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1526. Don't Jump?

Luke 16:19-31

Drama

... 1: [Enters, climbs onto the railing, looks around, very relaxed] 2: [Enters, notices 1, walks by and sees what is going on, starts to leave quickly, but turns back. Can’t decide whether or not to say anything, or what to say. Finally] Hi, there! 1: [Just stares ... 2: You can’t jump! You must want to live! 1: Look, I have no desire to live; I can jump; I’m going to jump. Please leave me alone so I can get to it! 2: But there are reasons to live - there must be! 1: [Hard] Do YOU have any? 2: [Stunned; ...

1527. THE PROCESS

Drama

... long time; so many memories; it doesn’t seem right. 3: [Enters, carrying one package; sits down in 2’s seat] To move on and leave them? 1: Well, to push them aside ... 3: But isn’t it more like moving on? 1: I hadn’t thought of it like that. ... condemning ... 1: Or pushing aside ... 3: Or ignoring ... 1: Just moving on to something else ... 3: Just moving on! 1: [Rises and begins to leave] 3: But don’t forget ... 1: Yes? 3: [Rises, picks up the two packages next to 1’s chair] Don’t forget to ...

1528. The Coming of the Lord

Luke 21:5-38

Drama

... doesn’t? 1: No, it doesn’t. [Glances at 3] I’m getting out of here before I do something drastic. [Leaves] 3: Drastic, huh? I’d like to see you try! Angel: [To 1 and 3] But he’s coming. Aren’t you going to get ready? [To 2] He really is ... coming. You’ve got to prepare! 2: [Shrugs and leaves] Angel: Not one of you will wait - just because you think his coming won’t be what you want it to be - not one of you! Oh ...

1529. "Gone Fishing!"

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... little fishing. I was just learning to use a rod and reel. Papa caught a little bass weighing about half a pound. Then he had to leave for prayer meeting. He asked me if I wanted to stay a bit longer and make a few casts. Of course I did. I remember to ... I would ask him to put it in writing. But the Lord sent just such a message to Father Abraham "The Lord said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.’" (Genesis 12:1) God called Abraham ...

1530. Jailbreak at Midnight

Acts 16:16-40

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CSS

... a serious matter. They could lose their jobs and maybe even be given a jail term. So the magistrates hurried down to the jail and abjectly apologized. They led Paul and Silas out of the jail and asked them - and surely they asked them very nicely - to leave the city in order to avoid any further trouble. Paul wisely recognized that his mission in Philippi had been accomplished, at least for the present time. He and Silas therefore went back to Lydia’s house and explained that for the sake of the peace and ...

1531. Faith, Love, and Fakers at Ephesus

Acts 18:18-28

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... some reason, Paul avoided baptizing, writing to the Corinthians that he was "thankful" that he personally had baptized only a few people, since "Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the Gospel." Paul seems to have preferred to proclaim the Word, leaving the ritual of baptism to others in his party, although he must surely have participated in the laying on of hands, symbolizing the imparting of the Spirit. The baptism of these twelve followers of John marked the start of an auspicious episode in ...

1532. "I appeal to Caesar!"

Acts 24:1-27, Acts 25:1-12

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... , the reply was conciliatory and Paul took advantage of it. To the king, he said, "I wish you and all who hear me might become as I am." Then he added whimsically, "Except for these chains." The show was over. Agrippa and his consort arose to leave along with the governor. As they went, they said to one another that Paul had done nothing to deserve imprisonment or death. Agrippa added, "This man could be set free if he had not appealed to Caesar." Thoughts (for personal reflection and group discussion) 1 ...

1533. Shipwrecked on Malta

Acts 27:1-12, Acts 27:13-26, Acts 27:27-44

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CSS

... to transfer to a better vessel in one of the ports of Asia. The boat’s first call was at the port of Sidon, 100 miles up the coast from Caesarea, where it evidently docked long enough to take on some cargo. At Sidon, the centurion allowed Paul to leave the ship and visit with friends. From Sidon, southerly winds forced the little vessel to the north, so that it sailed north of Cyprus and along the coasts of Cilicia and Pamphylia until it reached the port of Myra. It was a roundabout way to get from Sidon ...

1534. The Beholders -- A Dramatic Monologue

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

Drama

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... or diamond. His hand was empty. But his palm had a scar. A hole, as though it had been pierced through with a spike. I awoke trembling. He was showing me the safe way home. I knew I must not go back to Herod. We left by an alternate route, leaving Herod frustrated, the child still alive. I don't know what will become of that little boy. But the man from my dream lingers. The road I thought was familiar and safe would have meant certain death. But the way he showed me took me home. We walk it together ...

1535. Mary's Revolutionary Song (Sermon Series No. 3)

Luke 1:39-56

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... is: Let the black, let the Hispanic, let the poor stew in their own crime, ignorance, disease, and vulgarity, but just leave us alone. But there is another movement, and I believe Jesus Christ inspires it. It is a reconciliation movement. It ... He cried out, “O Lord, have these been bought with the blood of the poor?” If we die with lots of money in investments, leaving huge amounts to children who don’t really need it, while people in Memphis (name you own city) are homeless, hungry, and in despair ...

1536. The Blessing Of Bondage

Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , freedom from fear of death, and above all, freedom from the terrors of the judgment day. A teen-age boy told his parents he was going to run away from home. "Listen," he said, "I’m leaving home. There is nothing you can do to stop me. I want excitement, adventure, beautiful women, money, and fun. I’ll never find it here, so I’m leaving. Just don’t try to stop me!" As he headed for the door, his father leaped up and ran toward him. "Dad," the boy said firmly, "you heard what I said. Don’t try to ...

1537. Returning: Real or Ruse?

Hosea 5:1-15

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... still let us decide. An American Indian was converted to Christianity and went back to his reservation to share his faith. In explaining salvation by grace alone, he found an earthworm and put it in the middle of a circle of dried leaves. Then he set the leaves afire all around the edge. The worm tried to escape but ran into fire whatever way he went. Finally, maybe instinctively knowing the situation was hopeless, he crawled back to the center, went limp, resigned to die. At this point, the Indian convert ...

1538. Christians Die Well

Acts 7:54--8:1a

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... deathbed. He sent for an acquaintance with whom he had had a bitter feud many years before. They had been enemies all that time. Now the dying man made an overture of peace. Finally, they settled the old quarrel, shook hands, and the other man prepared to leave the room. As he walked out the door of the sick room, the dying man feebly and weakly roused himself on one elbow and said, "But remember, if I get well, our old quarrel still stands!" Stephen’s forgiveness of his enemies was more honest than that ...

1539. Does God Give A Damn?

Exodus 5:22--6:12

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... at the lowest and saddest times of his life. He said to Jesus, "Lord, you promised to walk with me through life, but I noticed that at the hard times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. Why did you leave me at the times I needed you most?" Jesus explained, "I did not leave nor forsake you during those tough times. When you saw only one set of footprints, that was when I picked you up and carried you." Does God care if you perish? Indeed, he does; he cares enough to deliver you through Jesus ...

1540. Is Your Sin My Business?

Ezekiel 33:1-20

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to run his/her life and make his/her own decisions as to what is right and wrong. In one of the episodes in the once popular TV show, All in the Family, Edith Bunker comes home unexpectedly and finds a girl in a bedroom with her boyfriend. After he leaves, she has a conference with the girl and says, "You have your own life to live. You must do what you think is best." Is either of these positions approved by God? What would your position be? What does God say about this issue? Is your sin my business, my ...

1541. Looking For God?

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... for him, and we share our problems and burdens. By daily meeting with God, we seek to know him better, and we yearn for a better and deeper understanding of his will and nature. For many, these are the most precious, the most creative minutes of the day. We leave the Upper Room experience with peace and joy. We can truly say, "I have been with God today. I have talked with him. He spoke to me." If all else fails in finding God, there is one place - one person - where we are sure to find him. You guessed ...

1542. The Grace of Disillusionment

Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

Robert Bachelder

... . We come as brothers and sisters who share the full range of human sinfulness, but we know, too, of God’s fathomless mercy which covers our heads. We come unhappy with others in our midst, perhaps, but we do not come to say good-bye to them, for that would leave us each to his own continent. We are, all of us, children of God, implicated in the one destiny of the one human family. With publicans of every time, we come here looking for God to "pierce the gloom of our sin and grief," hoping to feel on our ...

1543. Gentle Touch

Isaiah 42:1-9

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... partially broken stick for the end. Application: You know that our lives like the sticks? Our lives are sometimes broken. Hold up one more partially broken stick. We might do something that we shouldn’t do, and that leaves us feeling broken. Or someone might say something mean to us, and that leaves us feeling broken. The prophet Isaiah told the people of Judah that one day God would send a Savior to them. We believe that this Savior was who? (response) That is correct. Jesus. We might expect the Savior ...

1544. The Church’s Fear and Comfort

Acts 9:19b-31

Sermon

Richard F. Bansemer

... his own neck, and spent some terrifying days on Mt. Sinai. Then, he slipped. He made a horrible mistake, and he sinned against God. And what does God do? He lets him lead for many more years, but when that nation crossed the Jordan, Moses had to turn away and leave his people. Moses had to turn back and die in the land of Moab. Ask David. Greatest king Israel has ever had. Through his own sin, God’s wrath is real. He loses his son in childbirth. Another is swept off his horse by the hair on his head, and ...

1545. One Final Meeting

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... . Falling on his knees, humbly before the Lord, Simon Peter asks, "Quo vadis, domine?" "Where are you going, Lord?" To which Jesus responds, "If thou desert my people, I am going to Rome to be crucified a second time." Whereupon, Peter, realizing that his leaving Rome is indicative of failure to fulfill his ministry, rises to his feet. Through all of this, Peter’s companion, Nazarias, stands in amazement, for he has had no vision, and heard no words except Peter’s "quo vadis?" "Quo vadis?" Nazarias asks ...

1546. "When E. F. Hutton Talks"

Jeremiah 26:1-24

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... way just described to look at priorities is painful. It is something that few of us like to do. Change is painful. We become like the people of Judah who just wished Jeremiah would go away and leave them alone. Why raise the question anyway? The fact of the matter is that God does not go away and God does not leave us alone. God is continually calling us to examine our relationships with God and with those around us. In short, God calls us to examine our investments in life. The ad from E. F. Hutton calls ...

1547. "Two Men in White Suits"

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... my books? I hope this is a short stay. I really don’t need to take them for the whole period, do I?" He’d always say, "You had better take your books." Then you’d gather up your books and everybody waited for you to leave. Every eye was on you. Upon leaving, you would immediately ask the monitor, "What does the principal want?" The monitor would say, "How am I supposed to know? I don’t sit in his office." And you would very nervously talk with the monitor as you went down the stairs. Going through ...

1548. Life - The Womb of the Eternal

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... ," knowing that God is fighting for the souls of men, we have the open door to new life, to a new world. This is expressed in a radical Christianity through which God creates all things new. Thomas Merton reminds us that, "God did not invite the children of Israel to leave the slavery of Egypt; he commanded them to do so." Is it that we are deaf to the commands of God? When we give Christ a chance in the life of our world, "in him the fire of God is sufficiently focused to burn the evil out of life and ...

1549. The Importance of Unity

1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... of the church. Any time the church engages in its own internal power-plays and argumentation, the church is betraying its Lord and emptying the cross of Christ of its power to unify the people of God by exposing them to the unifying love of God. Any time our eyes leave Christ, and we are left on our own resources, we can bank on the strife breaking out again. To keep our eyes on him is to find the common source of our gifts, the common goal of our hopes, the common purpose in our lives out of which ideas ...

1550. The Glory of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... thwart," which is the very promise of God himself! "For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe." (1 Corinthians 1:19-21) So where does that leave us? It leaves us following the One who is going the way of the cross and places us squarely into the same way of humble obedience and service that we find exemplified in the same Jesus who made this way possible for us. It is the way of disciplined love ...

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