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1126. Branching Out

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Michael Milton

... . This is what Jesus was talking about. The disciples had been given a new life and an access into the very throne room of God. Jesus would be with them. They were to stay connected to Him. Why? Not only for their assurance and their joy, but that Jesus’ purposes might be fulfilled. All authority had been given to Jesus, and His disciples were to stay connected in order to bring others out with them. God’s goal for them, as His goal is for you, is to be strong in the Vine, Jesus Christ, so that you can ...

1127. Now Here Is the Plan

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... what He means to us. In the Lazarus story, Jesus is in Bethany, at the home of Mary and Martha. Lazarus is Mary and Martha's brother. Mary and Martha are supporters of the cause. They are dear friends of Jesus. Whenever Jesus is in the neighborhood he always stays with Mary and Martha. He told Martha at the raising of her brother from the dead, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live. And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die." When he brought ...

1128. Get Up and Go

Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... ." The Jews just sat there like caged animals who all of a sudden find the door to their cages open. They have been so habituated to confinement that they don't know what to do, so they just stay there. After Cyrus had defeated Babylon and said to the Jews, "You all go home now," many of them just stayed right where they were. Many of them, in fact, had bought property in Babylon. Perhaps you can understand that, for Babylon was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, with its hanging gardens and all ...

1129. How to Look Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18-25

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... preach that business about the cross here in Corinth, Paul, I'll tell you, people will think there is something wrong with us. They will stay away from us. You will never be successful in the world talking about a cross. That is when Paul wrote to them: The message of the ... the way the world does business, to take the scandal out of it. Paul says, don't take the scandal out of the cross. Let it stay there. Because if the Son of God ended up on a cross, it doesn't say so much about the Son of God, as it does ...

1130. The Subject Is Salvation

Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19

Sermon

James L. Killen

... than we can give it right now. Just remember it and think about it when you have the chance. Let's go back to the flood. Where did that come from? In the understanding of the ancients, there was no guarantee that, once things were created they would stay created. The darkness and death and chaos were simply pushed back and held at bay so that order and life could emerge. But they didn't go away. They were always hovering there on the edge of all existence as an ever-present possibility, ready to sweep back ...

1131. Can You Hear Me Now?

Exodus 3:1-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... his time in Pharaoh's court as a "prince" in Egypt. A quick recap sees Moses, in defending an Israelite, killing an Egyptian. Pharaoh hears of it and seeks to kill Moses. Moses flees to Midian where he meets the priest Jethro and his seven daughters. Moses stays in Midian, marries one of Jethro's daughters, Zipporah, bears a son, Gershom, and settles down as a shepherd keeping Jethro's flocks. It has been said by a desert mystic, "He will never be a prophet who was not first a herdsman." Here Moses has time ...

1132. Saved (Again)!

Exodus 14:19-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... came up from the north. We lived north of the school. It seemed impossible to face that storm, but a thoughtful neighbor asked her to stay at their home, which she did. He must have been a Good Samaritan. She was ˜saved' from the storm. There were no cars or ... home from town. He lost his way. Darkness and stormy weather set in. He stopped at a white man's house and asked to stay, but was refused. He stumbled on in the storm until he fell to the ground, exhausted. Next spring, when the snow had cleared ...

1133. Ten Friends Drive Us to the Promise

Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... whereby the world uses and abuses people to the point of exhaustion. We smile at human nature's manipulation and lame excuses for forgetting the Sabbath instead of remembering it. Two men, fishing on Sunday morning, were feeling guilty. Said one, "I suppose we should have stayed home and gone to church." The other replied, "Heck, I couldn't have gone to church anyway. My wife's in bed with the flu." Professor Jim Nestigen points out in The Hidden Promise that there is a promise, a word of grace behind the ...

1134. Expectancy

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... life out of chaos and death -- and we can also be confident that God has some things for us to do so that we can participate in God's saving work. We can take a similar attitude toward our own lives. When we are very young, it is easy to stay excited about the future because every new day seems to bring some new experience and some bright new possibility. At least that is true for the most fortunate young people. It was true for lots of us. But sometimes, as life goes on, things slow down. Life may seem to ...

1135. Someone Is Trying to Get Through

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

James L. Killen

... you drive to work or as you sit in class or as you wash the dishes or as you do whatever you do day by day. Just stay open to the presence of God. When, at last, you find yourself experiencing the reality of God, even if you just experience it a little bit, stop ... times a day says, "Nothing is more important." We all need to remember that nothing is more important than getting in touch and staying in touch with the living God. Pay attention to your experience of God and move it to the center of your life and ...

1136. A Place for You

Ruth 1:16-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... -in-law, grieving. Naomi says it is time for her to go back home. Her daughters-in-law say that they will go with her. She says, "There is no obligation for you to do this. You may stay here with your own families. Besides, I cannot provide you with anymore sons for you to marry." That convinces Orpah, and she stays in Moab. But Ruth says these most beautiful words of fidelity, Whither thou goest I will go, And where you dwell I will dwell; Your people shall be my people, And your God my God. That's it ...

1137. Are You Feeling Sheepish?

Psalm 23, John 10:11-18

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... the lost. God came to save us, but we rejected God. Rather than run, as the hirelings do when they see the wolves, the Good Shepherd instead stays with the sheep and is willing to die for the sheep. John wants to make this very clear. God chose to come to us out of ... to offer something. There was an old woman sitting in the corner. She happened to be the aunt of the host and was staying with him. She was asked if she would recite something. She was nearly deaf so she hadn't heard what had gone before. ...

1138. Blind Ambition

Mark 9:30-37

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... you have been taught all your life that your role in this life is to be the servant, in the sense of being subservient to other people, or taught that you have been given a certain place in this life by destiny, or even by God, and you are to stay in that place, then when you read these passages about humility and about being last, you will hear them differently than someone who has been raised with the wisdom that says you can be anything you want to be in this life, and there is nothing standing in your ...

1139. Family Matters

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... . And the second is, you don't. Having been converted doesn't change that. Conversion enlarges your heart, not your mind. If your were dumb before you were converted, you will stay dumb after you are converted! When you get converted, when you become a Christian, your mind doesn't get bigger, it just opens up. And humility makes it stay open. A Christian will have an open mind. The second rule is to listen to the other person. The temptation is always to stereotype the other side, to make assumptions about ...

1140. How about Something Different?

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... have one, for here comes a band of lepers. Lepers were ostracized legally. They couldn't enter villages or cities. They had to stay out on the borders of life. They were to get out of the way on the road if they saw somebody coming toward them, so ... that that person would not have to encounter a leper. They were to cry, "Unclean! Unclean!" to warn people to stay clear of the contaminated area. It makes sense that this incident should take place along the border, because borders in every country ...

1141. The Day Life Increased

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... who betrayed me,] that I will meet them in Galilee." Joseph then sends his brothers to fetch their father, Jacob, who is aged, ready to die. Joseph wants to see his father one more time. He also summons the youngest son in the family, Benjamin, who has stayed with Jacob. There is a family reunion. Then Jacob dies. The brothers, fearing that now that the father is gone, Joseph will seek revenge upon them for what they did to him, fall down and beg for mercy and forgiveness. And in one of the most beautiful ...

1142. The Paraclete Is Not a Bird

John 14:23-29

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... who feel that they have been abandoned or betrayed in some way, or some way overwhelmed by the events of their life. They're the ones that apocalypse is written for. Sometimes I stay home in the morning to write my sermon, so I won't be disturbed. One morning the doorbell rang. It is not a happy sound to one who stays at home to be undisturbed. I opened the door and discovered two women standing there, nicely dressed, holding clipboards. "We would like to ask you some questions and discuss with you matters ...

1143. They Grow Up Fast

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... But I would suggest that she is equally exemplary as a model of a parent, for the same reason the Church lifted her up as the model believer. She is the model parent, because she hung in there for her son. She stayed by her son even though she never understood him, even though he broke her heart. She stayed with him. She was there at the manger, and she was at the cross. She is the only one who can say that. She was with him from the beginning to the end, never quite understanding him. Mary is the model of ...

1144. When Saying No Means Yes

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... you give up whatever it is that you are beginning to fear you are addicted to? If you can't give it up, then it has replaced God as the center of your life, the source of your strength and comfort. We make fun of temptation. Flip Wilson stayed on television for years just saying, "The devil made me do it!" But the Bible interprets temptation as very real, very important, and very specific. Temptation is putting something other than God, and God's will for your life, in the center of your life. That is what ...

1145. Where Can I Find the Church?

Acts 2:1-8; 4:32-37

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... are interested in finding out what this church can do to be a part of the solution of this problem in our society. I hope that you will stay with us as we go through this process. But I remind you that this church has always reached out to the poor with food and shelter. It is ... have now is an opportunity to do so much more, that is, to help people help themselves out of poverty. I hope that you will stay and see if it is possible for us to do more as a church than we were able to do under the old system. We ...

1146. While You Are Waiting

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... to the audience to which he first addressed them. The Bridesmaids is no exception. I understand that the custom, which is reflected in the parable, is still practiced in the Middle East today. I read an article written in the newspaper, by a man who was staying at a luxury hotel in Cairo. He went down to the lobby, and to his amazement, saw bridesmaids carrying candles, looking for the bridegroom to take him to the wedding. It seemed a bit anachronistic in that setting, but it was a piece of ancient custom ...

1147. You Will Never Walk Alone

Luke 24:13-20, 25-26, 28-35

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... made plans to do so. If you have told anybody about your plans, I am sure you have gotten a lot of advice on where to stay, where to eat, and what to see. Through the generosity of many of you in this church, Jean and I were able to take a trip to ... they come to a little town called Emmaus, seven miles down the road from Jerusalem. The stranger appeared to be going further. They said, "Will you stay with us? It is getting dark. Why don't you have a meal with us?" So they go in the inn at Emmaus, and sit down ...

1148. The Burglar's Christmas

Luke 15:22-24

Drama

Matthew Powell

... following speeches, they speak directly to him as if they are the voices of his thoughts. Will turns up his collar and tries to stay warm during their speeches) Narrator 2: Tonight, as this man stood stranded in the streets of the city, his hour came. It was not ... . If he goes this time, I go with him. Oh, James, be easy with him, he has suffered so. Father: You go to him now, he will stay. I will go to my room. I will see him in the morning. Mother: Oh, James, I thank you, I thank you! This is the night he ...

1149. In The Darkness of Oppression, There Is the Light of Salvation

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

I was staying at a hotel in a small town, near a large city. My room was upstairs on the front, overlooking the street. The noise from ... needing a room. As I listened closer, I learned that it was a man and his wife. They had come a long way. The young wife was expecting a child any moment. They needed a place to stay. The manager of the hotel explained to them how all the rooms had already been taken. There was an unusual amount of tourists for that time of the year. Many of them were on business, in town ...

1150. Vital Vulnerability

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Susan R. Andrews

... in our arms. How can this be? It is a mystery. But it is God’s mystery, and it is God’s startling choice. I was fortunate enough to give birth to my babies in the good old days when mothers were allowed to stay in the hospital and recover. And since I had two cesareans, my stays were luxuriously long, five days in each case. The first birth was a bit traumatic, so I needed all that time to heal medically. But the second birth was much easier, and so I had five days to sleep, to eat, to ponder, and ...

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