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1626. In the Spirit's Tether

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... discussion groups, our youth assemblies, and wherever two or three are gathered in his name. And he is with us individually, as well ... for the church is a living organism made up of separate persons linked to a common Lord by unseen ties of faith and love. We have come together from our various homes and enterprises to be made one in Christ. This is the holy hour in which our unity is reinforced and the unseen dimension of our oneness is strengthened and enriched. There is no magic here, with the elements ...

1627. God Is a Giver

Sermon

James Bjorge

... gospel is preached in the whole world what she has done will be told in memory of her." What the woman gave was a real gift. It contained a portion of herself as she forgot herself in this glorious moment of giving. O. Henry caught this truth in a lovely Christmas story. A husband and a wife wanted to give each other the gift that each respectively longed for. The husband wanted a fob or a chain for his watch. The wife wanted a pretty comb for her beautiful hair. Times were hard and money was scarce. So the ...

1628. Aiming at Perfection

Philippians 3:4b-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... Greek- "teleios"- means to be ideally suited or adapted for a specific function. Here is the goal that St. Paul and John Wesley would commend to all of us Christians: To aspire, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to grow as close to Christ as possible, in love, in usefulness, and in holiness, and to drive toward that goal as though we had only one more day left to accomplish it. Most of us have had enough seminars under time management experts to know the value of goals. Years ago we memorized the line: If ...

1629. The Flight From Light

Isaiah 60:1-22, Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... she had done exceedingly well. We had worked on a project together which became a great success, in no small part because of the leadership she provided. As I spoke with her, I went on and on about how much her work had been appreciated. "Everyone who was there really loved you," I told her; "in fact, they’re raving about you!" Then I added, "Of course, I don’t know what they see in you myself, but they all seemed to be impressed anyway." It was a joke, and she took it as a joke. "That’s right," she ...

1630. Peter Becomes the Rock

Drama

G. Franklin Gray

... and exclaims.) We are all ready to serve you, Lord. To move into the world and make you a King. Jesus Peter, put away your sword. My Kingdom will be a Kingdom of love. Peter I know, Lord. You gave us a new commandment about love. You said, "Love one another; as I have loved you, so you are to love one another. If there is this love among you, then all will know that you are my disciples." (Spotlight on Jesus fades out as Jesus disappears.) Peter Unlock the doors! Let’s tell the world about the good news ...

1631. The Racial Gap

Psalm 53:1-6

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... As I look back at my old sermons on the subject, I am appalled at the number of times I suggested that "They didn’t want this or that." How presumptuous on my part to assume that I could or should speak on someone else’s wants and needs! Our love dare not be patronizing; it must be honest. Which means that we have to try to understand the black community as well as any white can understand it (which might be "not much!") Let’s admit that no one speaks for the Negro any more than anyone speaks for the ...

1632. Your Undivided Attention, Please

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... on the unknown way. "I will be your God," he promises, "and you will be my people." That’s the covenant that he has made with us, the bargain he has struck with us. Bargain, certainly, for in return we are required to do nothing: nothing, that is, but to love the Lord our God, with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our minds, with all our might. The Word and Promise that he gives shall be upon our hearts, and we shall teach it diligently to our children, speak of it at night as we retire for ...

1633. The Heart of the Reformation

Romans 3:21-31

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... not buy God’s favor with our good deeds but we do good deeds because we are grateful for his goodness to us. We love because he first loved us. Thus we are led to listen to the third of the heartthrobs of the Reformation, solus Christus, Christ alone. Here is the heart ... the initiative, go half-way and then more than half-way. What God has done is to go all the way in freely given uncalculating love to heal the rift of our sin and to draw us to himself. It is a mistake to think that I must do something to ...

1634. The Inner Galaxy

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... even a Robert Redford or a Demi Moore. God has designed human beings to procreate by the act and ecstasy of love -- an appropriate way for beginning that miraculous, new inner galaxy of an embryo and human being. For the body itself is an ... mystery waits to ignite a cold mind, and where hope beckons to a defeated spirit, and where most of all, love would flood our inner beings with love for God and love for one another. So with Phillips Brooks we pray: O holy child of Bethlehem Descend to us, we pray; Cast ...

1635. Choosing the Way to the Cross

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

James W. Moore

... s why He called disciples to follow Him, to learn from Him, and ultimately to take up the torch of His self-giving and sacrificial love. And He taught His disciples that the way to do it… the way to be God’s servants… is to not arrogantly grab for the ... to thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for Thee. Take my voice and let it sing always, only for my King. Take ...

1636. Trouble in the Manse

Hosea 1:1-2:1

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... from his work. For him, the message was supremely clear: sin leads to ruin. There was living proof of it right in the preacher's own home. Hosea had taken Gomer as his wife with all the high expectations of any new bridegroom. Here would be one he could love and cherish, one with whom he could share joys and sorrows, one with whom he could raise a family that would walk upright in the presence of the Most High God. It had gone well...until sin entered in. The dream was destroyed. All that was left for Hosea ...

1637. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... It is faith that grows out of our experience of seeking to be God's people. No, church is not a bad place to be especially when a church is patterned after that first community of believers, when it is alive, serving human needs when it is filled with love and when there is a living faith in the power of the resurrected Christ. 1. "Truth is Stranger Than Fiction," THE DOOR, Sept./Oct. 1996, p. 43. 2. Bruce Larson, LIVING OUT THE BOOK OF ACTS (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1984), p. 117. 3. "Letters to the Editor ...

1638. Good News For You

Isaiah 7:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... too" “not in a literal sense, but figuratively. So much that is negative is spread abroad under the name of the religion. So many who claim to be preachers of the Gospel have only bad news to convey. Christmas and Easter are purely good news. "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son." We might fill our churches every Sunday and not just Easter and Christmas if we could remember that. This world desperately needs good news. We need a faith, a hope, a confidence that will lift us out of ...

1639. You Shall Call His Name Jesus

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... of them. Brains are the only things worth having in this world, no matter whether one is a crow or a man." The Tin Woodman loved a Munchkin girl and was prevented from marrying her by the Wicked Witch of the East. She caused a series of accidents followed by ... have placed within you divine dignity. You no longer have to grovel in the muck and mire of life. Accept the gift of my love. Walk in it. Glory in it. Share it with others. I believe in you." The incarnation gives dignity in our lives as human beings. ...

1640. You're A Good Kid!

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... ability. When he died he chose to do so seated in a chair beneath the picture of the German poet who saw him as he could be. (3) We all need somebody who believes in us somebody who sees us as we could be. We all need to feel loved, accepted, appreciated. We become what significant others tell us we will become. This brings us to our final point. IN ORDER FOR CHILDREN TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES, PARENTS NEED TO LEARN TO SEPARATE THEIR CHILDREN'S DEEDS FROM THEIR WORTH AS HUMAN BEINGS. It's not easy being ...

1641. The Waiting Father

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... what you want, that is what you will get." Remember now that Jesus is seeking to say something to us about God. And this is it: God loves us enough to let go. God did not create us to be robots. He created us in His own image. Whatever else that may mean, one ... contrast that many of us make in our own mindshard as in God or soft as in Jesus. Jesus showed us a God who was like a loving Father. But Jesus did not rescind the law of consequences. As one cynic has put it, "Some of us want to sow our wild oats and ...

1642. The One Thing That Matters

Philippians 3:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... was invited to their home to share in a very simple meal. There was no pie, no cake, no homemade rolls. But the minister remembers, "We had cold buttermilk that was chilled in a jug in the cold waters of a spring. But it was a feast because of the love that had set that table." The minister went on to say, "I could not help but weep as I saw that young man moving around the table waiting on his wife and three children. The tenderness of that young farmer with his sick wife caught my heart." They sat around ...

1643. Promises Kept!

Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... . On Wednesday of this past week, I held the hand of a woman in the hospital. Her husband is dying, and fear trembles in the corners of her eyes. The fear that kills, Wordsworth called it. AND THEN COMES THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL: FEAR NOT! I have loved you with an everlasting love! I am Yahweh, the God who makes and keeps His promises! I will be there for you! You can count on me! One of the most powerful verses in the Bible comes from the New Testament letter of John (I John 4:18): "There is no fear in ...

1644. Wayward Children - Father's Day

Romans 5:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... thing in my life." "And would you help her if she was in trouble, or made a mistake? Would you forgive her? Would you still love her?" "Of course I would!" cried the woman, "I would do anything for her! Why do you ask such a question?" "Because I want you ... fixed. The main thing is that no one got hurt. He's our son, and he must feel awful right about now. We just need to love him through this." You might like to know what happened to David Leroy. He grew up to become one of the great preachers of America, Dr ...

1645. Are You Available?

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... disciples. "Look!" he said, "these are my mother and brothers." Then he added, "Anyone who obeys my Father in heaven is my brother, sister and mother!" (Matthew 12: 4850 The Living Bible) Did Jesus not care about his mother and brothers? Yes, he cared, but he could not let his love for them keep him from his mission. Do you not think that he was tempted as the shadows of the cross grew darker about him to leave it all and go back to the security of hearth and home in Nazareth? Of course he was. But he had a ...

1646. What Fragrance Are You Leaving?

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... marvelous short story, "The Gift of the Magi," that we normally tell at Christmas time. You know the story, but it won't hurt to be reminded. There was a young couple named Jim and Della. They both wanted to share a special Christmas gift with each other. They loved each other dearly, but they were quite poor. Each had one unique possession. Della's hair was her glory. It was quite long and a beautiful shade of brown. Jim's prized possession was a gold watch passed on to him from his father. It was the day ...

1647. Needed: A Radiator Cap Solution

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... you ever prayed that prayer with that kind of intensity? "Lord God, help me to be centered in your will. Help me be the husband or wife or single person or Mom or Dad or teenager or student you want me to be. Help me think as Jesus thought, love as Jesus loved, sacrifice as Jesus sacrificed. Take the radiator cap of my life and drive a whole new car under it." Jesus stirs up people with his teachings. To see the world as Jesus saw the world, we would have to be born all over again. And, thanks to Christ's ...

1648. Father? Almighty?

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... you.” Actually, as you no doubt have heard before, the word that Jesus used for God was Abba, a word that we might translate as Daddy. You and I are not orphans on the doorstep of the universe; we are loved with an unquenchable, unchangeable, eternal, relentless love—a love that will never let us go. You see, the theme of the Bible is not our human quest for God, but God’s never-ending divine quest for us. Jesus gave us a name for that quest: Abba, Father. Something like a Divine Parent, out on all ...

1649. On Doing Beautiful Things

Mark 14:1-11

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... are tempted to do something beautiful, and restrain ourselves, and refrain from doing it. We have second thoughts. The impulse to send a letter to someone to thank them for something they have done which has enriched our lives, the impulse to tell someone how much we love them, and how much they mean to us, the impulse to send a special gift, or to speak a special word. But the opportunity comes - and goes - and the deed is not done, and the word is not spoken. NOTE: JESUS CONNECTS WHAT THIS WOMAN DID WITH ...

1650. The Day Jesus Asked the Question: The Fourth Word

Matthew 27:45-46

Sermon

Eric Ritz

... by saying this, but I need to tell you something that''s been on my mind." "Go ahead." "I don''t like this verse: "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" It doesn't sound like you; it doesn't sound like something you would say. Usually I love it when you speak. I listen when you speak. I imagine the power of your voice, the thunder of your commands, the dynamism in your dictates. That''s what I like to hear. Remember the creation song you sang into the soundless eternity? Ah, now that''s you. That was ...

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