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1251. Playboy Or Plowboy -- Let The Party Begin

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

Lee Griess

... acceptance by the good life that we live. So how dare God receive and accept the playboy who returns with repentance? We forget that the reason Jesus told this story to begin with was to remind those for whom God's favor had become commonplace that God's love encompasses everyone and that God's forgiveness and welcome are open to all. For the fact is, we are all sinners, whether we stay at home or wander away. We are all sinners, whether we turn our backs on God or on our brothers or sisters in righteous ...

1252. What Is Your Treasure?

Luke 12:34

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... money or whatever is special to us, we end up trying to hurt others so that we can have more things. If we try to keep things such as food and clothes to ourselves, even when others need them, then we have wars or fights. But when you love God, it means that you want to share things that you have. You may even share your most important treasure, even if it is you ball glove or your knife or your doll. When you learn to share your treasure at your age, you will then be ready to share ...

1253. Beyond Denominationalism

John 13:31-38

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... . How is one world-wide church to be achieved? Argument has been tried, and that has failed. Keen competition has been tried, and that has failed. Force has been tried, and that has failed. Perhaps Christians should take the Christ seriously and try love. In this day Christians should envision one holy, universal church and should work for a structure through which it can function and worship together in the world. Why should there be one church? The church, said Paul, is the “body of Christ.” It ...

1254. What Christmas Is About

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... raw brute force. Maybe that is not the way God chooses to be powerful. Maybe God chooses to show power in a different way. Perhaps the power of God is best seen not in what the world calls strength and force, but in the weakness and vulnerability of love. Many years ago there was a popular movie, How Green Was My Valley. Roddy McDowell played the part of a boy who was different from the rest of the kids in school, and was picked on and bullied by everyone, including the teacher. One day after a particularly ...

1255. Death of an Alzheimer's Victim

Romans 8:28-39

Eulogy

John M. Braaten

... were plundered by a debilitating disease, those are no longer issues of concern. Now she is cradled in the arms of her loving Savior. Now only her knowledge of Jesus counts. Now only the time spent in worship of her Lord is of importance. Now ... away from a world of insecurity and constant disappointment to the absolute security of a fulfilling new life! Who can separate us from the love of God? Nothing in all creation! That is why we have come at this time of mourning to this place - this structure built for ...

1256. Nothing Difficult Is Ever Easy

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... secondary. It’s great if you can be here every Sunday, and it’s great if you can contribute large sums of money to the church, and it’s great if you volunteer to work in various ministries of the church. But above all else, we are to love God and love our neighbor. There is a legend handed down from the early church about John, the beloved disciple of Jesus. Of the twelve original apostles, only John is said to have lived to be a ripe old age. In his later years not only his body but also his eyesight ...

1257. What Children Owe Their Parents

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... about their parents. Never should you refer to them as the "Old Man" or "Old Woman." Those phrases don't carry the warmth of love and reverence God expects you to have for your parents. Perhaps all of us should be more like the young boy who went ... only be gained through years of living. So, when your parents ask you to do something, it is your obligation to obey. You must trust their love for you. You must know that they will never tell you to do something unless it is best for you and they will never tell ...

1258. Give Them Good News...

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... don't know what I'm about to say. I'd just like to tell you that there's not a person in this cabin who doesn't love you. Each and every one of us is going to have an opportunity to share what's on his heart when it's our turn and the ... of the church offer the world only sin and guilt and judgment and condemnation. Our message is all bad news. We neglect the good news about God's love and power to forgive. We fail to lift up for others the hope of a New Way of Life in Christ. I remember a lady from my youth ...

1259. The Way He Taught

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

... challenging biblical guideline - the way we do God's will is as important as the deeds themselves. So our guiding thought today is this: THE LIVING LORD JESUS CHRIST WILL HELP YOU NOT ONLY TO DO GOD'S WILL; HE'LL GIVE YOU THE HEART TO DO IT IN A LOVING WAY. I. The first time I turned to this text for study a few weeks ago, my eye was caught by the last four words of the first sentence, "the way he taught." The "way" Jesus taught, indeed! It was different. It was stimulating. It was refreshing. Why so? Not ...

1260. Proper 18 & Pentecost 16

Ezekiel 33:1-20, Psalm 119:1-176, Psalm 95:1-11, Psalm 115:1-18, Exodus 19:1-25, Romans 13:1-7, Romans 13:8-14, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 18:15-20

Bulletin Aid

... live. That was enough. (Only a few saw the risen Lord; the rest of us find life "at a distance" from Christ. But that is enough, because he is intimately close in the bread and the wine.) Romans 13:1-10 (L, C); 13:8-10 (R) - "Duty and Love." 1. Christian duty, according to Paul, is obeying the law of the land. He believed rulers were God-given, and should be respected, obeyed, and even honored. His theology cost him his head. 2. Civil disobedience is a necessary "evil." That's how Paul might look at it. The ...

1261. Proper 25

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon Aid

... with this litany between pastor and ministers: Pastor: God our God, we praise you for our hearts which respond in love to your mercies. Ministers: We praise you for our minds which open up broad avenues of understanding. Pastor: We ... mission," local and world. Charge to the Congregation Consider this: Personalize the Commandment. Ask the people to repeat after you, "I (name) love the Lord my God (pause) with all my heart (pause) ..." (Matthew 22:37) Planning for Your Congregation I. Other Scriptures Psalm ...

1262. The Richest Hill On Earth

John 19:17-27

Sermon

Robert Allen

... prayer, but it is our hope. People may say they are through with us, our friends may reject us, society may give up on us, but the God we see revealed in the Cross of Calvary will do none of these things, because he loves us. We may not deserve his love, but he continues to love us. I was reading a story recently about the great Alabama football coach, Bear Bryant. Alabama was playing several years ago in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s day. Alabama was holding a three point lead in the final minutes of the ...

1263. Do Children Like You?

Mark 10:13-16

Sermon

Richard Patt

... a little later in the story we read how the children came to him willingly and gladly. Do children like you? It’s one of those questions that gets to the root of the matter. It quickly suggests most of the human qualities we ought to have as a loving and caring person. The presupposition, of course, is that if children like us and are drawn to us, we are probably quite close to the Kingdom of God in the sense of living out our Christian call to care and concern for others. In these sermon minutes, let’s ...

1264. Bringing the Gospel to Marriage

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... was delivered at a seminary chapel service. In Bringing the Gospel to Marriage, Bryant brings a word of encouragement to those who are married during these times when marriage faces many experiential and theoretical tremors. He relates The creativity, fidelity, and permanence of love in satisfying marriages to the roots of the Judeo-Christian heritage.: Marriage today is in need of some "good news." The bad news is all around us. Dr. David Mace notes that of four marriages today, one is ended by divorce, in ...

1265. The Family Was God’s Idea

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... what we do with it. If we are honest with it, we burn off the fire; if not, it consumes us slowly in a smolder. The New Testament also says, "Be angry, but don’t sin." In other words, deal honestly with your anger and don’t make things worse. Love-oriented sex is another that I won’t have time to talk to, although it is a reality in our world that sex-styles are changing radically. And I think that the Christian church does not simply have to say "Yes" to everything, but a Christian response is not to ...

1266. He Commanded Us to Preach

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... the sword and dying by the sword. He commanded us to preach the gospel of truth. Why are people afraid of the truth? Is it because we punish and kill our truth tellers and reward our liars with accolades and praise? Why are people afraid to love one another as Christ has loved them? Why have so many of us been cast under the spell of untruthfulness and disdain or dislike for another because he or she is different? One of the great tragedies of the modern church is the manner in which the gospel of truth has ...

1267. Jesus and Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... had put in that had enabled Albrecht to fulfill his ambition. His closing words were: “And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn. Now you can go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream and I will take care of you.” All heads turned in love and eager expectation to the far end of the table where Albert sat. Tears were streaming down his face. Slowly, Albert stood to his feet and softly he said, “Thank you, my brother, but no I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too late for me. Look, look what ...

1268. God Sometimes Changes His Mind

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... Jonah on the futility of running away from God. As someone has said, "You can't ever run that far!" Of course, they are right. Most of you already know that the primary purpose of this most famous of all fish stories is to reveal the greatness of God's love for all peopleJew and Gentile alike. The last words of the book are some of the most beautiful in all the Scriptures. Jonah wants God to destroy the people of Nineveh but God says to Jonah, "You have pity on a gourd which you did not plant, which grew up ...

1269. From Tears To Triumph

John 20:10-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... ve nothing to lose and it gives me a chance to break in new material." Sometimes it takes a lifetime to get over losing someone we love. It is a universal loss. Even some of our children know what it is to lose a pet. Some of our teenagers may know what ... was, but that is not enough. Others want us to see Jesus die on the cross and say that is the kind of courage and sacrificial love we need in the world today. It is, but it is not enough. If the story of Jesus had ended with his life, teachings, passion, and ...

1270. Getting Rid Of Fear

2 Timonty 1:6-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of selfdiscipline. So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering ... he says that being timid is not God's will for us. God wants to vanquish our timidity by giving us the spirit of power, love, and selfdiscipline. Let's examine each of these attributes for a few moments and see if we can't become bold and adventurous like Paul ...

1271. A Failure To Communicate

Hebrews 1:1-4, Hebrews 2:5-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... wants to get through to us. Our lives matter. It may be true that we are but one of billions of people on this earth, but our relationship with God resembles the Little Prince's relationship with his rose. Here is the ultimate answer to all human dilemmas. We are loved. When we are feeling down, we might say to ourselves, "It doesn't matter what I do with my life. I'm nobody. Who cares whether I destroy myself or not? Who cares whether I am responsible or not? Who cares whether I live or die?" And a voice ...

1272. Presented to the Lord

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... think of Jesus as the Son of God, we may not give Mary and Joseph enough credit as his earthly parents. They were not wealthy people, as today’s story from the Gospels makes clear. But they gave him what he needed. They helped him know he was loved. And they taught him about God. The 22nd verse of the second chapter of Luke reads like this: “When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord . . .” This ...

1273. Congratulations, You've Made the Team

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... meant when he wrote of the inspiration he found whenever he thought of his mother. If I were hanged on the highest hill, I know whose love would follow me still Mother o'mine, o mother o'mine! If I were drowned in the deepest sea, I know whose tears would come ... a presence that is real, an influence that masters us and keeps us going. And as we travel patiently, we find in him a Friend to love, a cause to serve, a truth to believe in, and a loyalty to be true to. That is the pace that sustains us. Such is ...

1274. Staying Alive All Your Ministry Life: Will You Finish Well?

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... our dreams have special meaning. I put the sermons into the kind of file my wife uses for domestic work – an accordion-type file, usually brown, with ten or twelve compartments. The lesson? I need to be more dependent upon Jerry. We need to accept the care of those who love us and admit our need for that care. I put all the sermons and notes in that file, jumped into my car, and headed for the convention hall. I got there 15 minutes before it was time to preach and I knew I had to be by myself and get ...

1275. Going Hard against the Grain

Matthew 5:33-37

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... participate in the lies of others, and we will not respond in kind when mistreated. We will live out of the truth of God and out of the love of God and out of the extreme mercy and patience of God. We will live in such a way that the world is startled. Our lives will ... up the dust and give him a decent burial. "Second, Mr. van de Broek took all my family away from me, and I still have a lot of love to give. Twice a month, I would like for him to come to the ghetto and spend a day with me so I can be a mother ...

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