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1476. Let's Get Serious

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... is. People talk with me, and they speak in plain English. They learn through the conversation that I am a preacher. They stop, then go back over what they said, excise certain things, apologize, and then they are careful as they move on in the ... to do what you can. And I don't want any timidity. I want everybody to make a sacrifice and to take a risk." But he doesn't stop there. So far all of this has been in the eighth chapter. Now the ninth chapter begins, and we come to our text for this morning. Now it ...

1477. You Are Somebody!

Galatians 3:26--4:7

Sermon

King Duncan

... . Oh, I knew them by name, and I knew some of their stories. But now I heard domestic abuse in this house, and great joy in this house because of a birth; I heard celebration here because of an impending wedding, and grief there because of a death." She stopped to talk with the kids who were sitting outside on the steps in 10‑degree weather, because they had forgotten their keys and mom and dad were at work. She remembered a house a couple of doors down where the people had said, "If the kids ever need us ...

1478. Pass the Pigweed

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... against the Red Sea, there was nowhere they could hide and nowhere to run. God gave Moses the power to part the waters of the Red Sea and the Israelites crossed dry shod. Pharaoh of course wasn't going to let a little thing like the Red Sea stop him, so he sent his chariots after them, and that's when the waters came back together, drowning the army. The Israelites celebrate, then plunge into the Wilderness of Shur. They find water at Marah, but it is bitter. God shows Moses how to sweeten the water. Then ...

1479. Chimps, Mount Saint Helens, and the Holy Gust

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... words to think and talk about God, us, and our relationship with God. You know that tiresome series of commercials where they show the same man walking all over the country with a cell phone to his ear? He stops every few steps and asks, "Can you hear me now?" They show him in playgrounds dodging swings, being stopped by a drawbridge, and taking a picture of a snake to call an expert and ask if the snake is poisonous. There are quite a few variations on the gag, and they seem quite proud of this series of ...

1480. Saved (Again)!

Exodus 14:19-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... would light a kerosene lamp and set it near a window, thinking if some traveler had lost his way, he might see the light and be â€˜saved.' "Years ago, an Indian was walking home from town. He lost his way. Darkness and stormy weather set in. He stopped at a white man's house and asked to stay, but was refused. He stumbled on in the storm until he fell to the ground, exhausted. Next spring, when the snow had cleared away, his frozen body was found on the lonely prairie near Sisseton, South Dakota. Almost ...

1481. Get AaMap, Ask for Directions

1 Samuel 16:1-12

Bulletin Aid

Frank Ramirez

... are unsure, but this day we are certain that God calls us in love to become his people. Prayer Of Confession The word "repentance" implies a complete turn around in direction. If we are going the wrong direction we cannot fix things by continuing that way. We must stop, turn around, and work our way back. Lord, we're turning around. For some of us it may be a long journey back to your arms. Run to us, bridge the gap, beckon us home. Amen. Hymns "Lord, I Am Fondly, Earnestly Longing" "Come, Let Us All Unite ...

1482. Expectancy

Romans 13:11-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... possibility. At least that is true for the most fortunate young people. It was true for lots of us. But sometimes, as life goes on, things slow down. Life may seem to stagnate into the "same old same old." The burdens and the threats of it may make us stop looking forward to the future with much happy anticipation. We may have a hard time finding any reason to get excited about the future. But so long as we know that God is at work in our lives leading us toward the fulfillment of our best possibilities, we ...

1483. Someone Is Trying to Get Through

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

James L. Killen

... give it a chance to happen, God may actually get through to you while you are sitting in church. But don't stop "tuning in" when you leave the church building. Remember, God is in the church, but God is everywhere else, too. Remember the ... to the presence of God. When, at last, you find yourself experiencing the reality of God, even if you just experience it a little bit, stop and pay attention to what you are experiencing. Don't just push it aside and go on to more pressing things. It is interesting that ...

1484. Light Is as Light Does

Ephesians 5:8-14

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... lives, destroying the true joy of life, and separating us from a loving God. Light is as light does. A lighted path is easy to follow. We stumble in the darkness. A family had gone to the movies, and on the way in, the young man of the family stopped by the refreshment stand to pick up some popcorn. By the time he got into the theater, the lights were already dim. He scanned the theater and couldn't find his family. People watched him pace up and down the aisle, searching the crowd in the near-darkness. As ...

1485. King of the Mountain

1 Peter 3:13-22

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... to play. Suddenly the cathedral was filled with the most beautiful music the custodian had ever heard in all the years he had spent in this cathedral. The music seemed to transport him heavenward. In what seemed like all too short a time, the shabby stranger stopped playing and slid off the organ bench. As he started to walk away and down the stairway, the custodian cried, "Wait! That was the most beautiful music I have ever heard in the cathedral. Who are you?" The stranger turned for just a moment as he ...

1486. No Shame

Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 (29-31)

Sermon

William G. Carter

... go. He's ashamed. There seems to be some shame around the church. Sometimes it keeps people out of church. An older couple stopped going to church after their son committed suicide. The people in the congregation were very understanding when it happened, but there's ... the cause for Christ. * I am his disciple. * I must go until he comes, give until I drop, preach until all know, work until he stops me. * When he comes back, I want him to recognize my face. * For I have forgotten all that is in the past, I'm ...

1487. Slaves of a Different Master

Romans 6:12-23

Sermon

William G. Carter

... songs said, "You gotta serve somebody. You gotta serve somebody. It may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you gotta serve somebody." One night on tour he sang that song and the crowd began to boo. The more he sang, the more they booed. He stopped playing and left the stage. Afterward, one concert-goer said, "I didn't come to hear that kind of bologna. I'm free. I don't serve anybody but myself." Believe me, friends, there is no greater slavery than serving only yourself. Paul says he is a slave of ...

1488. No Longer Damned

Romans 8:1-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... things they hadn't even done yet. He would tell them, "Don't drink, dance, or chew, or date the girls that do." He used to stop by the youth group meeting, listen to what they were planning to do, and start giving them speeches. "So you want to go bowling?" he ... alley. Don't let it happen to you." One time, they were talking about going to see a Disney film. The minister heard about it and stopped by. He said, "Don't even think about it - it's a waste of time. The Lord is coming back at any moment. When he ...

1489. Families in Christ

Romans 9:1-5

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... The wife had to leave to care for her sick mother for two weeks and returned to find the new cabinets installed in the kitchen. She was very pleased with the surprise, at least until a few days after her return, when a neighbor stopped by for coffee. After the wife praised her husband for finally installing the cabinets, the neighbor commented, "Yes, we were all very happy the fire damaged only the old cabinets." Joy, anger, frustration, disappointment, care, concern, and many other emotions are all tied up ...

1490. Beautiful Feet

Romans 10:5-15

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... a positive force, an opportunity for growth together, a situation where people are able to work together so all can accomplish a better life is certainly something everyone would recognize as a thing to be sought, at least in an ideal sense. But Isaiah doesn't stop with peace, as desirable as it is. Isaiah goes on to say beautiful feet also belong to those who bring good news, the part of the verse that Paul seizes upon. Isaiah continues with other thoughts, but Paul is content to quote the part about those ...

1491. Heaping Coals and Virtues

Romans 12:9-21

Sermon

Jeff Wedge

... treatment only gets worse when the youngest reacts by screaming, shouting, crying, and running to parents to complain mightily about the treatment. It is a difficult lesson to learn, but when the youngest begins to ignore the teasing, and the reactions stop, much of the teasing also stops. It isn't as much fun when nothing happens as a result. This works beyond the family as well. Rather than being hard with people, Paul suggests giving others more than they deserve, even feeding your enemies when they are ...

1492. Further on Up the Road

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Sermon

Rick Brand

... to trade seventy years of trouble here for an eternity of bliss. But they want their pie now because they do not believe there is something more. Maybe it is there, but it has no influence in how we live. There are even good Christian theologians who have stopped talking about a life after death because they want to point out that heaven can begin here on earth as we live in relationship with God, and hell begins here as we suffer the loneliness and alienation from God. Don't focus on the after death, focus ...

1493. Say What?

1 John 3:5-6

Sermon

Rick Brand

... 's favorite sin. Listen to our ads: "You got to break some rules. Nobody says you have to stay on the roads. Just do it." Yes, there are rules, but rules are made for whimps. Rules are for the other guy. The stop sign on the corner is not intended for us. Others are supposed to stop, but we live here. We know the community; we'll just drive through if it looks clear. For decades the medical community has been telling us the rule that smoking has a negative impact on the quality of life, and people keep ...

1494. The Power of God

Ephesians 1:15-23

Sermon

Rick Brand

... the person and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the passage before us this morning, Paul moves into telling them what a testimony he has heard about them, about their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the way they love all of God's people. So Paul says, "I never stop being grateful for you all in my prayers. Every day, every night, I give thanks to God for the faith of the church of Ephesus and for the love that comes out of that faith." But that is not all. Then Paul tells them about what he prays for ...

1495. All Your Facilities Intact

Acts 17:16-34, Colossians 1:15-20

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... so that it would be flat, like a table with a vertical post. The post is aligned with that place on the horizon where the sun stops its descent. It is as if the sun were "hitched" to that post, and could go no further. Then the sun begins its ascent again to ... some distance from them, listened, then at a certain point, he inserted his own contribution. It was an eight-digit number. They stopped and turned, surprised because they didn't know he was there. Then a smile came across their faces. The joy of a ...

1496. Even God Can Change His Mind

Exodus 32:1-14

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... Arie Brouer responded by saying that he had believed in God all of his life, and because he has cancer is no reason for him to stop believing in God. His son said, "But you and mom have spent a lot of your life trying to make this a better place for all ... me about what I have been taught and what I have believed over the years about the almightiness of God. Because if God can't stop this, then I have to come to some new understanding of God's almightiness, or perhaps reject it altogether. I haven't had time to ...

1497. Eye Exercises

Matthew 6:25-33

Sermon

Mark Trotter

1498. Joy to the World

Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... that the gospel says came to the women, was grace. Grace is what astonished them. That God, who came into this world to redeem it out of love and was rejected by this world, would continue to love the world. That is the Easter message. That nothing can stop God now from redeeming the world. Look at the way Mark proclaims his gospel, this "good news." That is what gospel means. It simply means "good news." His gospel begins with the words: The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. That's ...

1499. Laugh It Off

I Corinthians 1:18-20, 26-31

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... it sounds like Charlie Chaplin. It seems that he was dressed in an expensive suit, at least an $800 suit. He had Italian shoes, an expensive briefcase in one hand, and a black umbrella in the other. He was waving the umbrella at the ferry, yelling for it to stop so that he could get on. He ran all the way to the end of the pier, jumped ten feet across the water, and landed on the deck safely. He regained his dignity, straightened his tie, obviously very proud of himself for doing this. It was then that he ...

1500. Now Stand Up Straight!

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... who are followers of Jesus. I remember reading about the Christian mission to lepers in India, started by Paul Brand. He said of all the things that they were able to do for the patients, all the medical science, the wonderful drugs that they were able to give them to stop the disease from spreading, the one thing that the patients said meant the most to them was when they first came to the hospital and the staff reached out their hands and touched them. They actually touched them. That was it. They could ...

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