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1601. Love of God, Self, and Neighbor

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... ." At the entrance to the harbor at the Isle of Man there are two lights. One would think that the two signals would confuse the pilot. But the fact is, he has to keep them in line; as long as he keeps them in line, his ship is safe. It is the same with these commands of Jesus: love of self, the love of God, and love others. When we keep them in line, we remain safe and well in the channel of the Christian life. Jesus answered, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul ...

1602. Being Set Free

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... means to completely immerse ourselves in the word, so when we decide those issues of life, it becomes our second nature to do what Christ’s disciple would do. We must also continue to grow in our understanding of Jesus. If we are to be a disciple, we must keep on expanding our spiritual knowledge. That means to be free is to be a real disciple; to be a real disciple is to learn and study him and his Scripture. When we decide we now "know it all," that we have arrived as a Christian, then we have ended ...

1603. Numbered Hairs

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... compile statistics - and statistics are conveniently dumb." A little later when The Plague orders The Secretary to proceed with their deadly work, she is hesitant. She does not have the hate required to do the job. She says, "When one has to drudge away at keeping up statistics, one loses the power of feeling emotion."1 It was not this that Jesus was implying when he said, "But even the hairs of your head are all numbered." Talk about statistics! It has been computed that the average blonde person has about ...

1604. Cheering Stones

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Herchel H. Sheets

... burdened and sorrowful to receive new strength and comfort and hope? We cheer sometimes about relatively insignificant things, why not about the things of real worth? Someone needs to cheer about these things! A cheer of appreciation might be just the thing that is needed to keep some person working for the right and good. And it might be the thing that is needed, too, to push out of our hearts the selfishness or greed or self-pity that is there. Bishop Hanns Lilje writes with compassion of the men who were ...

1605. What On Earth Is God Doing? - 1940

Psalm 76:1-12

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... s cooperation before he releases the dynamic that blesses or blasts the world. Not resignation to God’s will, but cooperation with him, is the supreme prerequisite for the establishment of the Kingdom of God here on this earth. Until men do his will, keep his commandments, go down his way, follow his truth, fulfill the requirements of the Kingdom, regardless of the immediate consequences to themselves, their loved ones and the "cause," God cannot do what he would do. On the other hand, no one is so weak ...

1606. Trumpets in Church on Easter, The Very Idea!

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... ’t good enough to play golf or have a picnic, and there doesn’t seem much else to do on a morning like this, and so you came to church. Or maybe you can’t really call yourself religious or a good member of the church, but you like to keep some connection, and a once a year visit to the church seems to sort of fill the bill in that regard. And to all of this I say: "Bunk! Rubbish! Unmitigated balderdash! I don’t believe it for a moment." Just twenty-six years ago this Easter, I had all ...

1607. The Temptations

Luke 4:1-13

Sermon

Jon L. Joyce

... to address and act upon issues and persons around us with that same responsibifity, so that we minister to the world, whether the issue is abortion or drug laws or political campaigns or what have you, without compromising. It would be well to keep in mind something which U.S. Senator Edward Long of Missouri said several years ago as we consider whether we are ministering or simply trying to force our own individual (and corporate) viewpoints on society: "Society is continually pushing in on the individual ...

1608. The Wonderful "T" Word

Malachi 3:6-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... what belongs to him. I happen to have my monthly check ready to send to the church. But if you don't want to deliver it, I'll find someone else who will." My father said that he promised God he would never suggest to another person that they keep part of the tithe for themselves. "Will a man rob God?" That is Malachi's troubling question in verse 8. As we look back across the years, have we stolen from God's 10 percent? Then in verse 10, Malachi relays to us from God a wonderful promise: "Bring The ...

1609. The Sabbath - Delightfully Different

Exodus 20:1-21, Mark 2:23-3:6

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... picking Jewish legalists harassed Jesus about the Sabbath. They had listed thirty-nine types of work, with lots of sub-heads in each category, that were prohibited on the Sabbath. It required one Philadelphia lawyer or a dream team of Los Angeles lawyers just to keep up with Sabbath rules and regulations. In short, they had made the Sabbath more a burden than a blessing. On one particular Sabbath day, Jesus and his disciples were traveling down a road and were feeling a bit hungry. They picked a few ears of ...

1610. Measure of Success

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

... ’t really lived at all, have you? VOICE OF PHILLIP: Don’t start that again! The first time we see each other in six months and you start again! MOTHER: If you’d only married. There’s Henry with a nice wife and two fine children. PHILLIP: He’s barely keeping ahead of the bills! MOTHER: Money isn’t important to Henry. Everyone loves Henry and he’s done so much in his community. PHILLIP: Love won’t pay bills. Think of all the money I have! Do you think I’d give that up for a wife and children ...

1611. Getting Untwisted

Galatians 5:1

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... it, but you did if anyway. You are sorry and you ask Jesus for help. The next thing you know, he has helped you, and you are very happy that you are forgiven and free from that awful sin. Some people are like the chain. They never stop. They just keep right on winding until the next thing they know they are in trouble again. A long time ago people were like that about the laws men made. They were so mixed up in the law of eating the right kind of food or working the job in just the right ...

1612. Don't Ignore the Signs

Galatians 6:7

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... He ignores them. When he rides his bike in the street he ignores this sign. [Hold up STOP sign.] Do you know what happens? [Let them answer.] That’s right, he wrecks his bike. Sometimes he goes through a stranger’s yard and he ignores these signs. [Hold up KEEP OFF THE GRASS and BEWARE OF DOG signs.] Now, what do you think happens? The owner yells at him and the dog bites him! It doesn’t pay to ignore signs. Some people ignore God. They know that he is around and is very important to other people, but ...

1613. MR. CAIN

Drama

Jerome W. Nilssen

... I don’t think it WILL happen, JUST SO LONG AS WE ALL PITCH IN AND PUT OUR SHOULDERS TO THE WHEEL AND LIFT TOGETHER AND KEEP THIS THE FRIENDLIEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE LITTLE CITY ON THE FACE OF THE MAP. But let me tell you, folks, if some stranger ever ... get to be too much for you. You lose control. JAREL You get too serious. CAIN You got to live it up. JAREL You can’t keep your nose to the axe all the time. CAIN GRINDSTONE! JAREL It’s the same thing. CAIN Who cares. JAREL That’s right. Who cares. CAIN ...

1614. SURVIVAL IN THE RAT RACE

Psalm 46:1-11

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... of tablets. But, no matter how many extra ingredients Exedrin has, they never solve the problem. In the face of all this, do we ever stop to ask the real reason for the race? The goal? The price? Or if there is one at all? Most of us just keep racing. We ask no questions. We are the people who run up escalators, because they don’t go fast enough. Someone has written a typical American prayer: "Dear God, please give me patience. And I want it right away." Well, thank the good Lord, there are some who are ...

1615. But Men Loved Darkness

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... . If a black sits on a park bench that is meant for whites - sits on a park bench! - he may be fined $600, whipped ten strokes, and spend three years in prison. This is the way it WAS in darkness; and this is the way many men would like to keep it, because they love darkness. They love to lord it over other races and colors and creeds and nationalities and ethnic groups. They love to lord it over them by any measure that they can, and so they cling to the darkness. So one of our fellow churchmen can write ...

1616. Why Should I Go On Living?

Matthew 12:38-45

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... do something, but they aren’t quite sure what. They are like the lock in one of Lewis Carrol’s fantasies. This lock keeps running around looking for something, and finally somebody asks him for what. The lock replies: "I am looking for someone to open me ... I run my life. I don’t want to change my habits. I have a few prejudices that are obviously unChristian, but I want to keep them. I certainly expect a reasonable amount of peace of mind. I don’t expect to lie awake at night and worry about the ...

1617. TOWN CLERK

Acts 19:35

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... other city faced with the threat of disruptive riots. But this wasn’t the extent of his duty - to keep the peace. He had other functions as well, especially the keeping of records of the city, taking the minutes of meetings, filing copies of all the memorabilia that came ... to him in the course of official communications - in short, he was responsible for keeping track of the whole mass of documents and other minutiae of city administration. Also, he might be required to draw ...

1618. WATCHMEN

1 Samuel 14:16; Psalm 130:6

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... 14:16 - "And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude was surging hither and thither." Psalm 130:6 - "my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning." A watchman, as we all know, is a person who keeps a vigil, in order to protect a person or some property. And, since it is obvious that the daylight hours are busy ones when unauthorized persons would have a difficult time in harming the person or object being guarded, then it also became obvious that the ...

1619. Episode III: Birth of the Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... her eyes off it, she slowly and softly said, "Look, Harry, is it all right with you if I, I mean, if I don't, what I want to ask, is it OK if I keep the cake a little while? Is it all right if we don't eat it right away?" Harry shrugged and answered, "Sure, Agnes, that's fine, you want to keep the cake, keep the cake, take it home if you want." "Oh, could I?" she asked. Agnes looked at Tony, "I live just down the street a couple doors; I want to take the cake home, is ...

1620. Written On God's Hand

Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... way, the boy grew curious. He wanted to know what was on the other side of the forest, beyond that distant ridge. Could he run over and look? His father said yes. "But father," he asked, "How will I know whether I have wandered too far from you? What will keep me from getting lost?" The father replied, "Every few minutes I will call your name and wait for you to answer. Listen for my voice, my son. When you can no longer hear me, you will know that you have gone too far." Have you wandered too far to hear ...

1621. We Are More Than Laborers - Labor Day

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, Ecclesiastes 5:8--6:12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... conditions? Do you lack respect for the management? Do you doubt if you company’s products or services are good for society? Or, do you have a basic incompatibility with the job itself? God may be urging you to look around and find another opportunity more in keeping with his gifts to you. The average American worker changes jobs seven times during his or her career. Don’t quit you present job before you find a new job, but by all means search. You Lord wants you to look forward to going to work most ...

1622. Children of God

Romans 8:18-27, Romans 8:1-17

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

... You and praise You, Lord. In Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer Of Confession Lord, so often we have let the ways of the world blind us to Your promise that in Christ we are Your adopted Children. Too often, Lord, we have let the fears and anxieties of daily living keep us from knowing the peace and joy of Your presence in our lives. Forgive us, Lord, and help us to keep our focus on who we are in You. In Christ we pray. Amen. Hymns "All Glory, Laud, And Honor" "Jesus ...

1623. Legends Of Christmas

Drama

Georgianna Summers

... this friend is. Papa: I am going to find out. Now that our third daughter has reached the age to marry I am going to keep a close watch each night to see if I can catch our friend in the act. [Marcia and Mama exit into the classroom. Papa hides ... gifts secretly. [They exit together to remove their costumes.] Danny: [Continuing] But the nobleman was so grateful that he could not keep the secret, and so stories of the bishop’s generosity spread, and whenever unexpected gifts arrived he was given the credit ...

1624. The Passover and the Passion

Drama

Denny C. Wise

... when he cried unto him, may your hearts live forever. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before him; yea, to him shall all the proud of the earth bow down, he who cannot keep himself alive. And men shall tell of the coming of the Lord to coming generations, and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, that he has wrought it." Mary: Jesus, your young memory never ceases to astonish me, but the hour is late. It is time for ...

1625. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Robert Allen

... flock to a quiet pool where they can drink. The shepherd understands that the sheep can be tormented by parasites and insects. Understanding this, he carries a special oil or ointment to rub on their noses and the insides of their ears. This keeps the sheep from being annoyed by the insects and parasites. The shepherd understands that sheep are always foraging for food. Understanding this, he searches out green pastures where they can have plenty to eat. The shepherd understands his sheep and tries to meet ...

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