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976. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... of it, however, for the centuries to read, boiled down a great truth into a few words when he dated the event. ‘Statius Quadratus, proconsul,’ he wrote, ‘Jesus Christ, King forever.’ " Fosdick goes ahead to say that he wonders if that person guessed that in the Twentieth Century we should be reading that. Who was "Statius Quadratus, proconsul?" Long since sunk into oblivion! But still above the world’s turmoil the affirmation resounds, "Jesus Christ, King forever." Today is one of the newer church ...

977. The Unemployed Embalmers

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... up in heaven with God." And the daughter sobbed out, "But, Mommy, what does God want with an old dead cat?" Another little four-year-old boy was taken to his grandfather’s funeral. A few days later, his mother heard him say his prayers this way, "God, I guess you know what you’re doing, but won’t you please let Grandpa out of that box?" Well, don’t blame the children. You know where they get their attitudes - right from us. Our lack of faith is reflected in them. We have to stop sometime long enough ...

978. Embalmed Alive

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... happy they are. Go through those retirement homes. Visit those retirement communities. See the joy, the security, the largeness of life! Do you want to look at the feminine side? I read an interview of Zsa Zsa Gabor - and that’s about as feminine as you can get, I guess. She was asked why she married so often, what was she looking for? "I’m a very feminine woman," she said. "I’m looking for a man who’s going to spoil a wife, and look after her, and take all her headaches away. But, so far, none of ...

979. The Hard-to-Believe Promise

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... , I’ll tell everybody that I believe in you.’ Other planes flew on, but that plane came back. Why? Did it just happen? No, God sent that plane back." And so it is with our prayers. What do we make of all of this? More people than we can guess ask: "What does it all mean?" Whether it’s grief or gladness, tears or triumph, pain or pleasure, they say: "What did I do to deserve this? Was it prayer?" Well, it’s a true but tragic fact that few people really pray today. In only about thirteen percent of ...

980. The Embalmed Come Alive

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... of our mothers tells me that she was getting her little son costumed for Halloween Beggars’ Night, and the easiest thing for her to do was to take an old sheet and cut it up and dress him as a ghost. As the process of costuming was going on, I guess the lad remembered what he had heard in the Creed during church Services, and so he asked: "Mom, will the Holy Ghost be out tonight, too?" I ask my Confirmation Class how they know that something they are doing is either right or wrong, and they reply with the ...

981. EPISODE 6: THE SIXTH WEEK IN LENT

Drama

Robert Clausen

... : Yes. We heard. MARTHA: Lazarus was there. He’s gone to tell some others. MARY: It must have been exciting. MARY MAGDALENE: It was, except ... MARTHA: Except what, Mary Magdalene? MARY MAGDALENE: I don’t know. MARTHA: Didn’t the Lord enjoy it? MARY MAGDALENE: I guess he did. He was grateful. He waved to the children as he always does. MARY: Were there many people that we knew? MARY MAGDALENE: I saw many whom he had helped. MARY: Then it must have been a happy day. MARY MAGDALENE: It should have been ...

982. EPISODE 8: GOOD FRIDAY

Drama

Robert Clausen

... WIFE: If he’s innocent ... GOVERNOR: It’s not that simple. WIFE: Why? GOVERNOR: There are ... WIFE: Tell me! GOVERNOR: Complications. WIFE: You’re the Governor! GOVERNOR: As long as I perform my job ... WIFE: Properly, I suppose. GOVERNOR: Yes. WIFE: I can guess what that means. GOVERNOR: I’ve got to think of my superiors. WIFE: To please them. GOVERNOR: After all, one slip ... WIFE: What can happen if you let this man go? GOVERNOR: He’s disturbing the peace. WIFE: Why, what’s he done? GOVERNOR ...

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

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... a typhoon, which made it even a little less like an Easter. I looked out on men with red-rimmed eyes, with beards, with bandages. All right, my wise skeptic. Why did they come? It was best put by a Marine after the Service, when he said: "Well, Padre, I guess after all that back there, we just had to come this morning, didn’t we?" And I’ll say that for all of us today: after all of that back there, we just had to come this morning. After another year on this bloody earth, we had to come. There ...

984. Moving Fences

2 Corinthians 5:16-19

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... by the fact that all persons are made in the image of God, and are designed to be our sisters and brothers. Perhaps in the past we may have regarded Democrats or Republicans as people of debased motives, flawed attitude: dangerous goals. But guess what happens when Jesus captures our hearts. We find ourselves loving Republicans and Democrats when we disagree with them. Sounds almost un-American, doesn’t it? In the past we may have regarded homosexual persons with disdain; but when Christ controls us, we ...

985. Thorns and Roses

2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... What was this thorn? We don't know. It was some very painful, chronic affliction. Sometimes Paul was totally disabled by it. Some cynic has suggested that Paul's thorn in the flesh was his wife, but there is no evidence to support that. The best guesses are that the thorn was epilepsy or migraine headaches or a malarial fever common in the eastern Mediterranean area. Notice that Paul refers to the thorn as a "messenger of Satan." The Bible teaches that all diseases and death came into the world because of ...

986. The Beauty of a Childlike Faith

Matthew 18:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... are a father tending to the children while Mom is away, and if you happen to break a small vase, don't say to the children, "Now, let's not tell Mom about this little accident." Forget it! The children will have signs out on the lawn when Mom returns---"Guess who broke a vase." And if you buy a birthday present for Mom, don't let the kids in on the secret. Keeping secrets just runs counter to a child's natural inclination to tell it all. When Jesus said that we must become like little children, he did not ...

987. Because He Lives

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... on an idea of mine." The worldwide yearning for eternity is based on an idea God planted deep within human minds. In verse 12 of our text, Paul asked almost with disbelief: "How can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?" One can almost guess what had created a problem for the Christians in Corinth. One of them had died. A funeral was held. But remember, they had no copy of the New Testament with Jesus' comforting words as recorded in John 14..."Because I live, you also shall live. I go to ...

988. Christ Shall Return

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... I saw somewhere in the Smokey Mountains which read: "Jesus will return this week. Be ready!" But a close look at the sign revealed that it had been set in concrete. Obviously, the maker of the sign was not as sure as his sign suggested. Jesus warned against guessing dates for his return. But in chapter 24 of Matthew, he also urged us to be watchful and to read the signs of the times. Jesus noted that when we see the fig tree putting forth leaves, we know that summer is coming soon. Similarly, he said, there ...

989. The Hiding Angel

1 John 2:28--3:10

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... money by selling pies to tourists. The school she founded became Bethune-Cookman College. She served as its first president. Later she helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt start the National Youth Administration which provided employment for youth. Who would have ever guessed what that little illiterate black girl could become through Jesus Christ her Lord? Or, consider a contemporary person. Agatha Burgess lives in Buffalo, South Carolina. Though she is 80 years old, she gets up every morning at 5:00 AM ...

990. The Words We Speak

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... The question is: How do we handle the anger? I can tell you some wrong ways: One is to throw temper tantrums, calling each other bad names, and throwing things. Another wrong way is to give each other the silent treatment for a few days, leaving the partner to guess what is wrong. Certainly it is wrong to express anger by embarrassing the partner in front of other people. Poor old Abraham Lincoln felt the sting of this kind of anger. Not only did he have to lead a country split by civil war; he also had to ...

991. How to do Extraordinary Things

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... and the closets. Then he reported to the head teacher that the job was finished. She examined that room like a drill sergeant. She even took a handkerchief and rubbed it across the top of a door. When she could not find a particle of dirt, she said, "I guess you will do to enter this institution." As a 16 year old, Washington could not do many things. But he could clean a room. And he did it gloriously. Extraordinary living begins with using what we have. What gifts and graces do you have that you have not ...

992. God Stood Up

Sermon

James Bjorge

... is soon underway. Three persons come onto the stage and all claim to be the same person. Two are pretenders; one is the real person. The object of the game is for the panelists to discover the right one so they ask questions and then attempt an educated guess. As they toss out their questions, the audience both in the studio and at home is also attempting to identify the one who is what he claims to be. The cards are marked by the panelists. They are shown to the television audience. Then the moment arrives ...

993. The Way I See It

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... and truly say, "My brother!" [he freezes] MOTHER He’s home! My boy’s home! Oh, God, thank you for bringing him home again. He mustn’t see the tears I’m holding back. Or know the ache in my heart when I look at his poor face. I can guess why those lines are there. Now his father can stop grieving, asking himself, was it wrong to give him all that money and let him go out on his own? Now his father can sleep at night. Our boy is home. Elizabeth is jealous. It goes back to childhood. Twelve ...

994. Lying Makes It Easy

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... this way again. Or I’ll tell her mother myself. [FATHER and MOTHER exit right. ELISE sits at table head on folded arms, "sleeping." Hold four seconds. Then SANDRA tiptoes in left.] SANDRA: [shaking ELISE] Elise! Wake up. Why are you out here? ELISE: I guess I fell asleep. What time is it? [looks off at imaginary clock] ... Why, it’s two o’clock! Sandra, you promised! SANDRA: [shrugging] Well - ELISE: [rises close to Sandra] Sandra, have you been drinking? SANDRA: Oh, Elise, don’t be such a square ...

995. It’s About Time!

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... -CHRISTIAN: Don’t get into a hassle, friend. There’s plenty of time. CHRISTIAN-WITH-EXCUSES: Naturally I’m interested in your welfare - NON-CHRISTIAN: [laughs] My SOUL, you mean? CHRISTIAN-WITH-EXCUSES: [ill at ease] Of course, when you get right down to it, I guess I do have a duty - NON-CHRISTIAN: Relax! What’s the hurry? CHRISTIAN-WITH-EXCUSES: [relieved] You DO know how time flies! I just can’t seem to get things done in time. NON-CHRISTIAN: I’M in no hurry. CHRISTIAN-WITH-EXCUSES: Then why ...

996. The Young Man

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... help himself? Why not let well enough alone? NARRATOR: He couldn’t. So - some capital charges were brought against him and he was found guilty. That state had the death penalty. I don’t know if he really was guilty of any crimes. But he died, just the same. I guess his worst crime was that he was different. He just didn’t fit in.

997. Last Ditch Stand

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... ] Back already? Won’t you sit down, Rod? How was Richard? [John quietly puts the cup on a table.] ROD: [as he takes ash tray from a table, carries it to a chair and sits] Fine. His doctor says he’ll be walking in a month. NANCY: [gleefully] Guess what! The insurance company is getting him a brand new motorbike. Not just the one he had fixed up. A brand new one! His was faulty or something. HELEN: He doesn’t want to ride again! NANCY: [pityingly] Oh, Mother! HELEN: Would either of you care for coffee ...

998. Jesus' Disguise

Philippians 2:5-11

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... one that I have here and maybe a beard and some different kind of glasses and use a cane? Have you ever done this? I mean at some other time than Halloween? You put these things on, and then you visit and talk with people you know. Sometimes they never guess that they are talking to an old friend. What do we call it when we put these things on? [Let them answer.] That’s right, a disguise. How many of you think that you would know me if I visited your house some night and I was wearing these things ...

999. Messengers for Jesus

Galatians 1:12

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... girls. Have you ever asked the question about why people wrote the Bible? Why did Paul write letters to the people in the towns like Rome or Ephesus? That is an important question, but it is one that I think we can answer. I don’t think that Paul ever guessed that he would be in a book with people like Isaiah or Moses, so I don’t think that he ever dreamed that he would be part of the Bible. But I know why he wrote to the people in those towns that I mentioned. He wrote to them because ...

1000. Play It Safe

Galatians 2:21b

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . Most men wear a belt with their pants. He does that. He wears a big leather belt with a big buckle. That should keep anyone’s pants from falling down. But that isn’t enough for him. Do you know what else he wears? That’s right, you guessed it. He wears suspenders. Bright red suspenders with gold clasps. He isn’t taking any chances. A big belt and red suspenders. Some people are like that about Jesus. They know that Jesus was good, and that he did wonderful things, but they wonder if he is enough ...

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