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1101. The Kind of People Whom God Chooses

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... , and went out to play a round of golf. His caddy noticed the t-shirt and said, “Sir, are you the coach of the Dallas Cowboys?” Without thinking, Dr. Hubbard said, “No, I’m not the coach. I guess I’m a scout.” The caddy was deeply impressed, and said, “I play football for Cerritos Junior College. Someday do you think I could play for the Cowboys?” Dr. Hubbard sized him up and responded, “Son, I don’t know if you have the size to play professional football. But keep at it, for you never ...

1102. The Future Shapes the Present

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... their anxiety and answer some questions about the promise of the day of the Lord. Sometimes we hear the adage, “the present shapes the future.” Indeed it does. We live in a world of cause and effect, rewards and punishments, and impulses and impressions. Paul points to another reality. It is just as true for humankind that the future shapes the present. Over the entrance to Andover Hall at Harvard Divinity school is an inscription in Latin which translates into English, “The end is determined by the ...

1103. Role Reversal: Baby and Priest

Hebrews 10:1-18

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... a humble demeanor, he gave the officer the requested information and jotted in his date book the time and location of his court appointment. On the appointed day he journeyed to the rural, county seat town armed with a notebook full of excuses to try to impress the judge into letting this important man of the cloth out of his speeding ticket. His face turned an ashen gray as the proceedings began. The judge who walked into the courtroom and took his center stage seat was a former political science major at ...

1104. The Next Step

Colossians 3:1-17

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... tomb didn’t make much difference to either the Romans or the disciples. Empty tombs were not that uncommon in those days. People were always stealing bodies. They said the same thing happened to Jesus’ body. Somebody obviously stole it. An empty tomb was not impressive. It did not proclaim Jesus as resurrected. The cross did. The cross came back, not as a curse but as a strategy for building a new world. Christians began to die the way Jesus did, loving those who were their enemies. Christians began to ...

1105. In, But Not Of, The World

Jeremiah 29:1-23

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... God’s people will make you love God more.6 Again it is obvious how and why getting involved, getting this church involved in the affairs of the world, can facilitate a closer walk with God. Of course I do not want to give you the wrong impression. You and I cannot make ourselves live the sort of in, but not of the world lifestyle about which Jeremiah speaks. On our own we cannot live the baptismal life that involves the daily crucifixion of sin and selfishness and the freedom that comes from living for ...

1106. Your Sins Are Remembered No More! You Are Free!

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... people or what society says about you, what your image in the community is? That does not matter either. God does not count such views. He has forgotten them along with the sins you have committed. What a freeing Word! All the behaviors and memories or the slanderous impressions others have of you, that have held you captive, no longer matter. Even more glorious is that we do not have to do anything to earn this kind of forgiveness. It is a free gift of God! I could just end the sermon at this point, and ...

1107. One-Fired Up Preacher!

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... Elijah?’ When he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other, and Elisha went over” (2 Kings 2:14). Elijah’s cloak was his symbol of his authority as God’s prophet for that time. That dividing of the water so impressed young Elisha that he pleaded with God to do it again and confirm that he really was Elijah’s successor. The point is that God was into something far bigger than Elijah. God has bigger plans for your life and for mine. His plan is so big it is bigger ...

1108. The ABC Gospel

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... a visit? Perhaps there is a young person who could use help and guidance in dealing with the struggles of youth, and you might just be the agent God intends to meet them at their point of need. You might be their angel unawares. Naaman might have looked impressive in the sight of all his people, but to this young maid he was a man with a desperate need that only God could meet. She spoke of God’s amazing power to heal even those diseases science calls hopeless. Naaman was at first inclined to reject the ...

1109. Plumb Line Prophecy

Amos 7:1-9, Amos 7:10-17

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... trust.” We bandy phrases about spirituality and about God on the television talk shows, but one sometimes wonders which god is meant. In America we speak of God when we pledge allegiance, and we speak to God when we get into trouble or when we want to impress the masses. But, how much of it is legitimate? How much has validity? How much has depth? How is it that while the polls show the number of “born-again Christians” increasing, morality in America is at a low ebb? Is it not that we are morally and ...

1110. A Song of Promise

Zephaniah 3:1-20

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... promise does not fall flat when a season ends. The song of promise does not fade when the Christmas trees are taken down and the holly and tinsel are removed. This is a song of real promise. The song of which the prophet wrote is the song the Holy Spirit impresses on our hearts to celebrate the goodness of God. The song holds out hope and gladness for us as we realize, in the prophet’s word, that God daily “renews” God’s love for us in Christ Jesus.

1111. Light to Serve

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... on behalf of the people. The purpose of this arrangement was to assure the people that as the priest made a tryst with God, they could know that God was truly present on their behalf. On this given day, however, Isaiah experienced more than the usual impressive presence of the ark of the covenant which represented the presence of God. Isaiah sensed the presence of God in this unique vision of the reality of God. The priest was petrified by what was happening before him. He exclaimed, “Woe is me! I am lost ...

1112. The Fruit of One's Doing

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... son will grow to be a clone of the father. What is even more striking is the fact that as the son rests upon the arm of the father’s easy chair the bodies of both are blended as their tailored suits appear to melt into one another. The overall impression is that the father and the son are one. If you can appreciate what it was that Mary Cassatt was trying to convey in this portrait of the one-ness of a father and son, you have an inkling of what it was that the prophet was trying to convey ...

1113. The Fruit of Forgiveness

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... his brothers of his love for them and his forgiveness. He tells them in tears as they beg his forgiveness, “Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good.” By his own faith Joseph simplifies the matter. One should not get the impression that God can magically turn the evil into good. God had to do it through Joseph. In modesty Joseph does not say that he was the one who turned it all around for Pharaoh, for the population, for his father, and for his brothers. Yet it was through ...

1114. There Is Hope (A Christmas Communion Meditation)

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Brett Blair

... visit. In doing so we don’t see much resemblance between that kind of world and the kind of 21st century world that we have to contend with every day. The fact is, however, that with just a little bit of probing you’ll discover that our impressions are not true. The Bible sets the story at the time of the first tax registration in the final days of Herod the King. Miserable years they were. Herod was fast losing his grip, his grip on his work, his health, his sanity and increasingly on Judea. This ...

1115. Father Knows Best?

Luke 6:17-26

Drama

Dave Marsh

... came to him, and he began to teach them. Dad: Ok, now Jesus decides to take it easy and have a seat and talk to these disciple guys. Disciple, I believe, is Greek for ‘He who follows him that sits down on a mountain.’ Adam: Cool. Wow. Greek. (impressed) Dad: Keep going son. Learn from me. Adam: Okay, …"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Dad: Hmmm. Well, back in biblical times everyone drank wine because the water was so bad and if they didn't have any wine left then ...

1116. Christ in the Temple

Luke 2:41-52

Illustration

Charles H. Bayer

... what they didn't. But that's not what the text says. They found him, says Luke, "listening to (the teachers) and asking them questions." He was not the authority; he was the student. He was there to listen and learn. Now it is true that the religious leaders were impressed by how much he knew, and by how he answered their questions. But there is nothing in this text which indicates he was a precocious know it all.

1117. Father Knows Best?

Matthew 5:1-12

Drama

Dave Marsh

... to him, and he began to teach them. Dave: Ok, now Jesus decides to take it easy and have a seat and talk to these disciple guys. Disciple, I believe, is Greek for ‘He who follows him that sits down on a mountain.’ Adam: Cool. Wow. Greek. (impressed) Dave: Keep going son. Learn from me. Adam: Okay, …"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Dave: Hmmm. Well, back in biblical times everyone drank wine because the water was so bad and if they didn't have any wine left then ...

1118. Saving The Best Till Last

John 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... honest. We are not talking about taste. The “best wine” contained the higher percentage of alcohol. It takes time to ferment wine and time is money. So when this fermented wine is presented to the master of the banquet near the end of the festivities he is impressed. The earlier wine had been good but this was even better. But this was not the miracle. The miracle was known only to a few: the disciples and the servants who brought the water in, and, it seems, to Mary who knew about it even before Jesus ...

1119. The Super Highway to Heaven (A drama about Evangelism)

Drama

Dave Marsh

... : Well, if we want our church to grow larger then it’s important that I meet a daily quota. Jesus said to go out into the highways and byways and I figured that I should concentrate all my efforts on the information super highway. Jesus would be impressed. Isabelle: Okay, I’m not going to even touch that one. Let me get this straight – Your building the church through evangelizing on the web? Dave: Yep. I mean, look here. I was talking with this person I found in this soap opera chatroom and see, I ...

1120. The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

James W. Moore

... the roof of the house caved in. By this time, firemen were on the scene and the neighbors had gathered outside the smoldering remains of the house. The neighbors had been too frightened to go inside or to do anything to help, and they were tremendously impressed with the courage of the twelve-year old girl. They congratulated her for her heroic efforts and said, “Terri, you are so very brave. Weren’t you scared? What were you thinking about when you ran into the burning house?” I love Terri’s answer ...

1121. Eager For The Journey

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... cross, rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and is coming back one day to judge the living and the dead. Let’s see you do that? My friends, Christianity is a challenge. The world thinks we are naïve. They have gotten the impression, I think from the television evangelist, that we are all a bunch of dunderheads that think Jesus is going to solve all our problems and that life will be full of sandy white beaches, juicy fruits, foreign peoples, priceless treasures, and gorgeous landscapes. They forget ...

1122. His Trial

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Brett Blair

... conceived, plotted and engineered the whole plan. He was the real villain of the Good Friday episode. As he is marched into our mock trial we get to take a good look at this man who held the highest and most holy office in Israel. He seems impressive in his priestly robe, though it does not hide the smugness on his face and the cunning in his eves. Beyond any doubt he was the most powerful man in the Jewish nation, a classic example of worldly ecclesiastical power. His influence had reached far beyond the ...

1123. Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Word had come to the council that he had been having a remarkable impact on all who came in contact with him, and we felt an obligation to see whether or not what he was teaching followed the orthodox tradition. I admit John was an impressive fellow. He may have been influenced by the Essenes in his early days because his lifestyle was that of an ascetic - wearing sackcloth, living in the desert, eating only things like locusts and wild honey. He was a thunderous preacher, calling on people to repent ...

1124. The Apostles' Creed: Maker of Heaven and Earth

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... given there," Bryan finally conceded that the words of the Bible should not always be taken literally. In response to Darrow's questions as to whether the six days of creation, as described in Genesis, were twenty-four hour days, Bryan said, "My impression is that they were periods." Bryan, who began his testimony calmly, stumbled badly under Darrow's persistent prodding. At one point the exasperated Bryan said, "I do not think about things I don't think about." Darrow asked, "Do you think about the things ...

1125. Struggling with God

Genesis 32:22-32

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... get hit. No wonder Jacob limped. But he hangs on. And on and on and on. Now the sun begins to rise. Jacob's antagonist says, "Let me go, for it is daybreak." Who is this nocturnal nemesis wanting to escape before dawn? Whoever it is, Jacob is impressed enough to presume someone or something beyond the ordinary. He responds, "I will not let you go, unless you bless me." The man asks, "What is your name?" "Jacob." "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men ...

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