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1626. A Protecting Grace

Matthew 18:15-20

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Glenn L. Borreson

Does there exist anywhere on earth a group of people where one has not hurt another at some time? Maybe that's too large a question. So I would ask: are you a part of any group in which people never, absolutely never, do injury to another person, even by accident? You would surprise me if you could answer "Yes" to that question. All our organizations, our families, even our closest friendship groups are capable of wounding us in ways we never imagined possible. People are people wherever we find them, and ...

1627. The Promise of Emmanuel

Isaiah 7:1-25

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This is a strange season in which we are now living. Children have been bugging parents about putting up the Christmas tree and decorations. Since late November we have been bombarded with jingles and signs and advertisements imploring us to buy and buy and buy gifts so we shall be ready for Christmas. Children have long lists of what Santa is to bring: dolls, race car sets, bikes, books, computers, televisions, and a thousand other wants. There is a heightened sense of anticipation present in our lives. ...

1628. God’s Safety Net

Matthew 25:31-46

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D. Wayne Burkette

Political jargon over the last decade has given us a new understanding of an old term. The term is ‘safety net.’ My first recollection of a safety net was at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus when it was still performing under the big top. Who could forget those daring acrobats balanced on the trapeze or high wire and, under them, a net. When the act was finished they would fall gracefully from their lofty perch into the open arms of the net, a kind of tease, I suppose, a hint of the ...

1629. The Master Has Come - And Is Calling For You

John 11:38-44

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When I was a student in seminary we served a country circuit which had four churches. One of them was Allen-Lee Memorial, named in part after Young John Allen. It was located in the community of Lone Oak, Georgia. When Young John Allen was fifteen he attended a revival at the Methodist church in Lone Oak. During the service he became so deeply convicted of the need of salvation that he jumped out of a window of the church and ran off in the woods to hide. But, he returned to the church, and gave his life ...

1630. Labor Pains

2 Samuel 18:1-18

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There was no Labor Day holiday for Tom Sutpen. Every day he had to wrestle the red-eyed Virginia sun as he bent before the plow. Each sunset he shambled off to his shack. Each night was a black abyss as he heard his children cry out for food and his wife dream of shoes for each of the little ones. Thomas Jr. saw the seasons turn his father’s hair wintry white. He smelled the whiff of death on his father’s breath, and decided to follow his dream far from the blistering gaze of the Virginia delta’s sun. His ...

1631. Faces of the Nation

2 Samuel 19:9-43

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You see their smiling faces everywhere. They have their own birth certificates. Their birthdays are cause for celebration. Legend has it that they are orphans who have been found in a cabbage patch. Each toddler who clutches one of the Cabbage Patch dolls in her arms feels as if she were a mommy. Cabbage Patch dolls sell out quickly and, in some cities, near riots have occurred in stores where they have become available. Cabbage Patch dolls became as popular as an airconditioner salesman in the Mohave ...

1632. Proper 23

Mt 22:1-14 · Php 4:1-9 · Ex 32:1-14 · Ps 106

Bulletin Aid

First Lesson: Exodus 32:1-14 Theme: Selfless intercession Exegetical Note Readers may have difficulty with a view of God that allows for the divine wrath to get so out of hand that the deity has to be dissuaded from and repent of the vengeful evil that the divine indignation has threatened. More plausible, perhaps, is the selfless intercession of Moses, who gave up the flattering divine offer to become the new father of a great nation in order to plead on the basis of the old Abramic pact. Call to Worship ...

1633. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

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George Bass

One of the treasures of Rome is a painting of Mary, the Mother of our Lord, which resides in the Borghese chapel of the Church of St. Mary Major and is attributed to St. Luke. It is a painting reputed to have healing powers, possibly because St. Luke was a physician as well as a painter; at any rate, on occasions like the cholera epidemic in 1837, it was carried through the streets of Rome to the Church of the Gesu, where it was placed so that the people might venerate it and be spared the dread disease. ...

1634. Called to Be Saints

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

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Hubert Beck

Have you ever considered the power of Jesus’ simple statement, "You are the salt of the earth"? (Matthew 5:13) No matter how you say it, that statement shakes you to your boots. Try it on for size. "You are the salt of the earth." Me? Isn’t it astounding to hear Jesus say that you and I are the salt of the earth? Surely he must have meant a special group of people. He couldn’t have been talking to us, could he? The words are from the Sermon on the Mount, spoken in some ways peculiarly to his disciples ...

1635. How Fares Your Christian Sight?

Is 6:8-10

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Robert Noblett

Some time ago I had my eyes examined. The doctor went through the usual procedures and at their end said this to me: "From a medical point of view, your eyes are fine." I thought that to be a rather curious way of putting the matter, and it reminded me of the fact that one’s eyes might be in top shape medically, but then the medical point of view is not the only point of view. People can have eyes that are medically sound and yet have the most warped and perverted view of life, of other people, of ...

1636. Joseph

Proverbs 10:1-32

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Warren Thomas Smith

He is the forgotten one of the gospel drama. In reality, Joseph fills an essential role not only in the birth narrative of the Christ, but in the entire story of Jesus. We had better not forget Joseph. If we do, we will be poorer for it, and the Christian message will have lost a noble spirit. JOSEPH’S ROLE A major reason for overlooking Joseph is the historic emphasis on the virgin birth. It is my conviction that if God chose to bring his Son to life by means of miraculous birth, who can say he could not ...

1637. The Way I See It

Drama

Sarah Walton Miller

This skit, based on Luke 15:11-32, is a series of monologues in which each character gives his version of the conflict. The older brother has been made an older sister to show the story’s adaptability. Simple staging: four stools or chairs, so arranged that there is the illusion of isolation, each from the others. Always use any available levels. Actors, use your stools: stand by, sit or lean on them at will. Avoid eye contact with the other players. Freeze when not speaking. Characters are the FATHER, ...

1638. TRYING IT WITHOUT GOD

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Louis H. Valbracht

The man sitting next to me on the plane had, of course, noticed my clerical dress, and, as always, there was a compulsive necessity on his part to get the record straight as far as his religious life was concerned. You know, it’s strange. I have never asked another man about his relationship with God, because I don’t have to. He tells me, as though I were some kind of a judge and he was testifying in my court. I have always had the secret suspicion that such persons are practicing what they are going to ...

1639. The Greatest Story Ever Told

Luke 15:11-32

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Bill Bouknight

When a child is very young, mirrors don' t mean anything to him or her. But one day, sometime between six months and one year old, the child suddenly catches on. She recognizes that the creature holding her is the same one she has been trying to train for months, the very same one who will grin from ear to ear each time she says "Da Da", the same guy who will come quickly if she screams. She also notices that if she raises an arm, the good- looking baby in the mirror will do likewise. Suddenly, with a ...

1640. Stewards and Our Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Jerry L. Schmalemberger

Jenny Lind always spent a few minutes alone in her dressing room before a concert. Her maid, who locked the door and stood guard over it, has told what happened in those last moments of preparation. Miss Lind would stand in the middle of the floor, her shoulders back and her head up, draw a deep breath, strike a clear, vibrant note, and hold it as long as her breath lasted. When the overtones had all died away, she would look up and say: "Master, let me ring true tonight!" Jenny Lind’s prayer ought to be ...

1641. Take a Close Look (At the Widow)!

Mark 12:41-44

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James W. Robinson

Mark is a marvel when it comes to storytelling. He is the O. Henry of the New Testament, a magician with words, who squeezes a novel into a paragraph or two. His skill is nowhere more evident than in his account of the widow with the two coins at the temple treasury. It is a gem of a short story. He makes it so easy for us to visualize the woman as she waits patiently in line to drop her offering into the chest with the trumpet-shaped tube. Without going into a detailed character study, he makes us feel ...

1642. Epiphany 8

Hosea 2:2-23, Mark 2:18-22, 2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

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Paul A. Laughlin

First Lesson: Hosea 2:14-20 Theme: Reclaiming the fallen and restoring their faith Exegetical Note The prophet of the northern kingdom here uses love and marriage imagery drawn from contemporary pagan worship as well as from his own experience of spousal infidelity in order to affirm that God is prepared to seduce adulterous, Baal-chasing Israel and to restore her lovingly to marital fidelity and intimacy. Call to Worship Leader: Give thanks and praise, brothers and sisters, for God’s willingness to ...

1643. The Personal Touch

Mark 1:14-20

Sermon

Brett Blair

Lamar Hunt, the man who started the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was walking through his home and came across one of his daughter's toys. The toy was called a “Super Ball.” In that moment he was given the inspiration for the name of the championship game between his upstart AFL and the old guard National Football League. "Why not," he wondered, "call our championship game the Super Bowl?" The name caught on quickly and thus, an American tradition was born. Some of you will ...

1644. "Job" Is Our Name Too

Job 6:1-7:21

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Richard L. Eslinger

"Have you considered my servant Job?" God asked Satan in the heavenly court. This "blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?" Well, Satan considered Job all right. But he only considered him a God-fearing man because he was being blessed. Remove all that blessing, Satan argued, and Job’s piety will crumble and he will curse you. So the agreement is made between God and Satan; only Job’s life must not be taken away. But everything else is of Job’s is negotiable - family, servants, ...

1645. When God Does A New Thing

Isaiah 43:14-28

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

The woman whose heart is broken because her husband cheated on her cannot get past that experience and has vowed never to love again. Two brothers have not spoken to each other in years because a business they built together failed due to the skimming of profits by the older brother. The young man who has not visited or spoken to his mother and father in ten years because of an abusive childhood cannot bring himself to forget the past, forgive his parents, and move on with his life. These are just a few ...

1646. God's Not Done With Us Yet!

Genesis 17:1-27

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David E. Leininger

Abraham. Everybody knows old Abe. I doubt that any individual in history is more widely recognized and revered. Abraham is patriarch to history's three great monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the Bible, of all the incredible people of faith we find there, the only one called the "friend of God" is Abraham. You learned great stories about Abraham from your earliest days in Sunday School. You met him as ABRAM - the name would be changed to Abraham later. You heard about God calling ...

1647. The Ten Commandments #4: The Sabbath

Exodus 20:1-21

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David E. Leininger

Let me tell you a story.(1) It seems a young Martian was studying comparative anthropology and, in preparation for a doctoral dissertation which was long overdue, made a quick flight down to earth in his flying saucer to check on the habits of the residents of the planet. He could not get too close or make any prolonged inspection because his work had to be submitted in just a few days, so time was of the essence. He had made a fortunate choice of days and locations - a fine summer Sunday over the United ...

1648. Super Sunday

Deuteronomy 5:1-33

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David E. Leininger

Super Sunday. Super Bowl this afternoon. Are you going to watch? Most of us will, even those who have little interest in football. The Super Bowl, as an annual spectacle, has transcended its own sport and becomes the focus of national attention beyond reason. Churches recognize the impact. In bulletins across America today are no doubt a zillion sermon titles similar to the one in our own. On PresbyNet last week was the description of one of last year's services on Super Bowl Sunday. The ushers were ...

1649. Wise Leadership

1 Kings 2:1-12, 3:1-15

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David E. Leininger

Solomon. The third king of Israel. The son of David and Bathsheba. Solomon is remembered for a number of things: his building program which included Jerusalem's original magnificent Temple, his immense wealth generated through trade and administrative reorganization, his 700 wives and 300 concubines (or PORcupines, as some Sunday School students will tell you), and his legendary wisdom, the result of the prayer we read in our lesson. If there is any single story commonly remembered of King Solomon it is ...

1650. Of Rubble and Trouble

Luke 21:5-38

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David E. Leininger

Hmmm. "Wars and insurrections, nation against nation, kingdom against kingdom, earthquakes, famines and plagues...arrests, persecution, some put to death...days of vengeance...great distress on the earth...People will faint from fear and foreboding..." Whoa! What season are we in? What about "Peace on earth and mercy mild?" Actually, BOTH images are at play this morning. Yes, Christmas is coming - a beautiful time. But juxtaposed against that is a life of great uncertainty for all of us, a time when our ...

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