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1376. The Light of Christ

Isaiah 9:2-7

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... to transform our world, especially candlelight. He explains that of all the colors of light, the warmest is the color of candlelight. When Kinkade paints light coming from the windows in his Christmas paintings, he tries to capture the color of candlelight. It is warm, welcoming, an amber glowing. Nothing transforms the feeling in a room the way candlelight does.2 Once there was a holy spot in the country, and every week, people would meet to enjoy each other's company, to raise their common prayers, and to ...

1377. Shine, Moses, Shine

Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... God is present. God has given us intelligence and the ability to reason far beyond the effects of an emotional power surge. As our faith matures, we know that God is faithful to the promises in scripture. There comes a time when we must put away the warm, fuzzy "flannel board Jesus" of our childhood. When the Bible study facilitator asked if the class knew anything about Moses, one woman exclaimed, "Moses! Of course! The one who was found in the bulrushes. I always think of him as a baby in a basket." But ...

1378. Abraham Believed God

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... called the friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone" (James 2:21-24). James went on to say, "If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, 'Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,' and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead" (James 2:15-17). In the same letter he also wrote: "Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the ...

1379. He Will Abundantly Pardon

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... or Valley Forge. Indeed, this may have been the point of the whole vacation, to take in an important site that ties the past to the present, and on into the future. Certainly, if you have been to Valley Forge, for instance, even on a warm summer's day, it is hard not to shiver as you consider the horrific winter conditions that tested the valiant few whose faithfulness preserved the liberties we enjoy today. Or, perhaps, you have watched the pattern of the shadows change on the four presidents memorialized ...

1380. A Father's Heart Cry

Hosea 11:1-11

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... open, loving arms and tears of joy. Jesus knew the love of the Father as well as his anguish, just like Hosea had known it. "How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel?" the prophet asks. "My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender." "I will not execute my fierce anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God and no mortal, the holy one in your midst, and I will not come in wrath." The good news is that in the end God's love always outweighs God's ...

1381. Tales of the Spiritually Stupid

Jeremiah 4:11-12, 18-22

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... of hours. "Miracles" have become human terrain while God is increasingly pushed from the public arena. While much good has been accomplished by the human pursuit of knowledge and control, we have also placed our own survival in jeopardy. Global warming, ozone depletion, worldwide pandemics are very real consequences of spiritual foolishness. We have usurped God's authority while failing to attain God's wisdom and in so doing invited judgment upon ourselves. Yet spiritual foolishness need not be as large ...

1382. The Blind Pastor

Mark 10:46-52

Illustration

Steven E. Albertin

... contain some profound artistic or philosophical message, but I never was able to figure it out. It just looked like a jumbled mass of confusion. If there was a message there, I was blind to it. One day while I was standing in the office, waiting for the copier to warm up, one of the congregation's kindergarten-age boys, Adam, stood beside me and said, "Do you see what I see?" "Do you see something in that picture? I sure don't." Adam looked at me with glee in his eye, "Pastor, can't you see him? It's Jesus ...

1383. In the Waiting Room

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... latest super computers, economists cannot even predict with certainty what our dollar will be worth next year. As one man put it, if all the economists in the world were laid end to end, they still would not reach a conclusion. We worry about global warming, but a recent report suggested that the explosion of one enormous volcano could theoretically blot out the sun and spell the end of human existence on this planet. We don’t know what the future may bring. We may be here another million years. On the ...

1384. A Day of Singing

Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... know!” Regardless of our age or our vocation, most of us have a kind of music we can relate to. One Mom says that when her children first received a video of Walt Disney’s Cinderella, they watched it almost nonstop for three days. Since it was warm outside, the family kept their windows open. Their neighbors were having their roof re-shingled by three burly men. As the Mom went out to get the mail one afternoon, she heard a roofer singing, “. . . put it together and what do you get?” From the other ...

1385. No Room for Jesus

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... to hang it up. The stocking for the child born in a manger. It’s his birthday we’re celebrating. Don’t let us ever forget that. “Let us ask ourselves what He would wish for most. And then, let each put in his share, loving kindness, warm hearts, and a stretched out hand of tolerance. All the shinning gifts that make peace on earth.” (5) Wouldn’t that be a wonderful tradition for us to begin in our households this Christmas Eve? Hang up an extra stocking for the Christ child. And, perhaps, put ...

1386. Satan’s Talking Points

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... been rich soil for the germination of apocalyptic angst. From the ancient Mayans to Nostradamus to Y2K and now 2012, there has never been any shortage of end-of-the-world scenarios. The predictions of a “nuclear winter” have been replaced by global warming, and there is still a debate over whether the devastating climate changes will bring drought of floods to vast regions of the earth — but the general agreement among all these scenarios is, “its gonna be bad.” The grimness of our environmental ...

1387. Something Even Worse

Mark 13:1-8

Illustration

Steven E. Albertin

... to trust God and his promises means that we are headed for a destiny even worse than a nuclear holocaust. But to trust and believe the promises of God means that nothing in this world, not even the mushroom cloud of a nuclear bomb or the ecological disaster of global warming or the insidious attack of terminal cancer or the suffering and humiliation of an economic recession can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ. We can believe that because our Judgment Day has already happened.

1388. “Unto Us A Child Is Born... Next, On Omar”

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... star finally take you? Wise Man 1: We found him in a stable. Such a terrible place for a king. Wise Man 2: All those animals ... and he was sleeping on hay. Not a fitting place. Wise Man 3: Oh, I don’t know. I thought it was kind of warm and cozy. And the innkeeper and his wife made sure it was very clean. The hay was freshly pitched, not the same stuff the animals had been chewing. It was serene and quiet and, now I know this sounds crazy, but I even felt like the animals were in awe ...

1389. The Word Made Flesh

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... are being used. Perhaps I can get you one of my father’s cloaks? Mary: It’s all right. We’ll make do. (Innkeeper’s Wife enters with a tray.) Innkeeper’s Wife: I found some fruit, as well as the bread and cheese, and I’ve warmed up a little soup. If you need anything else, just tell Leah. (points to daughter) (Leah and her mother exit stage right. At stage left, Esther enters holding a blanket.) Esther: (calling offstage) Mother, I’ve finished the dishes. Is there anything else you need? Mother ...

1390. If We Do It, It Will Work

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... . Joseph: (talking to Innkeeper) Please, sir. We’ve walked a long while. My wife is so tired. Innkeeper: I’m sorry. But we have no rooms. (Innkeeper’s Wife enters from left and crosses to Innkeeper.) Innkeeper’s Wife: What about the barn out back? It’s warm and clean. Innkeeper: Sure, you can use the barn if you’d like. Joseph: Thank you. We’ll take it. Innkeeper’s Wife: (to Innkeeper) You take them back there. I’ll get them some blankets and bring out something for them to eat. Michael: I ...

1391. A Squirrely Holiday

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... and hurried to my car. As I sat back and reached for the emergency brake, I saw them.... a pair of well-worn brown work gloves neatly laid over the length of the handle. I picked them up and thought of my friend and wondered if his hands would stay warm that night without them. Then I remembered his words; "If you see something that makes you think of me, will you pray for me?" Today his gloves lie on my desk in my office. They help me to see the world and its people in a new way, and they ...

1392. 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... wait a minute: we adults practice this same good news/bad transparency tactic as well. Super-nanny Mary Poppins counseled that “A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, in a most delightful way.” Or in more mountain culture terms, it’s called warming the water before you drown the cat. It is this same sort of good news/bad news scenario that Paul offers today in his letter to the Thessalonians. Having been forced to leave that fledgling Christian community before he really wanted to, Paul is ...

1393. If This Is Your Faith, Tell Me Your Stories

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... might be available. The lower floor was used for ordinary daytime living and where the animals were kept at night. A separate stable for livestock would only be found among the more well-heeled elite. With the animals down below the heat from their bodies would warm the air, which would then rise to the upper sleeping quarters. Think of it as a very early form of “radiant floor heating.” So it was probably into the lower level of a relative’s home, a house already over-full with family, that Jesus was ...

1394. Every Day God Encourages

Acts 4:36-37; 11:22-24

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... , changed lives. A preacher tells about a woman in his church who is so excited to be a Christian. She had a shady past and pretty much hit bottom when a friend reached out to her and brought her to church. The church members welcomed her warmly and loved her into the circle of their love and God's love. She started going to church faithfully. She joined a wonderful Sunday School class. She began studying the Bible daily. She started praying regularly and in the process accepted Christ. She realized for the ...

1395. A Crib, A Cross, And A Cave

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... cemetery, the flu had invaded completely and he said he felt like the Chinese Army was having a pogo stick Derby on his head and stomach. Feverish and sick, he made it through the service, but he was starting to look like most flu victims, like death warmed over. As they headed back home, the funeral director suggested the pastor stretch out in the back of the coach. It had curtains and nobody would see him. The pastor thought it was a good idea and promptly fell asleep. He awoke when the vehicle stopped ...

1396. Breakfast On The Beach

John 21:1-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... two miraculous catches; the fish Jesus ate after the resurrection to prove he wasn't an apparition or ghost, not once but twice. There was also the fact that so many of Jesus disciples were fishermen. Fish seems an appropriate accompaniment for warm bread that morning. II. Brokenness Healed A. Across the charcoal fire of breakfast, Jesus begins a poignant journey with Peter filled with questions and answers. Recalling their very first meeting Jesus says, "Simon Son of John, (Simon bar Jonas) do you love ...

1397. Shaped By The Fire

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... Mother seeks to shape & mold her children into happy healthy, mature Xn adults, so God want us to grow & mature in our faith through presence and power of God's Holy Spirit. Our challenge is two fold. First: You're called to let the Fire of God's Holy Spirit warm your heart and set it on fire like the early disciples. And Second: You're called to let the Fire of God's Holy Spirit shape you, form you and mold you into the person God would have you be. You've been created in image of God. God has ...

1398. Living In The Spirit Of Gentleness and Self Control

Galatians 5:22-25, Colossians 3:12-17

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... richly" and helps us live a life of Gentleness and Self-Control. Those Be-Attitudes are Be Obedient, Be Kind, Be Forgiving, Be Bold and Believe. I. Be Obedient A. Let's look at Be Obedient first. Mom brought in a plate of fresh backed chocolate chip cookies, still warm from the oven. The smell was heavenly. The seven and ten year old son and daughter were told not to touch them they were for a party late on that day. "Oh, I want one of these cookies!" cried the little boy, jumping up as soon as his mother ...

1399. WaterFire Faith

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... WaterFire Festival (www.waterfire.org). 100 “fire-pits” kindle a roaring, but carefully contained, fire in the middle of the water. People flock to water-fire and watch the flames from the shore while they dabble their toes in cold water while warming their faces by firelight. Note: it didn’t take the construction of fancy shopping centers, or giant skyscrapers, or a big urban sports stadium, or a bells and whistles amusement park to bring people back downtown. All it took was the unquenchable ...

1400. Sermon Opener - WaterFire Faith

Acts 8:14-17

Illustration

Leonard Sweet

... -friendly WaterFire Festival (www.waterfire.org). 100 "fire-pits" kindle a roaring, but carefully contained, fire in the middle of the water. People flock to water-fire and watch the flames from the shore while they dabble their toes in cold water while warming their faces by firelight. Note: it didn't take the construction of fancy shopping centers, or giant skyscrapers, or a big urban sports stadium, or a bells and whistles amusement park to bring people back downtown. All it took was the unquenchable ...

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