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126. Mystery

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... longer than is usual for most. Not only does the Sweet family put our Christmas lights up on Thanksgiving. We leave them up just as long as we can get away with and still avoid ridicule. After all, even though the official winter solstice has passed, it's still dark when ... lights not to mention using them to wish both Abe and George their happy birthdays. The best thing about all the long, dark days that winter gives, however, is a chance to hunker down with a good book . . . or six. Always tucked among ...

127. Preach the World and Reach the World

2 Timothy 4:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... The word means to build up. We are not only to be negative in our preaching, we are to be positive. We're not only to tell people what they are without Jesus, but what they can be with Jesus. g. Preach Compassionately We are to do this "with all long suffering and teaching." Rome wasn't built in a day, roses don't blossom in a moment, and fruit isn't born in a minute. You may not see immediate results from preaching the Word, but you can be confident of ultimate and eternal results because God's Word does ...

128. Love: The Happiness of a Godly Family

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Sermon

James Merritt

... kept his identity hidden from them when he was the Prime Minister of Egypt. But when he finally revealed that he was their long lost brother, the Bible says in Gen. 45:14-15, "Then he fell on his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept ... 4) Let me make this plain. Real love admits wrong doing; real love asks for forgiveness; real love realizes that no one is perfect. Not too long ago I saw a rerun of the movie, Love Story. If you saw that movie you know the last line goes like this: "Love means ...

129. Second Chances

Luke 13:1-9

Sermon

King Duncan

... to preach judgment.” They talked about it for a while and then they moved on to other things. She started to tell Dr. Long about her family life. She and her husband have several children, only the youngest of whom--a teenage boy--was still at home and ... the door and I said to him, ‘You listen to me. I love you so much I am not going to put up with this.’” Tom Long said, “Caroline, I think you just preached a sermon on judgment. God loves us so much God will not put up with the foolishness in our ...

130. “In Your Heart You Devise Injustice”

Psalm 58:1-11

Teach the Text

C. Hassell Bullock

... yes,” while at the same time it is under the judgment of God’s “no.”17It is not the “yes” (in the case of Psalm 58, the reward of the righteous) we mind so much but rather the “no” of God’s judgment. David took a long view of history and observed that human beings have a reputation for devising injustice and meting out violence on the earth (58:2). Sometimes we ourselves have been the hapless victims. We do not have to search history’s archives exhaustively to realize that we ourselves ...

131. Hallelujah! Come On, Get Happy

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

David G. Rogne

... by." Schuller had a piece. He calculated in that one meal he took in about 3,000 calories. That night he was depressed and filled with remorse that he did not have the strength to get rid of his fat. He says he prayed asking Jesus to help him. As long as he felt that he could safely eat a little here and a little there and still remain in control, he was doomed. But when he cried out for help and admitted that he couldn't control his appetite by himself, he was freed from his addiction. Alcoholics Anonymous ...

132. Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

Daniel 8:1-14

Understanding Series

William Nelson

... been defeated. This theme is borrowed by the NT, for in John’s vision also, the dragon “swept a third of the stars [understood to be angels] out of the sky and flung them to the earth” (Rev. 12:4). However, the enemy does not triumph for long. Then “there was war in heaven” between “Michael and his angels” and “the dragon and his angels,” resulting in the dragon’s defeat, so that “they lost their place in heaven” (Rev. 12:7–8). Isaiah 14, a taunt song against the king of Babylon ...

133. Stop the PANIC!

Luke 15:1-32 · Exodux 15:1-27--16:36 · Psalm 23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... the original group make it to their destination, not even Moses! And still God is with them. What kept them back? What took so long? Why couldn’t they move forward over the finish line? Most couldn’t even get close! It wasn’t that God wasn’t ... Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions? Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on ...

134. The Waiting Place

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

William L. Self

... made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6)? One wonders just where and how the hush in the theatre before the curtain rises finds a place in our lives long enough to listen for the invasion of holiness. How and where does Advent in this sense of still waiting happen to us? How and where do we detach from, as Buechner says, "the mythology of our age"? How do we listen? How do we disengage from the invasion, from our ...

135. Service And Reward

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... largest piece always went to the father since he was the wage owner and needed energy for the hard work he did. Need and not equality was the measure of what was fair in that instance. 3. Deathbed Baptism. The emperor Constantine delayed becoming a Christian as long as he could for fear that what he did might prevent him from receiving eternal life. Only when he was on his deathbed did he finally consent to be baptized, so late that he could not do anything to jeopardize his salvation. 4. Give Him a Penny ...

136. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

... were my life! Our God in heaven above knows how much I love you. (Sits down) Okay, okay, let's talk about it. What happened? MARY: (Tries to make Joseph understand) Joseph, the baby within me is conceived by the Holy Ghost. I am to be the mother of the long-awaited Messiah. I am to be the mother of God's Son. JOSEPH: Excuse me! Mary, do you have any idea how often that old trick's been used, how ridiculous you sound? Pregnant women have been using that excuse for years. Mary, I'm a reasonable man. Try me ...

137. Joseph's Pit

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... was glad to see him enter his work with the old gusto. He asked me to see to Simeon's well-being, but he stayed away and warned me not to say anything. Two days ago, the brothers came back. Again they didn't recognize Joseph. It had been so long since they had seen him, and, besides, we wear a lot of make-up. They also didn't know that Joseph and I knew Hebrew. We used interpreters with all foreigners. But I recognized them. And I realized they had brought Benjamin along. From the way they talked, they were ...

138. The Pageant

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... still find God's love. And maybe we can feel it as someone God sent to bless others. Now let's begin the story.] A very long time ago, there was a king named David. He ruled over a country on the far end of the Mediterranean Sea, a land called Israel. ... a teenager. It is likely she had been a servant because she was poor, was an orphan, and had to take care of herself for so long. For such a young person, it was a very lonely existence over those years. Ron, who will be our Mary? (As a person is chosen and ...

139. Nothing Is Impossible

Exodus 13:17--14:31

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... used because it came from the rising of the sun. It had the capacity to stack water on the one hand, but had a drying cycle on the other hand, so the children of Israel could walk through the sea on dry land. God just works that way… all night long. So the theology of possibility is grounded in the fact that when faced with a no win situation, when the reality of life finds us on a dead-end street with no way to turn, when the world declares that there is no possible way out, when defeat appears imminent ...

140. Recollections of Enoch, A Jewish Captive In Babylon

Isaiah 12:1-6

Drama

Robert A. Morgan

... familiar things. In any case, as much as they had to do for themselves, they kept watch over me as well, and I could share with them my grief for Rebekah; so we all helped each other at last to get here to Babylon. But that is all a long, long time ago now. These ten years have given us the chance to settle in here, and discover that, if it's just life we want, there could be harder life and more unpleasant life than what we have. These strange Babylonians, for all their heartlessness along the way, are ...

141. Saved By Water: The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... some pet or favorite sin. Jesus had a way of getting right at that kind of problem. To strike up a conversation with Jesus, as the Samaritan woman did at the well, was to take a risk. Jesus never was one to make chit-chat and small talk for very long. Sure, he might simply ask for a drink at first, but a conversation with him almost always got serious. By the second minute of their conversation, Jesus was deeply involved in the Samaritan woman's life. He had a message for her, a truth for her. He had a tall ...

142. HE DOES NOT WILLINGLY AFFLICT

Lamentations 3:1-66

Drama

... you know. 2: They told me I could leave if I wanted to. But that they would come back to get me, if I could wait that long. It’s been so long. 1: Why can’t I get out of here! [Thinks for a moment] Yeah, why can’t I just get up and leave. [Tries to get ... ’ve got to let me out of here. You’ve got to! [Bows head; is silent] 2: Please ... It’s been so long. Won’t you come back soon? Please! [Bows head; is silent] 1: [After a pause, head jerks up suddenly; shouts] I can’t stand it anymore! I’m ...

143. God Made Me Do It!

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... have been tempted. It must have been quite a temptation to take Potiphar’s wife while no one was looking. After all, he is a long way from home - it won’t hurt his father’s good name, besides all the other slaves in Egypt do that sort of thing. Besides ... probably very beautiful - quite a temptation! Or how about the butler. Joseph did him a favor - and had to stay in prison two long years just because this man forgot all about him ... what a temptation to now say: "I remember how you treated me, I’ll ...

144. Your Image of Tomorrow

Matthew 3:1-12

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... the two walked across the street together. When safely on the other side, the man said, "Thank you; when one has been blind as long as I have, he appreciates a favor like this!" Both were blind, and neither knew the other was. Well, moving into the future as ... ongoing process of our human living, shadows occur in many forms, and there are many kinds of night. Most of us who have lived very long can testify to the truth of this. But we will not be terrified by either the night or the shadows if we can have ...

145. Chapter X

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... than we. And when we see those that have it we often burn deep in our guts about it. For many people it is a life-long burn they feel, too. For no matter how much they get, it never seems to be enough. There is always somebody around who has more of ... end at sundown, and that he had to start and end at the grave of his father. At the crack of dawn Pakham started out, striding long as he went. Hour after hour he hurried through the fields adding acre after acre to his spread. At noon, urged on by the time, he ...

146. What Do We Do Now That We’re Happy?

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... comes to them especially at Christmas, causing the light of his goodness to shine into their hearts. We see this happening around us; we feel it in our own hearts. The good news of Christ is at work in the world, graciously giving us the happiness we long expected and a growing awareness that at last we are getting from God what we wanted all along. The task of retaining this sense of our salvation continues just as it always has. We are not to rest until Christ establishes his New Jerusalem and makes the ...

147. Movin’ Around Room

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... on occasion, or kindness might come limping forth instead of anger. What she is doing is discovering something new. To offset the long years of conditioning brought about with temper, she experiments with a new thing - an even-steven fight or her own change of ... . Through faith one moves on and creates out of this new thing movin’ around room. Such a story is good news. It comes long before the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus himself picked up and augmented this form of good news that creates new life out of ...

148. Christmas International

Drama

Dory Younger

... the big bells chiming - hear the small bells rhyming Sound the bells - Sound the bells. (When song ends, Danish costumed child enters from stage left, hangs strings of popcorn on tree, stands next to Mexican child while NARRATOR reads:) NARRATOR: Because winters are so long and cold in Denmark, children often feed the winter birds. At Christmas they hang strings of popcorn on their trees. When they take the tree out of the house after Christmas they plant it in a snowbank and leave the popcorn for the birds ...

149. As We Remember - Memorial Day

1 Chronicles 11:10-25

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... Bethlehem. Spurred by memories of his boyhood but knowing that the town is occupied by the enemy and that he is therefore longing for the impossible, the king exclaims, "O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem ... are compelled to count the cost of our heritage in terms of the lives of fathers and sons, in terms of widows and orphans. On the long run, we appreciate most the things for which we have paid the most. Our American way of life has been purchased at a high price. We ...

150. Waiting for God

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... have strutted onto the stage about 11:45 p.m. on December 31. The age of written history would have occupied little more than the last 60 seconds on the clock.” (3) All of written history in just 60 seconds! Can you see that what seems a long, long time to us would be only an insignificant flash of time to God? The Psalmist wrote, “For a thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night . . .” (Psalm 90:4) Actually, the Psalmist was probably understating ...

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