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1326. WHAT IS MAN?

Sermon

Larry Powell

... food supply? Notice, the question is not "could," but "should?" It is no longer a matter of knowing how, but of knowing "whether." Our complex world poses complex questions which may or may not find us prepared. However, away from the sweeping concerns of global electrical warfare, genetic manipulations, space trash, and the hazards of living in a "third wave" future, other questions are being asked - questions which are more pivotal, in their own way, than all the inquiries of our more sophisticated minds ...

1327. Mother's Day Gifts

Ephesians 6:10-20

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R. E. Lybrand

... your children a Christian example in the way you talk to them and pray with them? Are you presenting a Christian example in how you love their father and in how you love the Lord and his Church? Do they see Christ in your unending love, your patience, your concern for others, and your encouragement of them? One of the greatest gifts you can offer your children is to be the kind of person you want them to be. Your Time The second thing you must give your child is your time! Each one of us knows how hectic ...

1328. Six Nails of the Cross III: The Nail of Envy

Matthew 27:11-26

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Wesley T. Runk

... classes felt for him. Their jealousy was so great that they actually desired the death of another man. It is hard to believe that one man would take the life of another man when the work done by the accused was good and for the benefit of all concerned. There is a story told about an old saint who came upon two companions while traveling between cities. As they talked he noticed that one of the men was filled with greed, while the other felt only envy for the other. The saint told the men as they came ...

1329. Some Women's Stories

John 7:45--8:11

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Carl Jech

... would like to admit, but today fewer and fewer women are content to live with limited notions of a woman's role and place in society. One of the reasons it is appropriate to associate this story with Luke's Gospel, is that along with his concern for outcasts, for the poor and oppressed, Luke also displays perhaps a greater empathy and respect for women than any other writer/editor in the New Testament. Beginning with the provocative story of Mary, who is proclaimed as a prime example of how God exalts those ...

1330. Will the Real Jesus Christ Arise?

John 20:1-18

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Carl Jech

... a lot of people who have this happen to them who don't deserve it. It's not a matter of fair or unfair. It's just the way things are." What really matters to Terry at this point is that he is surrounded by the love and concern of his family and friends, that he is not left alone. Reincarnation is primarily about fairness. Resurrection is primarily about defeating the power of death. Resurrection is about affirming life in the face of all the reasons not to - including the fact that life is often unfair and ...

1331. Rejoice! It's Lent

Joel 2:1-11

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Carl Hoefler

... , because our God has done something very good and will do something even better in the future. When one reads all three chapters of Joel, it is apparent that this prophet is not chiding or criticizing, nor is he condemning or even judging the people. Rather, his concern is to comfort the distress in the hearts of the people as they face the desolation of their land. A plague of locusts has devastated the land. Like an armed force of invaders with teeth as sharp as those of a lion, they have destroyed the ...

1332. The Symphony of God

Acts 5:17-42

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Carl Hoefler

... the crucified one had risen and was still alive. The high priest, in particular, cared to the point of deep personal concern, that the people in the streets, in the synagogues, and in the temple were listening to this "fish-tale" about a risen Lord. ... The people were not only listening to it; they were believing it. And, the greatest concern of all was that the number of those listening and believing was growing by leaps and bounds each day. The key to understanding ...

1333. God is About to Strike

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... his horse, and he lay prostrate on the ground. Like thunder, after the lightning, a voice rumbled around him saying, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" It was not an angry voice; it was the deep and resonant voice of profound and passionate concern. When the voice was silent, Paul broke the stillness with his guilt-induced question: "Who are you, Lord?" And the amazing answer came back, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting." It is significant that, when our Lord identified himself to Paul, he used ...

1334. The Mystery of God's Mercy

Acts 13:13-52

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Carl Hoefler

... - accompanied by a subtle threat - from the Sanhedrin. And, the Jewish leaders could not have done what they did without the support and the consent of the people. And, the people did not know what they were doing. From the cross, Jesus himself, said to God concerning the people, "... they know not what they do." The people did not know or understand what they were doing because their ears were deafened and their eyes were blinded by sin. The power of sin held the people in its vice-like grip. This is the ...

1335. Jesus Anointed by Mary

John 12:1-11

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Carl Hoefler

... at Bethany. Mary is anointing his feet with perfume. People: That was a sacred moment in the life of Jesus which we wish we could have shared. Pastor: The sacredness of that moment is with us now as we shut out of our minds all other concerns, real as they are, and think only of Jesus. People: We unite in devotion and meditation, conscious of the precious life of Jesus which he gave for us. Collect O Holy Father, whose Son, Jesus was anointed by Mary with costly perfume shortly before his death: Bring ...

1336. Messengers of God

Jeremiah 2:1-3:5

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James Wilson

... call that we should spread the Good News. Give us the words to say and the wisdom to use them. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Lord, we often allow ourselves to be led astray into the concerns of the world and we forget our call to share the Gospel of Christ. Too often, we have been more concerned about what our next meal will be or how we will make the next car payment than we have been about telling others about Your redeeming love. Forgive us, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "I Love To ...

1337. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

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Rev. Donald R. Shank

... our lives more than we'd like to admit. The statement of George Bernard Shaw becomes our personal manifesto, as he said, "Money is indeed the most important thing in the world." Perhaps we'd like to deny that, at least as far as our own lives are concerned; I know I would, but the question we must face then is 'What is most important in our lives? What is the symbol out of which we operate? The goal that directs our lives?' II. This brings us to part two, DOLLAR SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND YOUR FAITH. We want ...

1338. The Messiah For All

Ephesians 3:4-6

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... narrative of Christ's birth. Outside of that, we don't know anything about him, and he did nothing important. But how typical! The Jews were so preoccupied with the pettiness of life that they didn't notice the coming of Christ. The only thing that really concerned them was the reestablishment of the Kingdom of Judah within the Roman Empire, and they were too busy with that to notice that the King of Kings had come. Again, how typical, even in our day. Back in the early 1950s, the world was all involved in ...

1339. The Ultimate Question

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... of a bang." The life of each one of us can be divided into two factors: the means by which we live, and the ends for which we live. And the quality of any person or any civilization is dependent upon our handling of these two factors. It is concerning this aspect of life that St. Paul unleashes some of his most vitriolic remarks as he addresses the Church in Philippi (Paraphrased to bring out Paul's point): For many live of whom I have told you before and tell you now even weeping, that they are the enemies ...

1340. Jesus and the Women in His Life

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Thomas Blowers

... to others of the Risen Lord. Not only was Jesus' ministry to women unique, a prelude of things yet to come, but their ministry to him was unique as well a symbol of things which always ought to be. I have often prayed for some of the tender concern shown by the woman at Bethany who saw beyond her own problems to the needs of another and who ministered to those needs. I have often prayed for some of the courageous spirit and trust exhibited by those like Mary Magdalene who did not flee when put to the ...

1341. Speak From Personal Experience

Matthew 6:25-34

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Robert V. Dodd

... time anyone in your church got excited about the Kingdom of God? How did the people respond? Usually, we're more concerned about keeping things quiet than we are about stirring things up, regardless of the motive. Once, while thumbing through a ... trying to impress people with our grasp of the truth that we fail to point them to Christ who is the Truth. Sometimes we are so concerned about trying to convert people to our way of life that, we neglect to point them to the Lord who is the Life. In such instances ...

1342. Epilogue: Some Early Witnesses to Christ

Luke 8:26-39

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Robert V. Dodd

... place. What a grand privilege it is to introduce others to Jesus Christ! And the miracle of sharing my faith inChrist is that whenever I give him to others, Jesus becomes more of a Living Reality to me. There are many other accounts in the New Testament concerning how people encountered Christ at that point in their lives where they needed him most. I have sought through use of the imagination to introduce you to a few of those witnesses. You may read about them in the Bible. But most important of all, you ...

1343. Come From Anywhere

Matthew 15:21-28

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... the simple path of faith. How well those disciples learned their lesson that day is something we really do not know. Actually, though, how well we have learned it in our day is to us a matter of much greater importance. Do we understand what Jesus is teaching concerning the worth of others, his mission to the whole world? Do we understand that we human persons can come to God from wherever we are, that we have access to God no matter where we come from? I hope so, for this is one of the fundamental insights ...

1344. The Two Fires

Luke 12:49-53

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... simply the same experience, and only later theological refinements saw fit to distinguish between them. Both are affirmation that God can create a new warmth and glow within us through the fire of Christ’s spirit. C. S. Lewis once said that the gospel was concerned to create "new people" not just "nice people." The human need is an inner transformation that makes us into new creatures. It is the warmth of the spirit of Christ that accomplishes this. This is not something we can do for ourselves; it is the ...

1345. Faith Bridges the Gap

Luke 7:1-10

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... forever in death. It was not to be that way with the centurion’s slave in Capernaum. He was not going to be turned out, for this centurion was not a cruel Roman officer - nor was he a heartless Arab ready to accept the will of Allah; he was concerned. He cared about the man and that’s the reason he called upon Jesus Christ to come and minister to the slave. That he loved the man was unusual enough, but that he would turn to this Jewish healer, Jesus, to seek help and healing was absolutely remarkable ...

1346. Some Man

Luke 10:38-42

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... who was really special - "some spider" - but only Mrs. Zuckerman said, "That is some spider." She alone saw that the spider was the one who had worked a "miracle" in the story; she knew Wilbur for what he was - an ordinary pig whose life had been saved by the concern and ingenuity of Charlotte, who gave up her own life so that Wilbur might live. That sounds a little bit like what Jesus did long ago, doesn’t it, when he gave himself over to his enemies and to death on a cross so that you and I might ...

1347. Of Preachers and Preaching

Micah 1:8-16

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... say all this, let me assure you that it is not for the purpose of eliciting your sympathy for the complexities of the role I am trying to fill as your preacher and pastor - although sympathy is always comforting, of course, when a fellow can get it. My real concern, however, is to try to be frank with you about how I perceive myself in my role as your pastor, and to have you join with me in the purpose of making our ministry together as meaningful as possible. To this end let me pose some pointedly personal ...

1348. The Now-ness of Eternity

Zechariah 7:1-14

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... - salvation that meant fulfillment, the filling out in our lives of the dreams God had for us. In Jesus he put squarely and clearly before us the way to eternal life, the kind of life that endures forever. Eternal life, therefore, is not merely a concern of ours. It is God’s concern for us. What we long for God is working for - and seeking our cooperation in the process. As the Scriptures remind us, however, eternal life is God’s gift to us, a pure act of his grace. We cannot produce it or earn it. We ...

1349. Everybody Pray!

Matthew 15:21-28

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... yet there was genuine love in her heart for her own child. He goal and her motives were good. What drove her on was human concern. What consumed her prayer was the desperate need of another human being. Perhaps you and I do not grow and mature in our prayer ... for you and me to have the same kind of faith - and even more - as this woman had. You and I know what kind of mercy and concern God can muster for us. We have seen God's sheer grace played out for us at the cross of Jesus Christ. You know how much God ...

1350. The Godness Of God

Exodus 3:1-22

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... is? Does he care what condition we are in?" Yes, God knows about your personal problems and what you are enduring. God knows what a mess this country is in and he is concerned about the billion people who are hungry and about the refugees who live in squalor. There is not an injustice that God does not know about or is not concerned about. Look at the goodness of God to Moses. At the time Moses was just a shepherd tending his sheep and going about his business. Moreover, Moses was an escapee. He was a ...

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