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1376. The Receptive Heart

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

King Duncan

... re going to steal the neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it. Keep your nose to the grindstone and your shoulder to the wheel . . . it’s cheaper than plastic surgery. And finally: This land is your land . . . This land is my land . . . So stay on your land. (1) Not everybody has a great attitude, but a great attitude is important to all of life. In fact, our attitude can determine whether or not we respond to the Gospel. Jesus is teaching by the Sea of Galilee. Such large crowds have gathered ...

1377. Cookies and Milk, a Sacramental Meal

Matthew 14:13-21

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Glenn L. Borreson

... his attention with a two-by-four; and with that, Schmidt got down on the floor, squeezed under the bed frame so the springs almost punctured his chest, and said to the grief-stricken little fellow, "Well, if you're going to stay here for the rest of your life, then I'm going to stay here with you." Schmidt says this is what happened. "After fifteen minutes of eternity, George decided we would crawl out and join the rest of the folks. His mom gave us cookies and milk. It felt like a sacramental meal to me ...

1378. We All Need This Boat

Matthew 14:22-36

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David E. Leininger

... whole week sometimes with nothing beautiful, little good, until Sunday. Sometimes, when that choir sings, it is for me the difference between life and death." Why are YOU here? You don't have to answer. The fact that you ARE here is enough. You NEED this ship. We all do. Stay in the boat. Because it is here we hear, "Take heart. It is I; don't be afraid."

1379. The Ad Vent Wheat

John 1:1-18

Drama

Frank Ramirez

... in the sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But Little Lord Jesus no crying he makes. I love thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my side until morning is nigh. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in thy tender care, And fit us for heaven to live with thee there. Courtney: This advertising thing isn’t so bad. The grown-ups are going to ...

1380. A Wonderful Mother (In-Law)

Ruth 1:1-18

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to sacrifice her own happiness for theirs. Orpah reluctantly went along with what Naomi said. Orpah knew that Naomi had accepted her, believed in her, and had concern for her. Naomi had Orpah's best interest at heart, and Orpah knew that. She decided to do what Naomi suggested: She stayed in Moab and went back to her family and friends. For Ruth, it was different. She, too, had felt accepted; she, too, knew that she was believed in; she, too, knew that Naomi was concerned about her. No doubt her decision to ...

1381. Where Would We Be Without...?

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... to Catholic masses in Geneva, but the town's Protestantism rested on political hostility to the bishop, not doctrinal convictions. Farel knew the city needed a manager. During Calvin's stopover, Farel made a point of calling on the young scholar. He urged Calvin to stay and help establish the work there. Calvin protested that he had studies to pursue. "You are only following your own wishes!" Farel responded. "If you do not help us in this work of the Lord, the Lord will punish you for seeing to your own ...

1382. Transitions

2 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... met by another "company of prophets" who again pull Elisha aside and ask the same question that had been posed at Bethel. Elisha's response is equally irritable, equivalent to, "Yeah, I know; just shut up about it!" Now Elijah offers Elisha one more opportunity to back off: "Stay here; the Lord has sent me to the Jordan" (v. 6a). Again, Elisha will have none of it, so the two press on. Now they arrive at the river. It seems that everyone knew what was about to take place so even fifty or so of the local ...

1383. Looking for Jesus?

John 20:1-18

Sermon

John Smylie

... love for her Lord. She needed to tell someone, so she went to two of the disciples who were likely her friends, and she told Peter and John, who then ran into the tomb, looked in, and went back home. Mary was left alone at the tomb once again. Mary stayed there and began to weep. She was so full of her own confusion and sadness and trouble that she didn't even recognize Jesus when he stood before her. She was so caught up inside her own experience that she was unable to recognize his gaze or his voice when ...

1384. Right-Handed Sinners!

Mark 9:42-50

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... or they can be used to steal or cover up a flaw in the item we made. Moreover, there are some people in the workplace who will expect moral compromise and truth-twisting from us. Avoid them! There are jobs where sexual modesty and purity of thought are compromised. Stay away from those jobs! They may promise us a higher salary or a more comfortable future but they carry with them the kiss of eternal death, for Jesus asks, "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or ...

1385. But Is It True?

Luke 2:8-20, Romans 16:25-27

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... resemblance to Joseph. We don't have one manuscript saying that Jesus died on the cross and another saying he wiped off the blood and got back in the game. We don't have one manuscript that says Jesus rose from the dead and another saying, "No, he pretty much stayed dead." In other words, the discrepancies in the manuscripts are fairly minor and come down to an "and" or was it a "but." "Is" or was it "was." Was it an inn or a stable or a cave? It seems that Ehrman wants to push these discrepancies a bit ...

1386. Who Will Vouch for Me?

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

Sermon

Scott Suskovic

... Chicken Soup for the Soul. It is a story about a man who wrote a letter to a small hotel in the Midwest. He planned to stay there during his vacation and wrote the owner this letter. "I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and ... a hotel bill. Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog is willing to vouch for you, you are welcome to stay here, too." What a surprise. Here the man assumed all along that the dog was the problem and that he would have to vouch for the ...

1387. A Plea from The Heart

2 Corinthians 6:1-13

Sermon

Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... was a widow and got a small pension, and though her two sons who lived in town helped her out financially, my mother's income as a beautician was the main income in our family. Gran owned the house, and Mother paid a small amount of rent for us to stay there. In the spring of 1959, Gran had a heart attack at age 78, and as a result, she was mostly confined to the bed, which she hated. She had taken care of a husband, raised two sons and extended families, washed clothes by hand, wrung chickens' necks in the ...

1388. Let The Shofar Sound!

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... turned down the invitation, knowing that the way back to the parsonage was only about three miles. He cautiously traversed the snow-covered road. The headlights of his car were reflected in the densely fallen snow and visibility was effectively nonexistent. He barely managed to stay on the road. After some minutes of travel, he realized that he had missed his turn and had no idea about his location. He peered forward into the night and was sure that he would at some point veer off the path. Suddenly, he ...

1389. Salvation Has A Name!

Acts 4:5-12

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... branded as a criminal, whom they thought they had removed from the scene. The Sanhedrin had the authority to arrest Peter and John but they had no authority to put anyone to death. It appears that the court wanted to intimidate Peter and John; usually a stay overnight in jail is sufficient. Peter and John were not only guilty of healing a lame man. (It could always be claimed that it was a trick.) They were pushing the envelope further by claiming that Jesus wasn't really dead. In fact, he was raised from ...

1390. Who Am I?

Acts 8:26-40

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... in 1916 in Berlin. Her education included basic schooling in the suburb of Spandau and, later, a basic course in home economics. One day, after the Nazis had come to power, she asked the classmate sitting next to her, a Jewish girl, if she were planning to stay in Berlin. The girl gave no answer. The chair was empty the next day but Gertrude found out that she and her family had successfully flown the country the night before. The Jewish girl and her family were lucky. Later that year, in 1934, Gertrude met ...

1391. The Place beyond Punishment

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... and "the commandment not to treat a person as a thing." In other words, if a child spills milk or a society spills and wastes Jesus, we don't go out of relationship with them and punish. We stay in relationship. Like the religious right, I believe in moral absolutes. At the very least I believe in two that were articulated some years ago by the theologian Paul Tallish, those being the absoluteconcretenessofeverysituationinwhichamoraldecisionisrequired, and thecommandmentnottotreataapersonasathing. In other ...

1392. Having a Good Name

Proverbs 1:20-33

Sermon

Donna Schaper

... we have been, he would put in the Bach B minor mass, "Credo in Unum Deum." I would not go that far in praising the accomplishments of Christianity. But again I note the clarity such a mass gives. It gives us ethnic, national, and "birth" Christians a stay against individualism. It gives us an invitation to that place that exists between a welcome pluralism and a disturbing relativity. It gives us a good name to protect. It is very important to stop every now and then and just think about who we are and what ...

1393. Cheating Spouse Statistics

Illustration

... of marriages where one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional: 41%. 22% of men admit to straying at least once while being married. The average length of an extra-marital affair: 2 years. 31%. That’s the percentage of marriages that stay together after a cheating spouse has been discovered or the affair is admitted. Men [74%] are more likely than women [68%] to say that they would have an affair if they knew that they wouldn’t be caught. 17% of cheating spouses have an affair ...

1394. Like Birds of a Feather

Illustration

Charles Swindoll

... states that by flying in a V-formation, the whole flock gets 71 percent greater flying range than if each goose flew on its own. 3. When one goose gets sick or wounded, two fall out of formation with it and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with the struggler until it's able to fly again. 4. The geese in the rear of the formation are the ones who do the honking. I suppose it's their way of announcing that they're following and that all is well. For sure, the repeated honks encourage those ...

1395. Change Your Tune

Illustration

Grady Nutt

... the Grand Ole Opry), and then pulled all the knobs off! He had already tuned in all he ever wanted or expected to hear. Some marriages are "rutted" and rather dreary because either or both partners have yielded to the tyranny of the inevitable, "what has been will still be." Stay open to newness. Stay open to change.

1396. Building Bridges

Illustration

Staff

... quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done." The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge and then they met in the middle, took each other's hand. They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder, "No wait, stay a few days. I've a lot of other projects for you," said the older brother. "I'd love to ...

1397. Do You Know How to Listen?

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... a tug on her skirt proceeded by the words, “Mommy . . .” She nodded in agreement, giving some brief verbal acknowledgments as well. There were more tugs on her skirt and more little sounds, “Mommy . . .” Again, she’d give a brief verbal comment and yet stay right on task at her “KP” duty. After all, she was working so hard to perform that all important, kid-pleasing task. Five minutes passed. Steven continued to chatter and then she felt those tugs on her skirt again. This time the tugs seemed ...

1398. Are You Doing Time On the Bench?

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... in the wilderness. The Christian life is more Jeremy Lin than Tim Tebow. Most of us have to do our time on the couch, on the bench. The question is how we will handle our bench time. Will we stay faithful? Will we endure? Will we remain confident in our calling and mission? There is another place in the Bible where it talks about God taking pleasure in us besides Jesus’ baptism. In Hebrews 10, the writer talks about the challenge of bench time: of suffering, and persecution, and public ...

1399. Red, White and Pink

Luke 24:36-49

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . In short, pink is no longer a color. Pink is now a religion. Individuality and the rainbow of color possibilities are martyred to the iron law of “pink.” Unfortunately, what happens in the toy store doesn’t stay in the toy store. What happens in the “pink aisle” doesn’t stay in the “pink aisle.” The dictates of convention and conformity, of cultural expectations and day‑to‑day demands, forces all of us to “put on the pink” if we want to get‑along, go‑along, and get‑ahead ...

1400. Candidates for God’s Candid Camera

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... film the good, bad, or indifferent behavior of those individuals. People were asked to hold bags of money, tend fussy babies, stay put while a sprinkler system doused them, listen to terrible concerts. The situations the “candid camera” came up with were classic ... safety on God’s trigger finger. As long as there are these 36 righteous ones upon the earth, God will stay his hand from punishing the planet for its wickedness and waywardness. The most remarkable thing about these “righteous ones,” these ...

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