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1526. Abraham and God's Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... in his voice, “I didn’t HAVE A SUIT, I HAD FILM.” The clerk asked the gentleman if he ever watched TV. He said, “Sometimes.” Then the clerk announced, “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!” Do you remember the famous line as the shows goes off the air? Mr. Funt states, “Remember, when you least expect it, someone, somewhere may walk up to you and say, ‘Smile, You’re on Candid Camera.’” (1) Sometimes life is confusing, isn’t it? It would not surprise us at all to have someone say to us ...

1527. God Will Make All Things New

Revelation 21:1-27

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H. Burnham Kirkland

Call To Worship God created the heavens and the earth and entrusted them to our care. In our folly, we have polluted the earth and the air. We have wasted our natural resources. We have created weapons of war and of mass destruction. But God has promised to make all things new. Come, let us worship our Creator, the giver of new life, the source of our hope. Amen. Collect Almighty and Everlasting God, you have created ...

1528. The Coming Of The Holy Spirit

Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-13

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... everywhere turned to you. By that same Holy Spirit, empower us to follow these gifts with our prayers and our service so that we may all be one in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Hymns "Holy Spirit, Truth Divine" "Spirit Of The Living God" "There's A Spirit In The Air"

1529. Playing to the Right Audience

Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:1-4

Sermon

Phil Thrailkill

... precisely why it is important to do it. It is one way to obey Jesus' command to deny ourselves. When we give money, we are releasing a little more of our egocentric selves and a little more of our false security. Giving frees us to care. It produces an air of expectancy as we anticipate what God will lead us to give. It makes life with God an adventure in the world, and that is worth living for and giving for.”10 Jesus is not trying to make your life miserable and narrow, just the opposite. We are heirs ...

1530. The New Life In Christ

Colossians 3:1-17

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H. Burnham Kirkland

... to show others your love, compassion, and kindness. We bring these gifts that they may be used to reach out to places near and far where we cannot go, and let them show forth your love for all humanity. Amen. Hymns "The First Noel" "There's A Song In The Air" "All Beautiful The March Of Days"

1531. Love without Limits

John 13:31-38

Sermon

John K. Bergland

... and began to pray. At the conclusion of my prayer, I said, "Lord, wrap your arms around Walter like a warm blanket. Amen." When I opened my eyes, I could not believe what I saw. There were tears streaming down Walter's face, and his hands were up in the air, waiting for a hug. I leaned over and hugged him, and he began to rock me back and forth. As he rocked me, he kept repeating, "Yes, Lord, cover me like a blanket ...Yes, Lord, cover me like a blanket ...Yes, Lord, cover me like a blanket." I had no ...

1532. Message from a Cloud

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... was coming to empower them to continue the work Christ had begun, the work Christ calls us to today. Christ would not simply be leaving his hat on the desk as a symbol of his presence. He would be with them, closer than the very air they breathed. In his best-selling book Tuesdays With Morrie, journalist Mitch Albom shares a particular conversation he had with his old mentor, professor Morrie Schwarz, before Morrie died of ALS. Mitch asked Morrie if he were afraid of being forgotten after his death. Morrie ...

1533. Prayer

Psalm 42:1-11

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... 6:25-26: “Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? God is like a shepherd who misses even one lost sheep from the flock, like a housewife who sweeps a house clean to find one lost ...

1534. By Faith

Hebrews 11:1-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... child.” The flames were crackling behind them; the parents were almost paralyzed with fear, and someone was shouting to them from below, “Throw the child. Throw the children.” The next picture showed Bill Sheridan throwing his seven-month-old child into the air, and the caption said, “We will catch them.” The third picture was of the family--mother, father, two infant children--huddled together in safety, with the burning apartment in the background. They were crying with joy and fear. With a fire ...

1535. A Cloud of Witness

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... and stared hard at the pitcher. Whoosh! The pitch flew by him. Strike one! From the stands, his family cheered him on. “You can do it! You can do it!” So he lifted his bat again and waited for the pitch. Again he swung and connected with thin air. Strike two! His shoulders started to slump and his hands began to sweat, as he stared down the pitcher one last time. Whoosh! Strike three! The other team jumped and shouted for joy, while the little boy’s teammates gave him the silent treatment as they left ...

1536. A Place of Honor

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... was through, that old Bible literally was in shreds. It wouldn’t hold together. I held it in my hand and it was falling apart. It was a Bible full of holes. I would often take that Bible out with me to preach. I would hold it high in the air above American congregations and say, ‘Brothers and sisters, this is the American Bible, full of holes from all we have cut out.’" We might as well have taken that pair of scissors and just cut out all that we have ignored for such a long time. In America, the ...

1537. Family Tree

Genesis 3:1-7

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... ancient agreement, it was Satan's turn to fix the fence. So he gritted his teeth and sought an audience with the Prince of Darkness. He found him in the nether regions, cleaning his pitchfork. Peter did not sit down. The smell of brimstone was heavy in the hot air. "You need to fix the fence," he said. The devil twitched his red tail. He scratched behind a horn. "Now, Pete," he said, "you could be a little more friendly, after all these years." "I don't want to be here at all," Peter said. "I just came to ...

1538. The Seeing Eye

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... gentlemen out of their rooms! The first thing Miss Bartlett does when she gets her new room with a view -- is to fasten the window shutters! Lucy, on the other hand, upon entering her new room throws the shutters wide open to breathe in the clear night air -- to see the dancing lights of the city and the cypresses on the hills, black against the rising moon. In the morning she again flings the shutters wide open, looking out into the sunshine to take in the beautiful hills and trees and marble churches. Are ...

1539. Those Parentheses

Acts 10:34-43

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... nice funeral.' I arranged Stanley a very dignified funeral and bought all his favorite foods for everyone attending." "And the third envelope?" asked her friend. "The third envelope contained $25,000 with a note, " 'Please use this to buy a nice stone.' " Holding her hand in the air, Tillie said, "So, do you like my stone?" showing off her ten-carat diamond ring. A stone on a grave means death. A stone on a finger means a diamond and maybe marriage, or maybe greed. A stone in a flood can mean life. It's all ...

1540. Bear Love

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Bill Mosley

... the leaves and debris that fowled its water. The sparkling water rushed down the hill and nourished the busy town below: mill wheels were whirled by its rush; gardens were refreshed by its waters; fountains threw it like diamonds in the air. It was a peaceful place; children played along the banks where swans floated on its limpid surface. Young couples strolled along the pathways, holding hands, and families spread blankets on its grassy slopes for Sunday afternoon picnics. The City Council was made ...

1541. An Incredible Encounter

Genesis 32:22-31

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... ahead. Jacob is neither cowardly, nor shallow. He puts himself into it with all he's got. Neil Simon once said: "If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor." On October 5, 1976, Ed Yost, the inventor of the modern hot air balloon, took a risk. He launched from Milbridge, Maine, at 6:20 p.m. and set out to be the first man to cross the Atlantic by a low-altitude helium balloon. Many had tried before and several died. Nonetheless, Ed nearly succeeded, traveling 107 hours ...

1542. Grace for a Complaining People

Exodus 16:2-15

Sermon

Arley K. Fadness

... Bob, in his usual comedic style, answered, "Surprise me!" One night when Bob was in his prime he reported his activity for the day. "Today," he said, "my heart beat 103,369 times. My blood traveled 168 miles. I breathed 23,040 times. I inhaled 438 cubic feet of air. I ate three and a quarter pounds of food and drank two pounds of liquid. I perspired one and a half pints. I gave off 85 degrees of heat. I generated 450 tons of energy. I spoke 4,800 words, moved 750 major muscles, and I exercised seven million ...

1543. Preaching to a Stone

Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... that he spoke to us." Come again, Joshua? The stone has heard the sermon? If Joshua can get the people to use their imagination, they can see that stone as a kind of sponge that has absorbed the sermon. The words of the Lord have not dissipated into the air; they remain forever in a solid stone that refuses to budge. Every time they pass the stone, they will call that sermon to mind, and they will hear again who they are. They will be reminded of the commitment they have made. They will know again that they ...

1544. Financial Freedom

Luke 16:1-15

Sermon

King Duncan

... he could not be found. Meanwhile, Lochet’s elderly clients were left with big losses. Most were living on fixed incomes or modest pensions who had invested through Lochet. On February 21, 1992, “Prime Suspect,” a nationally syndicated television show that airs fugitive cases, described Lochet’s case. Two callers from Los Angeles telephoned to report that a man fitting Lochet’s description was living in their area. Lochet was arrested. None of the money was found. When Los Angeles Detective Carl ...

1545. God Is Well Pleased!

Matthew 17:1-9

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Frank Ramirez

... well pleased." (2 Peter 1:17) Collect Lord, as your children, in whom you are pleased as well, we gather in your name to honor that name. Accept our words, our songs, and our prayers as an offering from the heart. Amen. Prayer Of Confession In the thin air of the mountain we can see for miles, yet close at hand we may fail to notice the imprint of your Son in every person who surrounds us. Transform, transfigure your children, so that we may behold how precious in your sight they truly are. Amen. Hymns "I ...

1546. But Some Doubted

Matthew 28:16-20

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Frank Ramirez

... you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor. You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet, all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! (based on Psalm 8) Collect Lord, before we ever stood in the midst of this community you knew we would be here ...

1547. With a Song in Your Heart

Ephesians 1:3-14

Sermon

James L. Killen

... who can sing that hymn with confidence has plenty to be happy about, no matter what is going on in his or her life. Can you sing that kind of a song? It makes a difference what song your heart sings. A certain man who served in the Air Corps during the Second World War told his son later of his experience after being shot down behind enemy lines. He was captured and confined in a prison camp where the prisoners were subjected to exceptional cruelty. He told his son that the only thing that made him able ...

1548. The Church that Jesus Built

1 Peter 2:2-10

Sermon

Richard W. Ferris

... , people will not come, not in the way the owners want them to come. And if you build a fabulous church building, but do not build the church in proportion to it, you end up with a fabulous, empty church building. A certain church was having air-conditioning installed in the sanctuary and so the pastor was meeting with the contractor. The man asked the pastor a number of questions about the seating capacity, square footage, usual attendance, and so on, all the while taking notes. Then in the midst of his ...

1549. Still Sinners, Still Forgiven

Romans 5:1-8

Sermon

William G. Carter

... has a good wrestling team," he says. "Other than that nothing much happens." A college professor retired and moved back to the town, back to the family homestead. He was well-educated, well-traveled, and the minister found him to be a breath of fresh air. He had a strong speaking voice, and when he wasn't assisting in the worship service or singing in the choir, everybody could still hear him when the congregation would say some words together. Every Sunday, they would say the Lord's Prayer together. When ...

1550. Thank God, We're Already Dead

Romans 6:1b-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... He wouldn't have to return to the neglect of his parent's apartment. "You won't be the same again," the preacher said. "You'll count." And he takes the boy, swings him upside down, and plunges him into the water. The child comes up, gasping for air. Then the preacher says, "You count now." At the end of the day, Mrs. Connin takes Harry home. Everything is different for him now. He wants no part of his parents' parties. He is no longer comfortable being cooped up in their apartment while they ignore him. All ...

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