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1026. The Authority of the Church

Matthew 16:13-20

Illustration

Brett Blair

... boy whose strength was going from him and whose vision and brain was getting clouded said, "Daddy, it's getting dark isn't it?" The professor said to his son, "Yes son it is getting dark, very dark." Of course it was very dark for him. He said, "Daddy, I guess it's time for me to go to sleep isn't it?" He said, "Yes, son, it's time for you to go to sleep." The professor said the little fellow had a way of fixing his pillow just so, and putting his head on his hands when he slept ...

1027. The Passover and the Passion

Drama

Denny C. Wise

... me James the Lesser. I used to regard myself as a nobody. This is my friend Judas Thaddeus. He, too, knows what it is like to be forever hidden in the background. In fact, his only claim to fame is that he is not the disciple who betrayed Jesus. I guess you would call him the quiet one who stuck.... Well, for a while that is. But then, when the soldiers came, all of us ran like a pack of cowards, hiding in the darkness. After all, Jesus wouldn’t miss us anyway. At least that is what we thought. How ...

1028. The Garden Tomb

Luke 23:50-56

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: picture of a tomb from biblical times I have a final picture to show you today, one that you would not be able to guess unless you had been there. This outdoor scene looks something like a garden, but at the far end there is a hill with a doorway cut out of the hill. If the doorway was not so square, you might think that it was a cave in the side of the ...

1029. Restoring Our Sense of Priorities

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... feel that Christianity means only being against and they say they are not quite clear about what Christianity is for. 2. The Ten Commandments fall today on the deaf ears of a generation which no longer feels the claim of a moral order upon them. I would miss my guess if I thought the attitude of a large segment of our people toward the Ten Commandments were not simply a matter of "So what?" And maybe such a reaction is to be expected from a generation that has for the most part pushed God out of their world ...

1030. Easter Turns ONLY into ALSO

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... Ain’t religion hell?" 2. One hot day in Washington, a little African-American boy was dangling his toes in the pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the Potomac. A passerby summoned a policeman and remonstrated that some kids today had no respect anymore. "I guess you’re right," said the officer, but looking away from the frightened lad to the great statue of Lincoln, he added, "But somehow I feel it wouldn’t have bothered him a bit." Two words in our American vocabulary are the key to many of our ...

1031. Rules For Living

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Robert Allen

A couple of years ago, I was asked to serve on a panel to discuss the problems facing teenagers in our society. The panel included a school counselor, a Juvenile Judge, a drug counselor, a couple of other experts on teenage problems, and, I guess, I was the representative of the religious community. There were a variety of people in the audience, including the parents of several teenagers. During the question and answer period, there was one woman who acknowledged that she was at the symposium because her ...

1032. Decisive Battles With Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... for losing a battle with temptation. He ranted and raved about excising the malignant cancer from the church of those who give in to temptation while, according to the news reports, he had been giving in to temptation for years, meeting prostitutes at various hotels. I guess he discovered that old adage to be true: "He who lives in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks ..." One can only hope that he also learned the advice of Jesus: "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone ..." The point I am making ...

1033. I Believe In Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Robert Allen

... told them to come. They came simply because they believed prayer was important; they came simply because they believed that prayer could make a difference; they came simply because they had some need in their lives that they wanted to talk over with God. I would guess that today’s churches are full of people who believe in prayer. Because they believe in the value of prayer, they fully understand the request of the disciples who asked Jesus one day: "Lord, teach us to pray." As far as the records go, this ...

1034. Facing Life’s Central Tests

Mark 14:32-42

Sermon

Robert Allen

... do you feel now?" The man replied, "I just don’t know. I can’t see any way out of this terrible loss." Once more the minister asked, "John, tell me what you really feel like on the inside." In a voice that was breaking with emotion, John said, "I guess I feel a little like our Lord felt when he said, ‘My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me.’ " The minister smiled and said, "John, I’m not going to worry about you anymore. Any man who seeks to line up his life with God when everything closes in ...

1035. The More Excellent Way

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Robert Allen

... would need the money. I began to make excuses about all the money I gave to the church and other missions. Finally, I decided I would go and get some change. And when I looked back over to the dumpster, the old woman and the two children were gone. I guess they had gone around to the other side of the building and I slipped my wallet back into my pocket, ashamed. I had failed to be the disciple Jesus called me to be. I was condemning myself when all of a sudden, I realized that God was not condemning me ...

1036. The Richest Hill On Earth

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... mountain right in front of us. There were no trees on the side of this mountain. It was scarred from years of being mined. It was a desolate, deserted mountain with a large sign which proclaimed, "This is the richest hill on earth." Perhaps, you have guessed by now that this was Silver Bow Mountain. Since 1876, more wealth has been mined from this mountain than from any other mountain on earth. First silver was discovered, and that’s how it was named Silver Bow Mountain. Then gold was discovered and later ...

1037. The Iron Horse

Illustration

Dale E. Galloway

... , Lou suddenly became slow and awkward in the field, ineffectual at bat. In a game with the Washington Senators, he went to bat four times and never even nicked the ball. He also muffed an easy throw. That’s when he told manager, Joe McCarthy, "I guess the time has come to take me out." His consecutive game record ended at 2,130, a record that may never be equaled. Doctors discovered that Lou had a rare and fatal disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The next two years, as life ebbed from him ...

1038. Break Through

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... prime symbol of the covenant between God and the Israelites. The covenant and the tradition surrounding it trace back to the time of desert wandering accounted in the scriptures as Moses was leading the people out from slavery in Egypt. We can only guess that the ark of the covenant contained some religious artifacts - perhaps writings like the Ten Commandments and others of the laws that governed the people. But most important of all it was the symbol of the agreement between Yahweh and the people whereby ...

1039. Feeling Down And Looking Up

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... for those people and doing whatever needed to be done - fixing a roof, repairing a faucet, digging a garden, or building a fence. He didn’t charge anything except for materials. He knew those people needed help with things they were unable to do for themselves. He said, "I guess this is a way I can make up a little bit for what I did earlier on in life. I’m really happy, and can forget the past for a while, when I’m doing something for somebody else." Part of Paul will always be the captive. Another ...

1040. When God Was Nothing

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... knew how to tell the girl how I felt about her. Being 17 and "in love" was terrifying. Often I was simply speechless. I never had the right words to describe the way I felt. But like every boy with a bad case of infatuation, I found a way. I guess you could call it my secret weapon. I found someone who could speak for me. He always had the right words, knew exactly how to say it, and never failed me. His name was Barry Manilow. With Barry on the turntable I could say everything I wanted to say and ...

1041. The BIG Rules

Exodus 20:1-21

Children's Sermon

Mary O

... When I was your age, I had a few teachers who had lots of rules. I think my second grade teacher had a separate rule for every occasion. Sometimes it felt like I couldn’t turn around without breaking a rule! But other teachers only had one rule. Can you guess what it was? (Response) That’s right, to treat others like you would want to be treated. We call that the Golden Rule because it is so important. Do you know why we have rules? (Response) That’s right, to tell us how to act. Sometimes we need a ...

1042. Dual Citizenship I - What Do We Owe To Our Country?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... said, "I prayed to God and asked him for a lot of things, and he delivered throughout the entire time. When I prayed for rain, he gave me rain. One time I prayed, 'Lord, let me at least have someone know I'm alive and maybe come rescue me.' And guess what? That night T.O. Hanford came up on the radio." America needed a humble hero unashamed to give God glory. Time magazine ran a two-page picture of our hero as he lifted both fists in the air. The large caption up top read, "All for one." Indeed, for ...

1043. The Path of Creativity

Drama

William Grimbol

... only at the time of death, nor is it an event that only has impact on our dying. If the Resurrection was important only in terms of what happens beyond Life, and had no real impact or power over what happens during our lives, well, I guess I can honestly say that, then, I would have little use for a faith built on such a "post-living" concept or event. Resurrection that cannot transform the present ... Resurrection that cannot heal our NOW ... Resurrection that cannot create new hope and new being TODAY, is ...

1044. Egypt: Unlikely Refuge

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... phoned me. Nash happened to pick up the phone. I heard him rattle off an eloquent string of oaths; then he handed the phone to me while muttering, "If there’s anything I can’t stand, it’s a blankety-blank idiot who says, ‘I’ll bet you can’t guess who this is.’ " When I took the line, my friend’s first words were, "What kind of place are you working in?" I was working in Egypt, in the refuge of my new-found friend, Nash. He watched over me, taught me a few secrets about writing, taught me how ...

1045. Hot Tubs and Fishing Trips

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Thomas Long

... ." Keillor went on to wonder about the source of his son’s anguish: Where did he learn that? I give him enough money. I’m a nice dad. We get along well. I give him lots of things. He does well in school ... Where’s he get this anguish? I guess we all got it inside of us.4 "We all got it inside of us," and because we do, we are willing to leave the land of anguish in favor of a beckoning land of peace and meaning. Personal or religious renewals are often changes of this sort. As some ...

1046. We Wish To See Jesus

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... Their appearance is surprising in a way. What are Greeks doing in Palestine anyway? This is Roman occupied land. This is the land of the Jews. So what are these Greeks doing here? Knowing a bit about the ancient Greeks, we can certainly make an educated guess that they were in Palestine on a truth-finding mission. The Greeks were probably the first ancient peoples to wander the known world in search of the truth. In their wanderings these Greeks from a far off land had evidently heard of this person called ...

1047. Repentance and Forgiveness

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... a long record of absenteeism, but it has gotten very bad recently. Many more of these unforeseen absences and you are going to be out of a job. I don’t like to threaten you, but that’s the way it is, Wendall." It was the pastor’s turn. "I guess my story is pretty much like Jud’s. When I first came to be your pastor, you rarely missed a Sunday in church. I hardly ever see you in church these days. I’m really worried about you, Wendall." It went on like that for an hour and a half ...

1048. Abide In Me

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... of any kind. Just some water to keep your mouth moist." Well, a dare is a dare and Mr. Will Power could not resist. He would do it, by golly! He would stay alive by the sheer force of his will. He took up the challenge. I suppose you can guess the outcome. There was, of course, no way he could will life itself. But try telling him that. He tried. Oh, how he tried. He willed life with every fiber of his being. That was the last dare Mr. Will Power ever accepted. This one did him in. The moral ...

1049. Loved People, Love People

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... of that! I do not know if Senator Moyhihan is correct in his assertion. If he is, I must confess that I am staggered by the facts on the poverty of children in our great country. Poor children in America are an example of our farthest neighbors. I would guess that most of you do not encounter any of these poor chilren in your normal daily routine. I know I don’t. Our individual acts of love, therefore, will not begin to touch this problem. We really need to get at the structures and systems of life in our ...

1050. The Two Most Important Questions A Christian Can Answer

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Whose son is he?” These were the two most important questions of that era and my friends they are the two most important questions of our time. Let us consider… I First, which law is the greatest? Since the dawn of the written word I guess mankind has looked for ways to summarize his thoughts. So its not surprising that during Jesus’ time the bible experts, known as the Pharisees, looked for a way to summarize the teachings of Moses and the Prophets. Today we Christians simply call these writings the ...

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