of bread in order to feed his sister's family. Finally, he is set free. A Bishop is the only one who will befriend the embittered man. Valjean rewards him by stealing some of his silver. He is caught red-handed by the police. The Bishop, you will recall, is called to the police station to prefer charges. Instead of doing that, he brings Valjean his silver candlestick holders in an effort to fool the police into thinking that Valjean had not stolen. Valjean is ...

77. I Believe In Heaven

John 14:1-4

Sermon

Robert Allen

... that we would become bored after a short time. After all, singing hymns for eternity would be three or four songs more than I want to sing. There is an old story about a man who complained that he had too much work to do. He never seemed to be caught up. Every day for twenty years he looked at his desk piled high with unfinished projects ... letters to be answered ... bills to be paid ... and problems to be solved. When he walked out of the house to get away from the clutter, he saw the grass that needed to ...

78. The Ten Commandments - Part 4

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... years ago in New York City—back when ATMs actually dispensed 5$ bills--a bank employee had inadvertently loaded $20 bills into the slot intended for $5 bills. As a result, the machine dispersed over $5000 in overpayments before the mistake was caught. Bank officials reported that only two individuals reported the incident and returned the money. The vast majority “took the money and ran.” The incident represents a woeful, but not too surprising commentary of the honesty of the people on the street in ...

79. OUR LORD DENIED

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... but no words came. His mind filled with a vision of his Lord. Those deep sad eyes. Remembering how he, Peter, had so bravely vowed, "Though they all fall away because of you, I will neverfall away. Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!" Anguish caught in his throat. The noise of the crowds grew to a raucous loudness, coming toward him, but he had no thought of self now. He simply did not care, and he stood there, waiting for them. Waiting to be taken. But they were not after him. It was his Lord ...

80. A Good God and the Problem of Suffering

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... Father’s eyes when you hurt? That’s where trust comes in. On a cross Christ looked up into his Father’s eyes. He was content. He whispered, "Into thy hands I commend my spirit." Job, in his agony, looked up into the eyes of God. There he caught a glimpse of love, and something deep within him cried out, "I know that my Redeemer liveth." God is working something out. All this will make sense some day. My Father loves me. An angry mother came to Paul Scherer. She flung at him this question: "Where was ...

81. Christ and Healing

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... the name of the Lord. The prayer offered in faith will heal the sick man, the Lord will raise him from his bed ..." My friend was caught up in this declaration. At three a.m. he called up the leader of the elders of his church. He said, "Jim, I have just read this ... and said just a brief prayer of faith and hope. I left to return the next morning. As I walked down the hall, inwardly I caught a glimpse of Christ standing at the foot of his bed. I felt, in that experience, that my friend was going to make it. He ...

82. Eager For The Journey

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Jesus of Nazareth, a friend who offered them a change. “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch,” he said. Peter’s response is like anyone who has worked all day at an unsuccessful project, “Master, we’ve worked all night and haven’t caught anything. But if you want, we will let down the nets.” What happened next was a miracle. Where once their was no fish now there were so many they had to call for the second boat to handle the load and the number of fish nearly sank both ...

83. Temptation

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... in our own life or anyone else's - the same temptations that Jesus felt. The message is BE CAREFUL ABOUT SETTLING FOR THE EASY WAY OUT. It may be nothing short of evil. Yes, there is evil in the world, and yes, we are always in danger of being caught in its snare. But we know one thing more, and this one thing is the most important of all: "Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be ...

84. A Soap Opera For Saints

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

King Duncan

... the real sufferings of people she lived with day in and day out." (2) Fortunately, you and I are not like that. And we can feel superior to those who read steamy romance novels ” particularly those with the tawdry covers and the titillating titles. Wouldn't be caught dead with one of the things in MY hands. Who needs afternoon soap operas or steamy romance novels? All we have to do is open our Bibles and we can enjoy all of the seamier emotions and behavior known to humanity. And people will think we are ...

85. The Get-ready Man

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

King Duncan

... a P-36 (airplane) ”still wearing his tuxedo trousers and a pajama top. He obviously had not planned to go flying that night! He was caught off guard. Life has a way of catching us like that. We never know. The older we get the more aware we are of ... of omission and commission. There is a dark side to our character we can hide from everyone but God. Do you know how fish get caught in some parts of the world? Somebody lowers a wooden cage into the sea and leaves it so fish can swim freely through its slatted ...

86. From Coping To Conquering

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... his precious stone, he held his breath. Perhaps the artist's hand had slipped, and the stone was now worthless. Perhaps he was a fraud and a soundrel. Slowly, carefully, the king unwrapped the diamond, and then catching a glimpse of his priceless treasure he caught his breath. The artist had turned the hair-like flaw into the stem of an exquisite rose carved delicately into the diamond. Truly it was more beautiful than ever before. That is the story of the cross. A symbol of shame transformed into a means ...

87. When The Recession Reaches Your House

1 Kings 17:7-24

Sermon

King Duncan

... to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on." Two widows--caught in the midst of their own private recession. SOME OF YOU HAVE KNOWN SUCH TIMES. More than twenty-six million Americans today live below the poverty level. One sociologist recently estimated that one of every three young families in America today are only one paycheck away ...

88. Afraid Of The Water

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... at fish that he first felt this tug. At the New England Aquarium Dan gazed at the brilliant colors of the small tropical fish. He realized at that moment that God was the genius behind the fish. He marveled at their brilliant colors. What really caught his eye were flashlight fish that blinked on and off. Dan wondered how "anyone could think that all this was the result of some chain of accidental explosions!" Dan claims that if just five years before someone had approached him with this argument he would ...

89. The Three-fold Journey

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

King Duncan

... , bored by the service, and tempted to leave the service early. But just as he was ready to get up and walk out, the choir stood to sing. And then the congregation joined in. And before Raymond even knew what was happening, he was caught up in a strange and unexpected experience. Raymond remembers it this way: "The choir, which at best was usually mediocre, began to sing in the most beautiful angelic voices. I suddenly felt physically light, cool, and emotionally free. . . My inner voice spoke up and ...

90. Victory Over Darkness

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... us this Christmas Eve? To sing our carols? Certainly. To worship the newborn babe? Of course. But more. IN THE WORDS OF THE SPIRITUAL, OUR PLACE IS TO LET OUR LITTLE LIGHTS SHINE IN THE DARKNESS TOO. Back several years ago there was a news story that caught my eye. Surrounded by police on a Virginia highway, accused drug dealer Alfred E. Acree, Jr., fled on foot. Diving into a dark wood at night, Acree was no doubt amazed by the swiftness of his apprehension by county sheriff's deputies. He did not realize ...

91. How Do You Act In The Presence Of The Queen?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... but now I see..." Really, that kind of emotional expression is out of place here. Next to Bartimaeus sits a woman. Her clothes are a little too gaudy. She could use some lessons in good taste. I don't mean to gossip, but I understand that sometime back she was caught in the very act of adultery. Jesus had to protect her from a mob. Really, she should know better than to show up here. And so the story goes. Some people don't know how to act in the presence of God. Jesus may be partly responsible for that. He ...

92. I Was There

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Gary Whitbeck

... and besides, we knew the Romans wouldn't harm someone as innocent as Jesus. So I have to admit I joined in. I got caught up in the moment, in the ecstacy of the crowd, and yelled for Barabbas. It's funny, now that I think about it, how a ... God allowed me to come to you on this special day ” to retell a story you already know. But also to ask you not to get so caught up in the affairs of the world that, without realizing it, you too are yelling, "Crucify him!" by the way you conduct your life. Learn from my ...

93. Freedom's Year

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

Wayne Brouwer

... he still had to write the next one. And then, one week, he really outdid himself. He wrote a scenario in which the hero was caught in a totally impossible situation! There was no way that he could break free! And on the set they shook their heads. Now what's ... . And they haven't forgotten her, even though it's been so long. Then the light comes on at the door, and she knows she's caught. When the door opens, all she can see is her father, bathed in the lights. And he calls out her name, even though he doesn't ...

94. Surprised Sheep And Graceless Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Stan Meade

... sing, or the prayers we pray will not help much if we neglect the service that Christ has called us to perform. We must not get caught like graceless goats. So, what do we learn from the goats? Jesus did not get this angry with the wrong things they did, but he ... danger of taking the fatal turn if we do not rely upon the shepherd." (3) So, not only goats but also sheep can be caught unaware. Dr. Andrew Bonar once told Dwight L. Moody how, in the Highlands of Scotland, a sheep would often wander off into the ...

95. Unprepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... herself: "Please excuse Mary for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot." Or my favorite: "Please excuse Fred for being. It was his father's fault." Some unknown wit has prepared a similar list for adults. These are the ten best things to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk: #10. "They told me at the blood bank this might happen." #9. "This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to." #8. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the White-Out. You ...

96. When The Economy Goes South

1 Kings 17:1-6

Sermon

King Duncan

... said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on." Two widows--caught in the midst of their own private times of economic hardship. Some of you have known such times. More than twenty-six million Americans today live below the poverty level. One sociologist recently estimated that one of every three young families in America today is only ...

97. The Glorious Interpolation

John 7:45--8:11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... by the “scribes and Pharisees” to trap Jesus. His teachings seemed far too liberal and dangerous for them, and so they thought that they had cooked up a neat little scheme to get rid of Him once and for all. They brought before Him a poor woman caught in the very act of adultery. (One wonders whether they might have arranged a “set-up,” sort of a “sting” operation or entrapment in order to put Jesus on the horns of a dilemma. Otherwise how come they were around to witness the woman’s adultery ...

98. If Christ Had Not Come

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... tell him that the secular government will now provide free funerals, without the religious trimmings, for those who need them. As the sad-faced man leaves, a young woman comes into the church. She has wasted her young life in sin and selfishness, but now life has caught up with her, and she is tortured by guilt and remorse. Seeing her look of utter despair, I instinctively want to quote to her the words of Jesus: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest ...

99. Who Counted the Fish?

John 21:1-14, John 21:15-25

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... customs of the time. He knew that night-time was the best time to fish along that place. On this particular night, however, the disciples who had returned to their nets after the cataclysmic events of Good Friday and Easter in Jerusalem, had labored all night and caught nothing. I don’t see their return to their nets as necessarily an abandonment of their calling to be disciples of Jesus. I seems to me that they were simply stunned, and did not know what to do next. So they did the familiar thing: they ...

100. Only the Neighbors’ Kid

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... . He said that God is like a loving parent. “Abba” is the word He used. It is a homely word, a common word, in use in the Middle East even today, and literally means “Daddy.” It is a term of endearment and intimacy. Jesus must have caught a vision of that intimacy from the love and intimacy of Joseph, the silent but steady partner of His mother, Mary. After that incident in the Temple, Joseph is never mentioned again. It is generally assumed that he must have died soon afterwards, leaving Jesus as ...

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