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1001. Moving At The Speed Of Light: In Corinth Or Cana?

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Frank Luchsinger

... out and the party's over. Oddly enough, signs that the wine will run dry begin in many relationships with the wedding and possibly with planning the wedding. Free and easy lives begin to give way to the responsibilities and roles of wife and husband. If what "I" want is paramount, then the dry wine jar begins to show up early.2 Consider this spouse's desires: I need someone who is a great bread winner. I need someone who provides a wonderful home, who keeps me in stylish clothes, and my children in the best ...

1002. When Life Seems Out Of Control

2 Samuel 18:1-18

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... plane. His dream would be short-lived, for soon the company filed for bankruptcy and David was without a job. David tried to get other jobs flying, but he could not find any. It was the classic example: he did not have enough experience to get the jobs he really wanted. It was impossible not to be discouraged. At a low point, David was offered a quick $5000 to fly to Mexico in a rented plane to pick up 600 pounds of marijuana. The job would be easy and it paid very well. He was lured into doing something he ...

1003. Epiphany 4

Lk 4:21-30 · 1 Cor 13:1-13 · Jer 1:4-10 · Ps 71

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... The people of Nazareth react negatively to Jesus' first sermon. When Jesus read the scripture, the congregation was so pleased that admiringly they asked, "Is not this Joseph's son?" It was a different matter when he preached. Their love turned to hatred. It seems that they wanted him to perform miracles as he did in Capernaum. For their lack of faith he was unable to do any mighty work. The people's rejection caused him to tell them that a prophet is not accepted by his own people. But he, like Elijah and ...

1004. Proper 26

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12, Habakkuk 2:2-20, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Luke 19:1-10

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... people experience tragedy? Job, too, asked why good people suffer. 2. Watch (v. 2:1). It is easy to ask questions, but do we really want answers? To get an answer, we must listen. For many that is hard to do. Habakkuk went to the top of a tower to watch ... . We may be suffering from inferiority feelings. Like Zacchaeus, we may be physically small just a runt! But, we long to grow tall. We want to be big in Christ, in spiritual stature, and in character. The Gospel tells us how a little man became a big man in ...

1005. It's Your Funeral

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... like wills and to keep financial records and fill out tax forms like an accountant. People are saying to doctors, "It's my body." They are saying to lawyers and accountants, "It's my business and my future." They are saying to auto mechanics, "It's my car." Couples who want to get married say to me, "It's our wedding." Very few people say, "It's my funeral." Why am I talking about all of this today? So that I can give you a piece of advice and preach a short sermon. First, the advice. It's nothing you haven ...

1006. The Righteous

Sermon

John A. Terry

... in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart" (1 Kings 8:18). It is like Robert Louis Stevenson's comment that "to travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive." It is like children at play who want more than anything to be Michael Jordan slam-dunking a basketball. They will never be the player he is, but in hungering and thirsting to be like him, they continue to strive to play better and better. It was in 1985 that singer/songwriter Bob Geldof organized the Live ...

1007. Cain's Sentence

Genesis 4:1-26

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... first. That painting of Jesus in the Garden just doesn't go anywhere in the whole church and still look good. Cain: Look, I don't want to talk about it, okay? I got work to do. Pastor: You sound pretty angry. If that's so, it'll eat you alive. Anger ... came as quickly as I could. I heard about it on the radio just now. You don't have to say anything if you don't want to, but the state recognizes my right to hold conversations like this in confidence. I promise not to tell anyone anything you tell me. Cain: I ...

1008. The Righteous

Psalm 107:1-43

Sermon

John A. Terry

1009. Fifth Sunday of Lent

John 12:20-36

Bulletin Aid

RobertT D. Ingram

... as to allow time for make-up people to age the pastor and his wife. ACT 1 Terry: Honey, are you sure that you want to do this? These people run this town. They could destroy this church. They could destroy your ministry. Ken, they could destroy us. How much ... , and if you try to change them they'll crucify you. Are you ready for that again? We've been through one war. Do you really want to do it again? Last time it got so bad they almost destroyed our marriage. Are you ready to put us on the rocks again? And ...

1010. You Can Never Go Home Again

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... in one’s hometown is a perennial phenomenon. The Wright Brothers workshop in Dayton, Ohio, was restored in 1988. Years ago, no one believed that they would ever get their flying machine off the ground, especially their father who was a minister. He said that if God wanted people to fly he would have given them wings. Wilbur and Orville, looking to the future, not the past, went to North Carolina, where they would not be treated as the local boys, to test their dream. I have been a Lawrence Welk fan. As a ...

1011. Can We Love Too Much?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... says? Isn’t it enough to love God with all our hearts? God calls for a love beyond the heart, beyond the emotions and feelings. He wants us to love him with all our souls. Do you ask, “What is a soul?” If we do not know what a soul is, how ... Time magazine. She was asked, “What did you do this morning?” Answer: “Pray.” “When did you start?” Answer: “Half past four.” You want to know the secret of a great saint like her? Here it is prayer! How many of us treasure prayer to the extent that ...

1012. Advent 4

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... One building a house (dynasty) of David's descendents. In the Gospel, Angel Gabriel informs the Virgin Mary that God is going to build up his Kingdom through the son she was to conceive through the Holy Spirit. COMMENTARY Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 David wants to build in Jerusalem a temple for the Lord but Nathan, the prophet, forbids it in the name of the Lord. The drift of the message is that the Lord doesn't need such a house. From the time of the wilderness wandering, his special abode has been ...

1013. Proper 20

Proverbs 31:10-31, Mark 9:30-37, James 3:13-18; 4:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... ." On a deeper level I knew that he was right, I too was dying. I needed to deal with my death as well as his own. Yet I wanted to deny that the shadow of my own death was looming ever larger. In light of my reactions to the prospect of death, it's not hard to ... and we can be Jesus in the flesh when we are willing to give our lives as he gave his. Outline: 1. It seems like everyone wants to be number one. 2. Things haven't changed; look at the disciples (vv. 33-34). 3. Jesus tells them and us how to be number ...

1014. Which Ones Were Lost?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Merle G. Franke

... to be untainted. I was tempted to appease them by assuring them, "You people are among the 99 who are saved. You're not the lost ones who need to be found." But as I reflected on it later, I wondered which ones were the lost? I didn't want to make a judgment on it, but I wondered just who were the lost? Were the lost sheep those harmless hippies who gathered in their groups and smoked pot and sang their songs about the lostness of the establishment? Were they really lost? Were they lost because they ...

1015. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... worked hard through the day in order to be ready to come here at night, and it was because Joey invited my wife and our five children that we are here. Joey's 75-year-old grandfather and his dear wife are also here tonight and we want to do whatever is necessary to come to the Lord." People come in different sizes and so do invitations. Jesus initially invited his disciples to receive him as Lord: "Follow me." Two thousand years later, this remains the initial step which we are invited to make. Then later ...

1016. Hoe Jesus' Row

Luke 9:62

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... growing very well. Sometimes you must use a hoe to plant a garden, and that means having straight rows. Have you ever seen someone try to make a straight row with a hoe? (Let them answer.) I am going to show you two ways to use a hoe, and I want you to tell me which way is the best way to have a straight row. (Demonstrate lining up the hoe with a supposed marker straight ahead, and then hoe by looking back over your shoulder. As you walk, you should make it fairly obvious that looking over your shoulder ...

1017. PiggyBack Riders

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... joy. They love to sing the hymns, go to church, and talk with their Christian friends. But there is a lot more to Christianity than those things. If you are a Christian, you must also visit the sick and teach others what you know about Jesus. Sometimes people don't want to listen, or they don't like the things that you do as a Christian. They make life very hard for us. But Christians share the work just like they share the joy. If you had to give someone a ride all of the time on your back and still ...

1018. Preaching The Miracles

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... wait for the boat to come to shore. But why swim with clothes? If the person were a woman, we could understand that Peter did not want to be embarrassed. See the picture of Peter when he stood before Jesus. His wet clothes clung to his body, water was dripping off his ... to bring some of the fish they caught. Surely Jesus could have fed seven men when at one time he fed 5,000. Apparently, he wanted them to have a part in the meal in order to make it a mutual affair. Christ does his part, and he expects us to ...

1019. The Strength To Wait

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... Micah wrote much the same: "As for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation" (7:7). Sometimes we want an answer, a vision, a direction from God for our lives, and it doesn't come right when we ask for it. What are we to do ... of faith, not an absence of faith. It shows a genuine, authentic faith, not a "give it to me now" consumer faith. People who want God's instant presence when they pray, God's instant answer, God's instant granting of their requests, these are people more in tune ...

1020. A Perfect Prayer

Sermon

Erskine White

... like Solomon did - after all, he's in the Bible!" Yes, Solomon is in the Bible, but the Bible records very plainly that he had his weaknesses just like you or me. God came to Solomon in a dream soon after he had become king and asked him what he wanted. I suppose you could say this is everyone's fantasy: make a wish for anything at all, and it will be instantly granted to you. What would you wish for? We know what Solomon asked for: "Lord, give Thy servant an understanding mind to govern Thy people, that I ...

1021. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... set out to drive across the country, you can sit down with a map and carefully mark out the route you intend to follow. If you want, you can plan to drive in a straight line on the interstate highways all the way from one coast to another. But before you have ... press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (3:13-14). In other words, the prize Paul wanted was not simply to go to Spain; it was the upward call of God in Jesus Christ. So, if he couldn't preach the gospel in ...

1022. The Problem With Miracles In Our Time

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

William J. Carl

... in the boat, two of which walk to shore on the water and when the third tries, sure enough, he sinks, and one of the two says to the other “You think we should tell him where the rocks are?” You can make the one who sank any denomination you want to, depending on your audience. But whatever way it’s told, it’s not a very ecumenical joke. Or there’s the one about the boy who came home from church and his mother asked him what he learned in Sunday school and he told her about Moses leading Israeli ...

1023. A Name To Be Remembered

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... that I am?” Peter quickly declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” In other words, even Jesus wrestled with the issue of a name, that means of clearly identifying one from all the rest. Jesus, the one who had a name above every name, just wanted to make sure that the people of his day and especially his followers knew who he was. His name was to be remembered for all times and in all places. So, let us discuss a name to be remembered, as made available to us in our lesson from Exodus ...

1024. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Risen Lord on that first Easter (Mark 16:1ff). The woman had, or was to receive so much glory. Yet it was not enough; she wanted more. She asked Jesus to give her two sons the highest place possible in the kingdom. Is not that kind of discontent, that sort of ... of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:27-28)." If you want to be great in the kingdom, Jesus says, you are someone who is always giving up your life for someone else. That is what the cross ...

1025. The Road To Jerusalem

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... , be at ease and let the world go to hell. But, let me warn you. If you are serious about this Jesus stuff, if you want to be a participant, then you had better watch out and prepare yourself and get ready because these things are before us on this Palm ... was having trouble deciding what college to attend. He was about ready to go to Notre Dame. Of the many football coaches who wanted him, only the coach at Kentucky went to the trouble of finding out this boy was a Catholic. That coach was Bear Bryant. ...

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