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1026. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... their own strength can show that sort of loving kindness, but with the help of God's Spirit, incredible things can happen! A love that never quits is the second aspect in bottom line religion. 3. To Walk With God The third aspect in the sort of life God wants from us brings us to the spiritual or theological dimension: To walk humbly with God. Now the key word here is "walk." It suggests that the whole orientation of life centers in a daily walk of faith with the Lord. This call to walk is similar to Jesus ...

1027. Watching The Eyes

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

John Jamison

... night out of the cold. And the whole time I look into his eyes. "Who are you, really?" Are you an old man looking for a job, or a con man, looking for a sucker? Are you running to, or from, something? Or, are you the Christ? I really do want to recognize him. And the 16-year-old girl sitting in my living room on Sunday night. There have been worship services, classes to teach, a potluck meal, three visits, and two youth meetings. I am tired, but there she sits. She has had another fight with her parents and ...

1028. The Shepherd King

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Sims Robert

... for joy even in a tragic moment. The way of the Christian life is that we don’t walk around morbidly with sour, somber faces. We walk the road, even though it is difficult, with joy in our hearts and on our faces. The Shepherd King leads us. I want to let you in on a truly remarkable discovery. The Shepherd King not only leads us, he needs us. Can you imagine that? God needs you! The Almighty God, who created the universe and put the stars in their places, needs you. There are so many of his children ...

1029. Walking the Valley of the Lost

2 Samuel 1:17-27

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38, 39) Those words are also for you now. God walks with you through the valley of the lost. His love supports those who grieve. 2. David doesn't want to do his grieving alone. There is a call here in his lament for national grief. "Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places!" Saul and his sons were the glory of Israel. So also our leaders are our glory. They represent us, even though we may not ...

1030. Leaving Prints

Hebrews 1:3

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... of paper for each child. On each piece of paper write, "Christ is the exact imprint of God's very being" (Hebrews 1:3). Lesson: I want to show you something really neat this morning. Bring out the ink pad. This is an ink pad. When I open it up, there is a ... Jesus is the exact imprint of God's being. Direct the children in making a thumbprint in the paper you have passed to them. Now I want you each to press your thumb on the pad, and then place your thumb on the paper that I gave you. On that paper is written ...

1031. A Body Strike

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... ? Once upon a time there was a girl, and she decided to go see the church piano. Instruct the child to walk very slowly toward the piano. But while the child was going to see the piano ... she had to stop ... the child's feet decided that they didn't want to work anymore. The feet thought to themselves, "The arms and hands get more attention than we do, and it's just not fair." So they just quit working. Instruct the child to act as though her feet quit working, and to sit down. Now the child could not get ...

1032. The Truth Will Upset You Before It Sets You Free

Luke 4:14-30

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

Exegetical Aim: We must listen to hard words as well as pleasant words. Notice the opposite reactions of the people in verses 22 and 28. Props: None. Lesson: Good morning! (response) All right. I want you to give me your reactions. When I say something you like I want you to yell, "Yea!" When I say something you don't like, I want you to whine, "But, Mom!" You got it? (response) You probably don't need any practice with this, but let's try it once. When it's something you like, you yell? (yea!) And when it ...

1033. "Because I'm God"

Job 38:1--41:34

Sermon

John P. Rossing

... ) Now God proves that Job was right. He shows up and crushes Job's arguments with his power and authority. So Job gets what he wanted, in a way. God finally appears and speaks to him, just as Job has been demanding. But the result is not a victory for Job. ... God is a dictator, he's a benevolent one. After all, he may be slow to respond, and his response may not be what we want to hear, but he does respond. He answers Job, which shows that he has been listening and watching all along. From the beginning, Job's ...

1034. Easter is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Acts 1:1-11, Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ’re supposed to treat unbelievers and weirdos and homosexuals. But, hey, we didn’t create the problem! We’re just trying to solve it. And we’ve got some really good ideas. So how about it, Lord? Isn’t it time you restored the church to power? You wouldn’t want to waste another Easter, would you, Lord?" And Jesus says to us, as he said to those first disciples so long ago, "Oh, don’t you worry about that. You don’t need that kind of power and you don’t need to know when God is going to ...

1035. He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Larry Powell

... replied, "I do this so I can know how it really feels when I come before the thousands of persons who will see me in the play as I carry Christ's cross up Golgotha's hill." That IS impressive. A man so dedicated to his pursuit that he wants to become totally absorbed in it, allow it to be a genuine part of his experience. This is what separates the genuine article from the synthetic. The Bible says that the "WORD BECAME FLESH," and that "in all ways Christ became like us." He entered into humanity not only ...

1036. Mother's Day Gifts

Ephesians 6:10-20

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... love their father and in how you love the Lord and his Church? Do they see Christ in your unending love, your patience, your concern for others, and your encouragement of them? One of the greatest gifts you can offer your children is to be the kind of person you want them to be. Your Time The second thing you must give your child is your time! Each one of us knows how hectic life is these days. There are more demands on us and our time than ever before. And the sad result of all the time-consuming activity ...

1037. Encounters With Christ IV: Jesus and the Woman at the Well

Sermon

James W. Moore

... One who said to the woman at the well: “I know all about you. I know about your sins. I know about your past. I know about your sordid reputation… and I still love you, I still value you, I still care about you, I still forgive you and I want to help you make a new start with your life.” Jesus reached out to that Samaritan woman. He didn’t wait. He took the initiative… That’s one of the greatest things about Christian love. It doesn’t wait around to be asked. It seeks people out. It reaches ...

1038. Raised Voices

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... long dead. And then what's our guarantee that the people who live there now would let us in? REBECCA: But the Lord says ... HANNAH: Are you sure that's the Lord talking? Or is it just Moses, claiming to be the mouthpiece of God? You know how much he wants this to happen. REBECCA: (Desperately) We all do! HANNAH: Speak for yourself, Rebecca. I do not think this is a good idea. At all. And I'm sure this is none of God's doing. REBECCA: Why should you think that? HANNAH: Because it doesn't make any sense. It ...

1039. Jesus and the Women in His Life

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Thomas Blowers

... successful businessman and he died, the law made very clear that the eldest son and not the wife inherited the business. And if she married a tyrant who was not kind enough to die and leave her alone, if she married a no-good and things became unbearable and she wanted out -- well, she could forget it. Only men could file for divorce. In fact, all a husband had to do was hand his wife a slip of paper saying"You are no longer my wife" and you better believe it -- she was no longer his wife. It was about as ...

1040. The Mote and the Beam

Matthew 7:3

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... you forget it? I know some people like that. Then there are the others who are always tattling on everyone. I think they are the worst. They even make things up to get people in trouble. How about the ones who never want to do anything? If you want to play they want to sit, and if you want to sit they want to walk. Some kids are tough, some are pretty, some are mean, some are smart and some are dumb. You are really lucky to have a friend with all of the goofy people there are in the world. Aren't you glad ...

1041. The Beginning of the End

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

... the dedication in the book, his reaction was, "It is too much for me; I can’t possibly live up to it." He didn’t realize it, but he had been living up to it all his life, and in his own way, following Jesus all of his life. Jesus wants all of us to be useful, helpful, and productive - to follow him in loving service. But his "follow me" has another dimension to it; we are to follow him to Jerusalem every time our congregation gathers for Sunday worship and, to some degree, every day of our lives. Sunday ...

1042. Epiphany 4

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

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 ...

1043. Magic Mountain

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

... Lord in a vision, and not simply a magic show on the mountain; that’s why Peter spoke to Jesus and said, "Lord, it’s good that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." He wanted to mark the spot and turn the place into a religious shrine, which he and the disciples and others might visit to worship the Lord their God. Perhaps Peter believed that God was going to take Jesus from the mountain, as he did Moses and Elijah centuries before. Do ...

1044. Don't Go Near The Water

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

... his righteousness." "Whatever you wish men would do to you, do so to them." "You cannot serve God and money." "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." "You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." I hear difficult words like these and I want to say, "Hold on a minute, not so fast! Are you sure about what you're saying? There isn't much proof that you are right, that what you command is the way to life. In fact, your words go contrary to what I've learned in my daily ...

1045. Responding to What We Hear and See

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Joe Pennel

... when the people moved away from the riff raff, The church followed them Straight out into the suburbs. Looking at all we've done for you, Jesus, Why can't you leave us alone? We've got enough troubles now. Why do you keep pricking our conscience? What do you want for Christmas, our hearts? Because of his doubts, John the Baptizer introduced us to the One who is to come. And like him, we will have to respond on the basis of what we hear and see. As we move swiftly through the rituals of the season, let us ...

1046. The Rest of the Christmas Story

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

... You are thirty-five years old, with a wife and two children. What does the coming of Christmas mean to you? Because you are black, your family has been assigned to live in a "black area" (a bantustan), akin to a reservation. It is land the white people don’t want, poor land with poor jobs. The better jobs are in the "white areas," so you have gone there to work. You feel you are lucky to have your job, but you earn a quarter of a white man’s wage for your labor. Because you are black, your family cannot ...

1047. The Resurrection of Our Lord

John 20:1-9

Sermon Aid

... of Andrew Blackwood, Jr.'s "Jesus, What Have You Done to Us?" use it for the confession. Following several moments of silence, ask the people to sing "Morning Has Broken." Someone has written different words to the song. If you can find them, you might want to use them. 2. Or, you may want to use this prayer of confession: "Lord God of Love, we confess our weakness: In a world which does not know what it believes, we have not been strong in our belief in you. In a world of tension, we too have been beset by ...

1048. It Isn’t Fair!

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

... in his vineyard at five minutes until quitting time, he doesn’t quibble over salary or ask us why we didn’t punch the time clock sooner in the day. Thank God, when Jesus died on Calvary he didn’t say, nailed up there at that ghastly elevation, "Now I want it understood that only people who are truly worthy will get benefit from what I’m doing here. All of you other scum had better start to say your prayers and hope they turn the heat down by the time you get to hell." Actually, he’d only have had ...

1049. For He Shall Save His People - Sermon Starter

Matthew 1:18-25

Illustration

... to be saved. On an intellectual basis, perhaps, but on an emotional basis where decisions are really made (and I am convinced that most of our decisions in life are emotional ones and not intellectual ones --I think studies prove this) I am not so sure that we do want salvation. Indeed, I think that we even resist salvation. Oh, it is true that we sing songs in church like Rescue The Perishing but the problem is that we usually don't have us in mind when we sing it. We have someone else in mind. Who of us ...

1050. Kindness That Makes You Sorry!

Joel 2:12-17

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Barbara Brokhoff

... you: ‘I did it for you, Barbara, because of your sins. I died that you might live!’ " Young as I was, I decided to do it, and seeing him there, in agony and blood, my heart and my stubborn will were broken. For the first time in my life, I wanted to know Christ, not to escape hell, but to know him. No longer did it matter if my friends or family understood, no longer did it matter that everyone in the church already thought I was a Christian, no longer did I love my sins - but now, seeing him, loving ...

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