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1176. No Reserves, No Retreats, No Regrets

Luke 9:57-62

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Christians. Though 44 percent attend worship on a typical Sunday, less than one in four is really committed to Christ. There is a consumer mentality among many people who go to church, an attitude of "I'm here to be served. What do you have for me? If you stop pleasing me, I'm gone." That reminds me of a beautiful young woman who was married to a wealthy but elderly gentleman. One day he asked her, "Honey, if I lost all my money somehow, would you still love me? I mean, if I lost my mountain chalet, my ...

1177. Blessed Are The Focused - Father's Day

Proverbs 4:1-27

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... life, chances are that it won't be in theirs. If they seldom see you pray, except a perfunctory prayer at meal-time, they will not take prayer seriously. If children sense that Sunday worship is a grim duty rather than a treasured privilege, they will stop attending as soon as they get a chance. I remember a mother who took her poodle dog to obedience class each week without fail, and paid considerable money for it. But she failed to bring her little daughter to Sunday School even though it was free. One ...

1178. Worthy Is The Lamb

1 Timothy 2:1-15

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... British preacher, Charles Hadley Spurgeon. The radio newscaster Paul Harvey tells this story each year before Easter. Spurgeon was walking the streets of London deep in thought when he saw a young street boy. The lad was carrying an old, bent birdcage. Inside was a tiny field sparrow. Spurgeon stopped the boy and asked him what he was going to do with the bird. "Well," the boy said, "I think I'll play with it for a while, and then when I'm tired of playing with it- I think I'll kill it." He made that last ...

1179. Reverence For Life

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

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... I could ever picture Jesus flipping the switch on the electric chair, I might change my mind. Jesus got only one chance to influence a death penalty. A woman was brought to him who was clearly guilty of an offense punishable by death. But Jesus stopped that execution dead in its tracks. He made a statement then that I can picture him making now: "If there is anybody here without sin, let him lead the execution." Using that standard, there would be no more executions. A SECOND BATTLEFIELD IN THE WAR AGAINST ...

1180. The Road To Emmaus

Luke 24:13-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... death. But he was not always a saint. Before he was converted at age 29 he lived to fulfill every lust and pleasure. But Augustine had one great quality that saved his pitiful life—a praying mother. She never gave up on him until one day he stopped long enough to listen to the voices around him. Augustine had just heard a sermon by Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. We are told in public speaking and preaching classes not to read long quotes but I’m going to do it anyway and read something that Augustine ...

1181. Adultery, Cure and Prevention

Proverbs 7:1-27, John 8:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... live on the sunrise side of Calvary and Easter morning. There are four words that describe for us the cure for adultery and every other sin. The first word is confession. That means to identify the sin as God does, to call it what God calls it. We stop making excuses or rationalizing. We accept God's diagnosis of our problem. The second word is repentance. That means to turn and go 180 degrees in a different direction. In regard to sin, this means that we put away from us radically the thing which God has ...

1182. The Master at Prayer

Luke 22:39-46

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... praying for you..." This suggests that Jesus prayed for each of his disciples by name each day. Why do so many of us stop praying regularly and fervently? We get busy and distracted. The average American watches TV 25 times more than he or she prays. Some ... asked him to tell a little about himself. His third or fourth sentence began this way: My dad died when I was 10." The pastor stopped him and said, "Tell me about that. What was it like to lose a father at that age?" The young man leaned forward and his ...

1183. Failures Need Not Be Fatal!

Mark 14:66-72

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... was solid red." "For crying out loud," his friend said. "You're going to get us killed." The driver said, "Relax, my brother does that all the time." A little farther, they came to a green light, and the driver stopped. The friend threw up his hands and asked, "Why in the world are you stopped?" The driver said, "My brother may be coming." Don't you just love it when brothers and sisters look out for one another? Andrew and Peter had that kind of relationship. Today at the beginning of Holy Week we consider ...

1184. Put the Cross on Top

1 John 4:7-21

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the most important thing we do for youth is this: we help them kneel as humble sinners before that One who loved us enough to die for us. We assist them in saying a simple yes to this Savior and welcoming him into their lives as Lord. We will not stop short of the cross. We have a responsibility to reach out to that upscale agnostic who may live beside you in Cordova. Perhaps he or she is a bank officer trying to buy the American Dream. If he has an addiction problem, you could guide him toward our 12-step ...

1185. Getting Untwisted

Galatians 5:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... Now if you want your chain to be straight, then you must let it unwind to just a certain point and then make it stop. Some people are like chains that get twisted or untwisted, and I want to tell you about the difference. St. Paul tells us about ... helped you, and you are very happy that you are forgiven and free from that awful sin. Some people are like the chain. They never stop. They just keep right on winding until the next thing they know they are in trouble again. A long time ago people were like that ...

1186. MR. CAIN

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... can’t quite remember. JAREL Just try to forget. CAIN We’ve got it good. JAREL You’ve worked hard. CAIN But it’s a pretty serious thing to kill your own brother. JAREL If it weren’t for you the Land of Nod would be nothing. CAIN A whistle-stop. JAREL A gas station and a general store. CAIN When I came here there was nothing. This was open country, cows and sheep and scraggly trees. And I came along and I said, "Look here, boys, we could make something out of this. We could build a city here, like ...

1187. Chapter IX

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... that digs deep into a life. Once it gets a bite, it winds its way down into the center of a person. It eventually pricks the conscience with a sense of guilt, as anyone whose lies have hurt another sooner or later comes to know. To stop this personal destruction God said, "You will not lie about your neighbor." The clear implication is that we should love and value each other instead. As with so many aspects of the Christian faith, Martin Luther caught hold of this so succinctly in his Small Catechism ...

1188. Loud and Clear

Luke 8:14-15

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... it's harder to hear) Now, when I tell you, will you (choose another child) shoot the caps? (Repeat asking the child to say "God is love." Then keep choosing children to play with the pots and pans, whistles, etc.) I can't hear you anymore. Let's all stop. Please stop. I couldn't hear you saying, "God is love." You were saying it, weren't you? Our experiment worked just great. Some people tell me that they can't understand why they don't hear God talking to them like other people they know. Is it because God ...

1189. Signs Along the Way

Luke 21:31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... morning that I know you will recognize (Begin to hold up signs and ask them what they mean. I suggest three or four such as STOP, CURVE, 35 M.P.H., RAILROAD, etc. Let them tell you about each one) Do you know why I called them good friends? Because they ... tell us what’s coming. You and I know about signs and how to read them. Right? We know how fast to drive. We know when to stop and where there is a railroad track. So, if you can read those signs, then as a Christian you will also be able to read God’ ...

1190. LENTEN LITANY TO BE USED PRIOR TO ASH WEDNESDAY SERMON.

Drama

Michael J. Anton

... sanctum of the mind and the body. V: But we still have the people problem. R: We all need help. V: We play around with life. We play around with God. We play God. R: We cut off the air from each other. We stop up our ears; we don’t hear God. V: We disagree and stop trying to understand. R: We cover up our feelings and buy peace at any price. ALL: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. O, Lord, on your way to death, have mercy on us. V: We need to die, too. We need to die with ...

1191. Crossing the Great Divide

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... and obediently. If we are parents and children in conflict, to declare a cease-fire on charges and countercharges about the root cause of every crime in society, and to begin honestly examining ourselves and shouldering our own share of the blame for misunderstanding. To stop passing the buck and start facing up to the need for our own maturity, our own responsibility. If we are citizens worn-out and weary by our long laments over the warts and sores on our country’s skin, to recognize the need for action ...

1192. INNKEEPER

Luke 10:35

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... . In fact, Josephus and the rabbis considered Rahab an innkeeper, rather than a harlot, but it comes down to the same thing in the end. Isn’t it nice to know that today, when we travel, we have clean, commodious hotels and motels at which we can stop to rest and refresh ourselves. We don’t have to worry about the hotel manager sneaking in in the middle of the night and stealing our wallets! And certainly the food and accommodations that are offered to us are designed with our comfort and well-being in ...

1193. The Might of the Mite

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 99 sheep that were safe in the fold but one was lost. Jesus didn't say that the shepherd had a bunch of sheep or a large flock of sheep. The number was important because in the parable sheep represented people. I heard about a cute elderly lady who got stopped for speeding. She was going 70 in a 40 mile per hour zone. The policeman asked her, “Why were you going so fast, ma'am?” She said, “Sir, the sign back there said 70.” “No ma'am,” he replied, “That wasn't the speed limit. That was the ...

1194. A Risky Lifestyle

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . with a haughty spirit, the reporter said to Dr. Jordon, "Well, you got two of those Ph.D. 's and you've put fourteen years into this farm, and there's nothing left to show for it. Just how successful do you think you've been?" Clarence stopped hoeing, turned toward the reporter with his penetrating eyes, and said quietly but firmly, "Sir, I don't think you understand us Christians. What we are about is not success; what we are about is faithfulness." In order to be faithful, we must be willing to take ...

1195. Our Scheduled Appointments with God

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... would meet me here regularly and faithfully. I miss him. " I recall a little ditty that goes like this: "Whenever I pass the village church I stop to pay a visit; For fear that when I'm carried in, The Lord will ask, 'Who is it?'" The second reason to be here is ... just for a moment, a lunch pail in his lap. Well, the minister's suspicions grew, with robbery a main fear, He decided to stop the man and ask him, “Watcha doin' here?” The old man, he worked down the road. Lunch was half an hour. Lunchtime was ...

1196. The Mission of Christ Church

Nehemiah 6:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... bed. We belong to the Kingswood Sunday School class. When someone from the class asked us what we needed, we said, 'Since we have no relatives in Memphis, any food would be appreciated. ' The Kingswood Class had a volunteer bring lunch and dinner daily until we stopped them because the neighbors wanted to help and the frig was running over! Our class is really our extended family." Do you have a class or small group to help you become more you learning more about prayer, the Bible, and how to reflect Jesus ...

1197. What Is Heaven Like?

Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... asked the lone attendant to fill the tank and check the oil, then went for a little walk around the station to stretch his legs. As he was returning to the car, he noticed that the attendant and his wife were engaged in an animated conversation. The conversation stopped as he paid the attendant. But as he was getting back into the car, he saw the attendant wave and heard him say, "It was great talking to you." As they drove out of the station, Wheeler asked his wife if she knew the man. She readily admitted ...

1198. The Voices Of Christmas

Drama

Jerry Nordstrom

... not to call you earlier - Ah, yeah, sorry about dinner but you see, I’m, I’m, ah, in, ah, well, some of us from the office stopped for a little happy hour and, ah, I ah - I’m sorry, honey. - I know I promised. - An, no-o, I don’t think so. I, ... these nine lines has grown gradually until nearly deafening, a loud, clear, single, resonant chime cuts through the din. All voices stop very suddenly, and during a lengthy pause, all that is heard is the reverberation of the chime. To achieve this, a triangle ...

1199. Easter Turns ONLY into ALSO

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... , and prayed constantly to God" (Acts 10:2 RSV). One day, in his devotions, he had a strange vision in which a voice told him to send two emissaries to the town of Joppa, some distance south, and seek out a man named Peter who was stopping over with Simon, a tanner, in a house at the seaside. There was something almost revolutionary in this: Cornelius, a Gentile, would have ordinarily nothing short of contempt for Peter, a citizen of a race the Romans had conquered. But what was more, any Jew who consorted ...

1200. When Is The Baby Coming?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Erskine White

... Hardened frontiersmen become bath-givers and hard-bitten miners become nursemaids. Drinking and gambling are drastically reduced, and the men stop swearing when in the presence of the child. Old grudges are forgotten as former enemies unite in the common ... later than that. This baby will truly come to each one of us when we start caring more for His ways than our own, when we stop living in the old kingdom of this world which is passing away and start living in the new kingdom of God which is already coming. ...

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