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1251. A Big Fisherman · Peter

Mt 16:13-20 · Jn 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... in the face of hostile soldiers threatening the Master, attest that. (Matthew 14:28-30; John 18:3-10) So he continued to do what he had been doing by way of lifting up the Lord. At the same time Peter was a sensitive man, especially where Jesus was concerned; and he did not hesitate to show it. (Matthew 16:22) Moreover, he was loyal to Jesus to the end. A fourth-century frieze portrays Peter, under guarded arrest, striking water from a rock in the name of the Master for the baptism of his jailer. Nor was it ...

1252. Life As An Investment

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Donald Dotterer

... Pepsico Corporation, the makers of the soft drink Pepsi. In this position, John Sculley had achieved everything that a man could want Ä power, prestige, public recognition, an enormous salary and a secure future. The thought of a career change requiring a move to the West Coast frightened him. He was concerned about losing pensions and deferred compensation and the adjustment to living in California, in other words, "the pragmatic stuff that preoccupies the middle-aged." He says that "I was overly ...

1253. Which Ones Were Lost?

Luke 15:1-7, Luke 15:8-10

Sermon

Merle G. Franke

... in on some of the hippie hangouts just to shoot the breeze. Such contacts would not have gone unnoticed, particularly by the few in our midst who were most critical of such associations. Those few asked me to meet with them to discuss their concerns. What were their concerns? Mostly the people I associated with from time to time. "You can't save everybody, pastor," one of them observed. "Some people are going to be damned no matter what you do, so take care of those of us who have not strayed from the ...

1254. Jesus Rejected

Mark 15:1-15

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R. Sheldon MacKenzie

... interest at all in a religious charge of blasphemy. What possible difference could it have made to him whether Jesus claimed to be the Messiah or the Son of God? He would have turned on his heel in contempt of any such religious quarrel as beneath his concern. And so the authorities laid a charge in terms Pilate had not been able to ignore. Anyone claiming to be a King, the King of the Jews, represented a threat to the Roman Governor and the whole military establishment in Judea. A pretender to the throne ...

1255. Lent 2

Luke 13:31-35

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Jack Brownlee

... along." They were going toward Sogane. Home was halfway between there and Bethsaida. It would be sort of on his way. "I'll check this master out," said Levi to himself as he picked up the basket. He would listen, but he would also remember the words of the rabbi concerning false prophets. "I'm gonna beat him so hard that he won't sit down for a week. No," she thought to herself, "that's not long enough. He won't go anywhere until he has recited his school work three times to me. No. Four. He will bring in ...

1256. The TV Revolution

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... do not understand the TV audience, we will be as effective as a movie theater which tries to draw crowds with jerky old black-and-white silent movies in this age of wide-screen, brilliant colors, Dolby sound and computer-produced graphics. The concern of this book is: How has television affected the way people listen to and apprehend the spoken word, and how should we preachers respond? From Orality To Print Ancient societies were oral. Without alphabets the only means of communicating words was to speak ...

1257. Where You Do Not Wish To Go

John 21:18

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John E. Sumwalt

... to carry on her work. He promised her that he would, and he thanked her for all that she had done. He said, "It will be easier for me because of you." On the Sunday following Wilma's funeral, Kevin stood up in church during the time for expressing prayer concerns and said, "You all know how important Wilma's work has been in this community. Will you help me to continue what she has started? There are many persons with AIDS among us who need our love and support. A great many of them are members of the gay ...

1258. With Unwavering Trust

Romans 4:1-25

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Clement E. Lewis

... So numerous shall your descendants be." He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb. No distrust made him waiver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. Therefore his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness." Now the words, "it was reckoned to him ...

1259. When The Heart Is Right Before God

Acts 8:9-25

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Clement E. Lewis

... are needful in making correct judgments. It is much harder to undo a wrong than to do right in the first place. In deciding for the right, several criteria should be utilized. The following are here suggested. *Is this decision fair to all who may be concerned? *Am I being completely honest with myself and with others? *Is this prudent in practice, and will the result be fruitful or helpful? *Am I being theologically correct, and will it stand the test of what God expects of us? *Will my decision and action ...

1260. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Larry Powell

... your telephone rings and you answer it to discover a voice on a computer inviting you to purchase siding for your home. Twain may have had a point. We deal with all kinds of things which appear to be "ever-presences," don't we: responsibilities, concerns, medical conditions, financial obligations, never-ending drudgeries which are to do over and over, and so on. But what occupies a person and the extent to which it occupies them is not the same for everybody. What is considered "ever-present" in a person's ...

1261. But God Can

Luke 7:11-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... to beg out of his calling by calling God's attention to the fact that he was a sinner. We expect that Isaiah felt that he had neutralized the call to prophecy with that confession. Jeremiah's age had not really been an issue. Moses' concern about his speech was of little concern to God. But there was no getting around the fact that Isaiah was correct. He was a sinner. Moreover, he could use his sinful condition to his advantage by using it for leverage. "Why, God, I can't be a prophet because I am a ...

1262. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

... their growth was being remarkably assisted in ways for which I had no logical explanation - that is, ways that were miraculous." In light of this, should we be surprised that Jesus performed miracles? It is claimed that two-thirds of Jesus' active ministry was concerned with healing. In the New Testament there are 35 miracles by Jesus. In a three-year period, a preacher using the gospel lessons for preaching will be confronted with a miracle of Jesus on 37 Sundays. Before we attempt to preach the miracles ...

1263. Sharing Shalom

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... the Bible means by idolatry. Hence, to clutch our dollars as if they were ends in themselves rather than seeing the hand that has cast them broadside in our pathway, is to become an idolater. Therein lies the danger of wealth about which the Bible is so concerned. But the danger does not diminish the sacramental function of wealth which is to remind us of the One who hides along our pathway. When we understand money sacramentally we can see that we are directed by our very wealth to trust in the God who ...

1264. The Ascension Announces a Triumph

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... heaven." But when will he come again? and how? and what about the days in-between his leaving them and his return? what does it all mean? For that matter, what does a lesson like this mean to you and me? Let us remind ourselves not to be so concerned with the literalism of the events of the text that we lose sight of the glorious message. When you start worrying about the accuracies of the account that comes to us from a pre-scientific world, you run into all sorts of problems. Just saying that Jesus went ...

1265. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

1266. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

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John R. Brokhoff

... ' most Popular Miracle (14:13-21). The miracle of feeding the 5,000 men is recorded six times in the gospels, more than any other of his 37 miracles. Each evangelist gives the account and two of them repeat the miracle with slight changes. Why this popularity? A. Jesus is concerned for the people's physical welfare - v. 14 B. Jesus has the ability to meet the people's need - vv. 18-20 C. Jesus makes much of the little we give him - vv. 17, 20 2. It Can Happen Again (14:13-21). In Jesus' day 5,000 men were ...

1267. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... . Similarly, Paul might tell women in 1 Timothy not to teach or have authority because there are women in that church who are teaching false doctrine. Perhaps they have fallen prey to certain fundamentalist fallacies (e.g. 1:4, 3:6, 4: if). Maybe Paul is concerned that they learn the truth, so he tells them to be silent, which any good teacher might ask of a student. In the end, Paul speaks more to certain women as individuals than to all women in general. Some women, like Phoebe, can have authority because ...

1268. Hope Against Hope

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... and be reassured that it is just a matter of time before this long night of winter gives way to the brightening dawn of spring. It’s easy to be reassured and it’s easy to cling to hope, where the seasons of the calendar year are concerned. But what about the seasons of life? What about the winter seasons we go through in life, when we are discouraged and disappointed; when we are filled with doubt and discontent? How do we live with the conviction that our spiritual winters will pass? Where do we ...

1269. A Perfect Prayer

Sermon

Erskine White

... in our Lord's Prayer! Jesus is telling us that when we pray, God should be the focus of our prayer, and we should pray for others and our community even as we pray for ourselves. Earlier we found much the same message in Solomon's prayer: be more concerned with what you can offer God with your lives than with what God can offer you through your prayers. Seek first the will of God when you pray. Seek first to live in His kingdom and practice His righteousness, and the other things you need will be yours as ...

1270. Joseph's Story

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... to divorce her, and I thought if I was quiet about it, I could spare Mary at least some of the embarrassment and ridicule which were sure to come. Your society seems almost casual about teen-aged girls becoming unwed mothers. In my society, it was a matter of grave concern and great shame. But it was more than the law and the shame that made me want to divorce her. There was also the hurt and the sense of betrayal. How could I have been so wrong about someone? True, Mary was very young, and I didn't know ...

1271. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... is that each one of us is important to Jesus, and none of us are left behind. We matter to Him. As far as Jesus Christ is concerned, we will never be lost in the crowd. If ninety-nine sheep are safely in the fold, the Good Shepherd will come after the one who ... lost sheep is you or me (Matthew 18:12-14). If we are humble and honest enough to cry out to Him like Bartimaeus, He is concerned enough to stop and respond - to treat us at that moment as if we were all that mattered in the world. Isn't that good to ...

1272. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

... 3). So, too, do we "eat" in a spiritual sense the things we read and listen to. Food for the heart and mind; food for the soul. Are you watching what you eat? Are you taking care to lift your hearts and minds beyond the concerns of the moment in the daily newspapers, beyond the latest titilations in the supermarket tabloids, beyond the drivel of this week's sitcom? Are you taking care to feed your soul with something more substantial, something eternal, something more important for your spiritual health and ...

1273. Physical Fitness For The Soul

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... tongue? Is it physically fit and under control, or is it loose and flabby due to undisciplined use? People will work hard and even punish themselves to shape up their waistlines, but this is only physical fitness for the body. We ought to be infinitely more concerned with shaping up and disciplining our tongues, since this is physical fitness for the soul. You ask, "What does my tongue have to do with my soul?" Jesus made the connection very plain when He said: "I tell you, on the day of judgment you must ...

1274. Epiphany 2

John 2:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Psalm 96:1-13, Psalm 36:1-12

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George Bass

... , for the good of all the believers, not for the gain, welfare, and even the praise of the "gifted" ones. There is a kind of "God knows best" about all of this; he determines what gifts shall be given and to whom they should be given. And he is concerned that all of the gifts should be appreciated and highly valued by the community, so that none would be elevated in the eyes of the faithful to the diminution - or exclusion - of the others. The gifts of the Spirit are God's to give, and he gives them as ...

1275. Advent 2

Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 3:1-20, Philippians 1:1-11

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George Bass

... Messiah. He did that by preaching a "baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins," adding that soon all people "shall see the salvation of God." The Second Sunday in Advent attunes the church to realized eschatology, as far as John's basic work is concerned. But the preaching pastor will realize that Isaiah's prophecy, "and all flesh shall see the salvation of God," has not yet been accomplished; the good news must still be preached all over the earth, but it remains that it will only be with Jesus ...

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