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1051. For Those in Church: Joy and Service

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... . Another warning in this Gospel is: Beware of showing off in our practice of the faith. The religion of the Pharisees was one of ostentation. If religion is keeping rules, if you keep rules, if you keep all of them, then you can acquire an air of perfection. Jesus selected certain practices where the Pharisees were showing off. He says, "... for they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the ...

1052. Embalmed With Cardiac Arrest

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... say: "I am not alone. Even when I am alone, my Father is with me." As Emerson has put it: "God enters a private door to you, and you know it." God enters into every individual. And, as we pray, we are assured that we are not talking to thin air. We are in conversation with the eternal Father in heaven. Of course, no proof is possible, but then, no proof is necessary. What do I know for sure? Well, the list isn’t very long. But all the important things I know. I know not by sight, not by induction ...

1053. Embalmed Leaders

John 10:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... billion dollars a year. Has this enormous expenditure accomplished its purpose? Has it halted Communism? Has it won us friends and allies throughout the world? The truth seems to be precisely the opposite. A shrewd Latin-American commentator of Buenos Aires wrote some time ago: "There is no more pitiful role on the world stage than that of the savior. Help and aid are everywhere received grudgingly and resentfully. The United States is increasingly experiencing the truth of this but without apprehending ...

1054. Embalmed Alive

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... up space any more? Why should it any more be a burden to the soil?" It’s a question aimed at all of us. Our Lord asks: "What earthly good are you? What right do you have going on taking up space in the world, eating its food, breathing its air, using up its resources? Just the mere fact of being born and existing isn’t excuse. It doesn’t give us that right." What our Lord is saying, literally, is that each of us has the obligation of justifying the fact that he’s going on living. He holds up ...

1055. Salvation as Hope

Romans 13:8-14, 1 Thessalonians 4:13--5:11, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... first Christians that the coming of the Lord would occur during their own lifetime, Paul hopes that he would not have to fall into the sleep of death but would be among those who will be privileged to go directly "to meet the Lord in the air" (1 Thessalonions 4:17). So deeply were the Thessalonians stirred by Paul’s words "concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus and our assembling to meet him" that the apostle was obliged in the second letter to warn them against being "quickly shaken in mind or excited ...

1056. The Narrowness Of The Christian Way - 1950 (date estimated)

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... sad fate, when from outdoors I heard a familiar whistle. I knew it was my chum, Chuck MacDonald, calling me. With my habitual boyish courtesy I asked my dear teacher if I might be excused for a few moments, ran down stairs and out into the free air. "What’s the matter?" queried Chuck. "Don’t you know we’ve got a ball game? And you’re supposed to pitch!" I’ll always remember that game - great game! - we won! - wonderful score: 168-97. That evening, after a glowing description of my pitching prowess ...

1057. EPISODE 1: THE FIRST WEEK IN LENT

Drama

Robert Clausen

... a tiny little seed - so small it’s lost in a wrinkle in your hand - which a man takes and sows in a tiny spot of earth. It grows into a tree so big that the eyes of man never saw its like before. All the feathered creatures of the air can sit in its branches, and all the animals of the earth can find shelter beneath it. PETER: When will it be ours, Lord? JESUS: The kingdom? PETER: Yes, the kingdom. JESUS: It’s yours now. PETER: But where’s the greatness and the glory and the precious value of ...

1058. EPISODE 4: THE FOURTH WEEK IN LENT

Drama

Robert Clausen

... He is late with his respects. MARTHA: Open the casket. [The casket is set down and opened.] JESUS: Father, I thank you that you have heard me. And I pray that these people may believe that you have sent me.... Lazarus, wake up! Wake up, and breathe the air of earth again. [LAZARUS sits up in the casket, opens his eyes, and yawns. Then he sees JESUS.] LAZARUS: Hello, Lord. JESUS: Hello, Lazarus. LAZARUS: It’s good to see you, Lord. We’ve been waiting for you. JESUS: I’m here now, Lazarus. We can go and ...

1059. EPISODE 5: THE FIFTH WEEK IN LENT

Drama

Robert Clausen

... money. JESUS: Will you also tempt me, Judas? Don’t you know it’s written, "You shall worship God and serve him only"? JUDAS: You haven’t answered our question. Are we going to have a chance to rule? JESUS: To boss others around? To sniff the air of lofty places? To have the joy of seeing others jump when you command? I know that this is greatness as the world reckons it. But in my kingdom it’s different. Greatness is measured by your service to others. JOHN: You misunderstand us, Lord ... JESUS: And ...

1060. Pilgrim Living in a Vagabond World

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... is a lot of confusion concerning directions. Many of us are very much on the go, but where? I am reminded of the man who employed the owner of a small airplane to fly him to a business appointment a few hundred miles away. After they had been in the air for a time much longer than necessary to make the whole trip, the man said to the pilot, "Where are we?" And the pilot replied, "Well, I think we are lost; but we’re making good time." It doesn’t count for much when you are making good time in ...

1061. In The Nick of Time

Genesis 22:1-19

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... drastic thing as "Here I am! Send me." All God wants of us is ourselves. He has given us everything, namely himself, and wants us back on our own two feet. Jesus rejected compromising candidates for the Kingdom with strong language. "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." He warned applicants to count the cost. What was it? A Cross. Christ asks from each of us not just a little spending money, but our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. The ...

1062. To Receive or Worship?

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... . Who said we were SUPPOSED to be getting anything out of it? Pray, who is being worshiped here? Or the question is: "Can’t we sing some hymns I enjoy?" Well, it all depends upon whom the hymns are being sung to. "With all the money we spend on air conditioning, can’t we keep this building comfortable?" Well, we can try, if being comfortable is what you come here for. "Don’t expect me to sing. You wouldn’t want to hear my voice." I probably wouldn’t, but maybe Almighty God would. He gave you the ...

1063. Trumpets in Church on Easter, The Very Idea!

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... , as it it were in a dream, suddenly there was a head lamp shining in through the bratice cloth, and a voice shouted, "Boys, you sure look good!" It was night when they got us to the tunnel mouth. Even before we reached it, we smelled God’s good sweet air. They wanted us to stay on the stretchers, but we'd been waiting ten days to stand up straight. In the glare of floodlights I saw my father and brother standing among others. Before we let them put us in the ambulance, four of us joined hands and lifted ...

1064. The Stepfather of God

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... great German preacher Helmut Thielicke tells about traveling to the United States by ship a few years ago. On the way over, there was a large German shepherd dog on board whose master had placed him in the care of the crew. The master made the trip by air. That was one miserable dog. He lived in an unfamiliar world with strange scents and people. The floor rocked beneath him. There were no trees, and at the railing the world came to an end. The dog moaned and groaned in abject misery. On the return voyage ...

1065. The Names of the Christ-Child

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... six-year-old son how to shoot a basketball. They were out in the backyard. The father shot a couple of times, saying, "Do it just like that, son; it's real easy." The little boy tried very hard but he couldn't get the ball ten feet into the air. The little fellow got more and more frustrated. Finally, after hearing his father talk about how easy it was for the tenth time, the boy said, "It's easy for you up there. You don't know how hard it is from down here." You and I can never say ...

1066. Because He Lives

1 Corinthians 15:12-34

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... come on earth as it is in heaven. But nobody is any earthly good until he or she is sure of eternity. Listen to what our founder John Wesley thought about eternity: "I have thought I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God, and returning to God: Just hovering over the great gulf; till, a few moments hence I am no more seen; I drop into an unchangeable eternity! I want to know one thing--the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy ...

1067. Reverence For Life

Exodus 20:1-21, Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... insane for five years or longer was to be killed. Then he signed a similar decree disposing of those who were deformed. Then he went after the gypsies and the homosexuals. Next he sought to eliminate the elderly. Hitler produced a movie showing lethal doses of air being injected into the veins of older people. This movie was designed to be shown to German children. As the movie showed old people dying, the narrator asked, "Wasn't that the humane thing to do?" But you might say, "Never could such a thing ...

1068. The Road To Emmaus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... under the owl, he reached up and grabbed the owl by the legs. Now, the events that followed are difficult to explain. Suddenly everything was utter chaos. The owl came to life. Walter’s thoughts about keeping the bird as a pet were quickly forgotten. The air filled with wings, and feathers, and screaming. In the excitement Walter held the legs tighter. And in his panic, Walter Elias, still holding on to the owl, threw it to the ground and stomped it to death. After things calmed down, Walter looked at the ...

1069. The Master at Prayer

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... angry you were with him for allowing that." At their next meeting, the young man was totally different. His experience in prayer had been a powerful release. He had opened up to God all the hurt and anger that was inside. Once that baggage had been aired, the love of God was able to start healing his insides. You don't have to be correct in prayer---logically, culturally, politically, or grammatically. God can handle anything that is on your heart. The fourth lesson from the Master about prayer is this: GOD ...

1070. Glorious Surprises

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... resources and put me to your tasks. Fill me to overflowing with your Spirit." God's glorious responses to that simple request, made on a continuing basis, have revolutionized my spiritual life. In the beautiful mountain area above Greenville, South Carolina, is an open-air chapel called "Pretty Place." Hundreds of couples have been married there. From that spot one can see many miles of blue-ridged peaks. At the front of the chapel, etched in stone, is this poem by an anonymous author: "You can only see a ...

1071. Put the Cross on Top

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... to you on a wide screen. It shows a church building under construction. Out front is a huge crane trying to lift the cross to its proper place on top of the steeple. But the crane can't reach high enough. So the cross is just dangling in mid-air. The newspaper article beneath the picture reported that the contractor planned to get another crane with at least a 120-foot boom and try again the following day. I felt like sending a message to that contractor saying, "Do whatever you have to do, but be sure to ...

1072. The Waiting Game

Sermon

James Bjorge

... to many forces which undermine their faith. My first experience of coon hunting taught me an important lesson about waiting. It was a cold November evening after Jack Frost had already nipped the pumpkins and shaken the autumn leaves off the trees. The refrigerated air filled the lungs and made a person desire to step briskly. The moon was kissing the earth with soft beams, and occasionally a great horned owl would pierce the silence of the night with his melancholy hoot. The hunt for coons was on. The ...

1073. A Gospel that Fills the Glove

Sermon

James Bjorge

... . As Jesus moved amongst men, he asked them where they hurt. Some had physical handicaps; their survival needs were paramount. Jesus first met them at this point of need. He never minimized basic wants. In his Sermon on the Mount he talked about the birds of the air and the flowers of the field. He told the people how his Father cared for them in their food and clothing wants. Then came the declaration that the Father knows that men need all these things. Jesus met a gal of Samaria who had lost her dignity ...

1074. God Stood Up

Sermon

James Bjorge

... David once got carried away with happiness. The Ark was being moved to town and David had a parade of thanksgiving to God. David led this mighty parade with the 76 trombones and he got so excited he danced with abandon throwing his hat and shirt in the air. His wife was disgusted with this display of happiness and when David got home, she let him have it with the wet blanket. And David said something like this: "I was dancing before the Lord, because the Lord made me king, and I wanted to be happy before ...

1075. An Identity Crisis

Sermon

James Bjorge

It all started like this: "Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:26-27). But Satan came ambling along ...

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