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126. Jesus Said: “Try Again”

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

James Garrett

... our lives are often fenced in by low expectations. The worst sin is to aim too low. Many years ago Oswald Chambers said to a group of students in a college chapel service: We have to learn to make room for God -- to give God “elbow room.” We calculate and estimate, and say that this and that will happen, and we forget to make room for God to come as he chooses… Expect him to come, but do not expect him only in a certain way. At any moment he may break in… Always be in a state of expectancy, and ...

127. Doing Our Homework

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... , but in God’s circle there is a place at the banquet. Forgiveness demands that we also include those who are otherwise forgotten and overlooked. Shall we distance ourselves and create barriers between “us” and “them” because “they” are, in our estimation, tainted? Or, shall we be church and draw near with them in love, unconditional and inclusive. The “they” may vary from community to community, but the forgiving love of Christ always includes them. If the Pharisees had bothered to pay ...

128. How Do You Spell Stress?

Drama

Timothy W. Ayers

... as it doesn't rain. And then there's the kids' dental bills. I wish we had dental insurance. These bills are starting to get out of hand with all the braces and fillings. Now I discovered that the roof is leaking and needs "major repairs," according to the estimator. Do I have to go on? We just don't make enough money. There is always more month than there is money. Sometimes I think about moving to Wisconsin and starting a little cheese store. You know, simplify my life a little. How do I spell stress? M-O ...

129. Trial-and-Error or Grace

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... righteousness, to love, community, family, church and society. I testify, that in my experience, I have found out that mature people keep relationships first of all -- they hunger and thirst to do so. Immature people insist on strict codes one way, their way, and estimate the love of the other by his or her subservience to the codes. To keep right relationships with people is to give a chance for genuine happiness to blossom. A great satisfaction spreads over the event. 4. Blessed are the merciful, for they ...

130. Competition In The Kingdom?

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... (Colossians 2:12; Romans 6:3ff).3 Jesus says in our gospel lesson that such a lifestyle is the true mark of greatness (Matthew 20:26). Do you not see the point? We are great already. Baptism has given us all that we will ever need; nothing could be more estimable or admirable. We are God's people! And that makes us servants of Christ and our neighbor. Of course, the role of a servant is not all that appealing to the crowd caught up in worldly things. We in the church are drawn to the idea at first. We want ...

131. No One Enters The Kingdom… Save With Empty Hands

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... “supermen” would conquer the world. In implementing his theory he began systematically to stamp out the Jews in a bitter expression of prejudice and discrimination. Hitler also publicly denounced Blacks, Negroes as they were called then, as an inferior race. Jesse Owens, in his estimation, should not even be present at the Games. Jesse Owens was not only present, but he went on to win four gold medals in the 100-meter-dash, the 200-meter-dash, the broad jump and the 400-meter relay race. He demolished ...

132. Are You Asking The Right Questions?

Zechariah 7:1-14

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... the Kansas City Star, speculated about some journalists and some scientists who refused to see truths that are not physical. The case in point was Pope John Paul II’s visit to Mexico. Huge crowds appeared wherever he spoke. In San Juan los Lagos an estimated one million people gathered in a meadow to listen to him. Why did these enormous crowds seek out this man? Such questions were never addressed by most news stories which covered the papal visit. Tammeus asks: “Why are they so interested in a man who ...

133. God's Christmas Greeting

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Robert Beringer

Christmas is the time of year for sending messages. That's why the postal service estimates some five billion Christmas cards and letters will be mailed in the next few weeks. By anyone's standard, that's a lot of money, time and trouble invested in sending a message of good news to friends and family. But messages are important, and for many of us, Christmas ...

134. Light For Our Darkness

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... , it is amazing to consider how we use our material resources. UNICEF has calculated that 100 million children will die in the decades of the 1990s. At least half of those children could be saved by simple measures such as immunization and medication. The estimated cost is $2.5 billion. That is about the same amount the American cigarette companies spend on advertising each year, or that Soviet citizens spend in a month on vodka. How painfully those statistics speak of what is truly important in the human ...

135. At The Name Of Jesus

John 12:12-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

It was the season of the Passover, one of the three feasts of obligation for the faithful Jews of the first century. Jerusalem overflowed with religious pilgrims - people who by their very definition took the things of faith seriously. Some authorities estimate that there could have been as many as 2,700,000. In one such Passover season, it was reported that 256,500 lambs were sacrificed, about one for each 10 pilgrims.1 The mood was one of religious fervor and of celebration. On this particular day, the ...

136. The Benefits of Christianity for Nonbelievers

2 Samuel 6:1-23

Sermon

Donald Zelle

"Oh, I don't believe in all of this religious stuff," said a young woman, planning her wedding with a pastor. "I just want to be married!" How many brides are like that, we don't know. If the estimate is correct, that 90 percent of all weddings take place within churches with a clergyperson officiating, then there must be many such brides, because 90 percent is far greater than the percent of Americans who belong to churches, to say nothing of those who practice Christianity regularly. This bride is ...

137. Another Tricky Question

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Christ. A few years ago archaeologists at a dig in the biblical city of Eshtemoa dug up 62 pounds of 15th century jewelry. The gems and silver, taken separately, are worth about $7000. But the jewelry, the combination of the silver and the gems, has an estimated worth of over five million dollars! Do you know where the jewelry was found? It was buried about 18 inches beneath the dirt floor of a cottage that has been continuously inhabited for 500 years. People had been living within reach of a treasure, but ...

138. Making Christmas Last

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... Square 1991 The Soviet Union officially ceases to exist; Persian Gulf War *1994 End of apartheid in South Africa, Nelson Mandela is elected President *1995 Federal Building in Oklahoma City bombed; Yitzak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, assassinated; HIV/AIDs epidemic estimated to infect 14 million people worldwide; In "The Trial of the Century," former football star and actor O.J. Simpson is found "not guilty" of murdering his ex-wife and a friend *1996 The use of Internet tools such as e-mail ...

139. Psalm 121

Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

... 800 pounds of oxegyn, 5,200 pounds of carbon, 160 pounds of nitrogen, 125 pounds of potassium, 75 pounds of yellow sulfur, and other elements to numerous to list. In addition to these things, which no man can produce, rain and sunshine at the right time are critical. It was estimated, the report went on to say, that only 5 per cent of the produce of a farm can be attributed to man’s efforts. There are many things in life that we are very capable of doing aren’t there? But for all of us there will come a ...

140. In Quest of a Treasure

James 1:1-18

Sermon

Larry Powell

... me to recognize others who have. I am thankful that our Lord set success and aspiration in the proper perspective. I may not achieve that either, but I am grateful for those who are seeking it. Kingdom people bless our lives. Are you a "success"? By Christ's estimation? If so, let us gather in places of worship and celebrate it. If not, then let us gather to worship and SEEK it. HOW WE PLAY THE GAME There is something to be said for the claim that organized sports have evolved to the point of a national ...

141. T.G.I.F

John 1:43-51

Sermon

William Luoma

... , the largest, the highest, the fastest. the longest, the most expensive or the most productive of anything. Nor are we alone in this fascinatiort with great things. Someone counted how many jars of water were changed into wine; (John 2:6) Someone estimated that two thousand swine with unclean spirits dashed headlong into the sea; (Mark 5:13) Someone figured there were three thousand baptisms in response to Peter's sermon in Acts 2; Someone counted five thousand at the feeding of the multitude; (Mark ...

142. Counterfeit Faith

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... you may have is because a man by the name of Blinky was the greatest counterfeiter of all times. He made five dollar bills that defied detection. It was impossible, even for the experts, to identify the real bill from the counterfeit. It is estimated that hundreds, if not thousands, of the Blinky-made five dollar bills are still in circulation. A bizarre set of circumstances finally led to Blinky's arrest and imprisonment. It seemed that he was so successful at counterfeiting five dollar bills that he ...

143. Dollar Signs and Life Symbols

1 Timothy 6:3-10

Sermon

Rev. Donald R. Shank

... you're trying to do with it. My contention this morning is that many of us do not have a symbolic image out of which our life moves, but rather, by default, we may have allowed an affluent, technological society to implant the dollar sign as the symbol, the estimator of the value of our lives. As Christians we need to carefully examine our life style and create a symbol that shall be expressive of what we intend for our lives as 20th century men and women of faith. And then in our theology and practice of ...

144. Why I Believe In The Resurrection

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Brett Blair

... responded to what they saw. A frightened band of disciples huddled together in a house with the door barred. That is the scene before resurrection. A powerful band of mighty witnesses thrust out into the world. That is the scene post-resurrection. It has been estimated that by the end of the first century over a half million people had come under the Christian banner. That is the power of resurrection. It is never easy to disregard the testimony of witnesses who are ready to die for their words. Eventually ...

145. The Role of the Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... shaped by the actions of our fathers? The role of a father, to connect with his family, cannot be ignored. Ten years ago statistics showed that from 1960 to 1990 the percentage of children living apart from their biological fathers more than doubled from 17% to 36%. It was estimated that by the turn of the century 50% of all American children would go to bed at night without being able to speak to their father. So, here we are. At the turn of the century. How are we doing? The good news is that it’s not ...

146. Building Barns, Postponing Life

Luke 12:13-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ourselves in a social vacuum, short of moving to Montana and trying to live on the land out in the wilderness. I suppose that even then you’re not truly living in complete independence. I once read where a PhD in agriculture said that by his estimate nature provides 95% of the energies necessary to produce a crop, while the farmer provides 5%. Yet, in Jesus story this narcissistic farmer is using the words I and mine as though he is the only one involved. In the movie Shenandoah, James Stewart plays a ...

147. An Encounter With Two Old Friends

Luke 18:9-14

Sermon

... was he suffering a depression? Or was his prayer a ruse to cover the bad name that he had gained among his countrymen who saw him as a traitor? The publican voiced our confession, did he not? "I, a poor, miserable sinner ..." Is this our genuine self-estimate? Does it honor the God who created us in his own image? A pastor friend of mine once said to me that when the worship liturgy compels us to the repetition of that statement of confession every week, the people will soon be convinced, and we will have ...

148. The Gospel of the Little Man

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

... for him would then be clear as crystal, and his supply for our deep need a miracle that would upset our every value, attitude, relationship, and corner of our beings. We recall the parable about a man who planned to build a tower, but who first sat down to estimate the cost. Not a bad idea. When we calculate the cost, we conclude that either we prefer not or we cannot. A rich young ruler came to Jesus with the question, "Tell me what I have to do to gain eternal life." The commandments were old hat, and he ...

149. The Man Who Came to Dinner

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Carveth Mitchell

... the first is humility, the second is humility and the third is humility. But Leo Durocher said, "Nice guys finish last." That is more to our way of thinking. Yet, underneath, we know that the verdict of Jesus is sound. "The world," we say, "accepts your estimate of yourself"; but that is often not true either. Self-confidence is not conceit, but it can easily become conceit if it is not bridled and controlled. Most of us at times encounter people who "think more highly of themselves than they ought to think ...

150. The Man Who Didn’t Care

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

Carveth Mitchell

... one came from the dead, that would save his brothers. That would have saved him, is the implication. It’s God’s fault for not pushing him harder. If he’d only known! And God should have made him know. We may be inclined to agree with his estimate that his brothers would be reformed if one came to them from the dead; but they wouldn’t, of course. They - or we - might gape in wonder, and quake with fear at such an event, but these emotions would soon pass. As with other fears and wonders, time would ...

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