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1576. Christians Die Well

Acts 7:54--8:1a

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... witness was so great and his deeds and words of love so compelling, that his eleven-man guard was constantly changed to keep them from coming under his strong, spiritual influence. The Nazis knew they were dealing with a man who knew Christ, and they ... he turned him back into a mouse. The spirit of fear can become a way of life for us. It will rule us like a cruel despot and keep us from realizing all the joy God intended us to have in the days of our lives. Paul wrote to Timothy, "For God hath not given us ...

1577. Jesus Gives Us Tomorrow!

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... is about to turn their disaster into blessing. We read in Luke, "... and lifting up his hands he blessed them." What do you suppose he said in that blessing? Would it have been the Old Testament blessing they knew and that we also love!? "The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace." Do you know that a blessing is what we call a benediction? I don’t mean as when someone sneezes, and the other ...

1578. Sinners Anonymous

Matthew 9:9-13

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... . So much for granted, in fact, that he designed the key event in all of history to center on this - the coming of Jesus Christ to this earth to die on Calvary’s tree in payment for all sins. When the Pharisees, or we, protest the kind of company Christ keeps, he doesn’t bother to argue. He hardly takes time out from his next bite of food and, in a kind of off-the-shoulder remark, says, "They that be whole need not a physician, but only those who are sick." This, of course, is another way of his saying ...

1579. Echoes of Eternity

Matthew 10:24-32

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Dennis Kastens

... wants to have that treasure which moths and rust do not consume and where thieves cannot break into and steal. He desires for us the treasure of eternal life in heaven, a treasure with blessings already in this life from him who has promised, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is fixed on Thee." (Isaiah 26:3) This encouragement should impel us to draw daily upon God’s word by diligently studying it’s gospel promises, to pray regularly in the name of Jesus in thankfulness for all blessings ...

1580. The Stiller of Storms

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... heaven. The psalmist says: "... In thy presence there is fulness of joy, in thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." (Psalm 16:11) However, Scripture does promise Christians internal peace even though they are surrounded by the storms of life. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace ..." (Isaiah 26:3) The Scriptures reveal the ONE who speaks a sure word of peace to the tempest-tossed soul. Whether it be Nicodemus, troubled with important questions, or a dying thief haunted by his past sins, or the ...

1581. Scenes From a Marriage

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Craig Erickson

... inmost needs, which is preeminently healthy and fair in a marriage. Here is a confession of frailty and weakness, which a marriage must have in order to invite a saving response. This Ash Wednesday "scene from a marriage" highlights the one key ingredient that keeps all of us from being "burned up by God’s fury." In fact, it is the very quality that makes this marriage an experience of salvation, namely: the abundant, endless, always-extended, never-failing mercy of God. That’s what makes this marriage ...

1582. We Are Driven!

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... hand, there are times when only God can protect us. When Napoleon with his army was at the gates of Moscow, he decided to retreat to France. He called in his most trusted friend, Marshal Ney, and ordered, "I appoint you to command the rear guard. You are to keep the Russians back from the main body of our troops at any price until our men are home safe in France." Six months later, a group of Napoleon’s soldiers were in a room in Paris playing cards. The door was opened and in came Marshal Ney. "Tell us ...

1583. As Good As God

Leviticus 19:1-37

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... we to love people? As much as we love ourselves. Please note that we are not commanded to love ourselves. The Bible takes for granted we love ourselves because we by nature consider ourselves to be Number One, the most important person in the world. The world keeps telling us we must first love ourselves before we can love God and people. No, the Bible tells us we should start from the other end: love God first and then God makes it possible for us to love others as well as ourselves. To love our fellowmen ...

1584. Elijah’s If

Mark 9:2-13, 2 Kings 2:1-18

Drama

Richard F. Bansemer

... God for Peter - blurts out what most of us would feel: "Master, this is great! Let’s build right here. Let’s keep this forever." Mark apologizes for Peter and explains that Peter was "exceedingly afraid." We would say he was scared to death. No ... beloved Son; listen to him." Listen. And they looked around and saw only Jesus. On the way back down the mountain Jesus tells them to keep secret all that they saw until the Son of Man should have risen from the dead. Elisha was given a big "if" - If you see, ...

1585. How’s Your Appetite?

Matthew 5:6 · Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... his house, even let a customer talk about himself, if it will make a sale. We Christians, in contrast, are just plain lazy about our pursuit of the faith. The golfer will take lessons, hit a ball without ceasing, while we forget our prayers. Religiously we will keep next month’s bridge dates, obligate ourselves for this fall’s football games, plan a whole year in advance for a class reunion, promise to attend civic clubs once a week, but we cannot say for sure if we will be in church next Sunday, or can ...

1586. Children of the Eighth Day

Romans 6:1-14

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... person, in the story Jesus told, said: "Sir, I have bought a yoke of oxen. I cannot come." "I have just purchased some very expensive heavy equipment. I’ve got to move this mountain for a new highway or go bankrupt." Wait a minute. Your road building should not keep you out of the kingdom of God. Dedicate your road building; do it for the glory of God. The kingdom of God needs some good highways. Your men need you and your trust and your support. Build roads for God’s sake. Share your income to build a ...

1587. Journey To The Cross III: Jesus And The Extravagant Woman

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

James W. Moore

... , they are going to say, ‘What’s with the fork? What’s with the fork?”… And then at the service you can get up and tell my story… and you can tell them for me that I am so grateful for what I’ve already had… but I’m keeping my fork because I know that something even better is coming!” Let me ask you something: Do you have that kind of victorious spirit? Do you have that kind of deep faith? Do you have that kind of extravagant gratefulness? If not, why not? Because Jesus taught us that ...

1588. The Excitement of Meaningful Living

John 10:10 · Matthew 6:33 · Ephesians 3:20

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... and tears and pain, or your mounting frustration ... a resurrection as sure as that which happened ... so long ago."5 Abundant life is a miracle. It is a gift from God. It comes through trusting him. Get that one channel between you and God open and keep it open, and everything else begins to be realized in a new and unspeakably wonderful light. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all these other things will be added" - "happiness of heart, peace of mind, vitality of soul - these will be added;" and that ...

1589. What Are You Going to Do About Death?

Mt 10:28 · Lk 12:4

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... says he is, then he alone knows the direction that our lives must take. We give him the controls. He takes over. We trust him. We keep our hands off the wheel. We stop our "backseat driving." We believe that he is fully capable of making every turn. We begin to relax. ... is no road block against God moving beyond time, and if I am in fellowship with him, there is no road block to keep me out. In the second place: A Christian expects life after death and he prepares for it. Don’t sell life short, saying, " ...

1590. In Debt Forever!

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... stay in debt forever, as long as our indebtedness is that of love. But no one likes to be in debt, not even for love. No one. Lord Shaftesbury, the great English evangelical, echoed our most urgent desire when he prayed for a friend, "May God be with you and keep you out of debt!" Why, for God’s sake, should St. Paul, or anyone else, want to be forever in debt to love? For God’s sake! That’s why, first of all. We are to stay in debt forever to love for God’s sake. "For he who loves ...

1591. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR PENTECOST

Drama

Tom Eberle

... you turn philosopher. Voice 3: Not to change the subject, but I miss the stewardesses. Voice 4: Well, I miss the ground. Voice 2: Hey! We keep forgetting about that voice. H.S.: I’m still here. Voice 3: Tell me, what do you do for a living? H.S.: I am living ... it. As nearly as I can see, you are spirit repellant. Voice 4: I get it! This is a spiritual torture chamber. You are going to keep us here until we crack. H.S.: All I’ve done is to stop time for a moment. You have lost nothing. It’s interesting ...

1592. Must We Have All the Answers?

Gn 2:9 · Deut 30:19-20 · Job 52:5

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... side, and seeking a godlike intensification of his life beyond his creaturely limitations, that is, by wanting to be like God, man stepped out from the simplicity of obedience to God. He thereby forfeited life in the pleasant garden and close to God.1 What keeps the Bible alive is the accuracy of its perceptions, and not only is this sequence from the Book of Genesis a statement about antiquity, it is also a statement about contemporary life. We, too, participate in the desire to be one with the "tree of ...

1593. Dessert in the Desert

Deut 32:10-12 · Ez 37

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... more real than when we have felt God’s absence. It might help those who are making their way through a theological wilderness to keep in mind the abiding necessity that we struggle. The problem with most of us is that we want it given, found and opened ... one of her first religious services. She watched intently as the altar boy lighted the candles. Her Mother was doing her best to keep the little one abreast of what would be happening and asked the little girl, "Do you know what happens now, dear?" "Yes," ...

1594. Converting the Converted

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... the church’s property. A woman with two brothers in the ministry boasted during a dinner, with two other ministers present, that her church in Atlanta has not allowed a black person to enter the church for sixteen years by posting ushers at each door to keep them out. The tragedy of it all is a diminishing sense of sin among church people. This is indicated in many churches where confession of sin and absolution are not in the order of service. In those churches where confession is a part of the liturgy ...

1595. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

... opening. At the proper time, Herod and Jesus enter, each taking the chair assigned to him. An added effect can be provided if you keep Jesus’ face from being seen by the audience. To do this, you might have Jesus sitting in the front row so that he ... questions, and you will tell the court what you have told me. JESUS: I will say nothing, Herod. HEROD: Get up! [JESUS rises, careful to keep his face from the eyes of the audience] Now, get out there and answer me. JESUS: [Standing] I am who I am, Herod. I will ...

1596. Claudia Procula, Peter, and Centurion

Drama

Jon Joyce

... ] Not any god, apologies to your religion, my lady, but our one God. CLAUDIA: [Seeming to forget that she is talking to a mere soldier and a Jew, greatly shaken] I told Pontius to have nothing to do with that man. I told him to keep away from the whole mess. I had a horrible dream, terrifying. Out of a black, thunderous, billowing sky, a horrible red ... the red of blood ... pours faster and faster ... gushing, rushing, and reddening the whole world. And then ... [She shudders] ... then there comes the most ...

1597. Incalculable Riches by Bishop Roy C. Nichols

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... Being Religious. In one of the sections in his book he makes an effort to desocialize our concept of God. It’s great to sense the immanence of God; but it’s important as well to understand the transcendence of God. To paraphrase Smith, in one place, he asks to keep on being the big God "I don’t want you to be my buddy," he says. The time has come in the history of the faith when we need to take giant steps upward and see the fullness of the transcendent God, whose embrace is beyond the reach even of ...

1598. The Deeper Meanings of The Christian Faith by Dr. Bryant M. Kirkland

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... get up in the morning and hear his wife ask him, "Do you love me?" He may reply churlishly, "Of course I do. Why do you keep asking me?" She will go into the kitchen and dry her eyes. He said the words that he loved her, but it’s not enough ... know the God who loves and cares and is beyond defeat. By his resurrection from the dead, we can see that God has enough energy to keep on working for his plan and to bring us along to life eternal. That’s the meaning of Christianity. Your son who may not have ...

1599. God Made Me Do It!

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... -DIRECTED LIFE YOU CAN BE RESOURCEFUL. Joseph wanted to live in his own land, but failing to do that he’d enjoy living in Egypt. He wanted to be free, but since he had to be a slave he’d be the best slave Potiphar ever had. He wanted to keep his position there, but if he had to go to prison, he’d be the best prisoner the Round Tower Prison ever had known. He wanted to dream dreams at home, but instead he would interpret them for a butler, a baker, or even a king. In other words, since ...

1600. For Losers And Cowards

Judges 6:1-40

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... a winner without any effort. You don’t turn from being a coward into a brave person without meeting some requirements. What Gideon needed - had to have, in fact - we must have also. GIDEON NEEDED ASSURANCE Gideon needed assurance, and re-assurance. God had to keep talking "faith" into him, helping him, encouraging him, proving himself to him - and we have to have the same thing. Most of us can believe God will help Billy Graham, Oral Roberts, the preacher, or some saintly person we know - but me? A young ...

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