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1626. Come To The Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Sandra Hefter Herrma

... the Light of the World (Jesus) calls us to take over the role of being Light in our own world. Jesus' own promise is that, "Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life." "Everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness ... believe in the light, so that you may become children of light" (John 12:46 and 36). Paul never knew Jesus in the flesh. Peter could talk about the stories Jesus told, could call on his personal experiences with Jesus in times of difficulty ...

1627. Make Scriptural Hope Your Own

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... or has it lodged the Word of God so securely and deeply in his heart that it holds and fortifies him, impelling him to active love, to obedience, to good works? Only the day can decide."2 That is the crucial test -- whether or not the Word of God remains lodged in our hearts when we go to our desk, or to the plant, or sit around the negotiating table, or enter the classroom or explore a new personal relationship. If I could encourage just two or three people who had never taken the Bible seriously before to ...

1628. You Can Be Less Worried

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... the story is anything but. Sometimes in life it is all too difficult to find someone to trust, someone to believe in. Even spouses, parents and dearest of friends can let us down. But the Christian faith teaches that when all the others have come and gone, God remains constant -- "the same yesterday, today and forever." God is always in our corner, always as close as a prayer, always loving us whether or not we deserve it and always willing to carry the heavy end of each of our crosses if asked. "If God so ...

1629. Memorial Day

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Sermon

Brett Blair

... not wish to be, fighting a war that they did not completely understand. At this point, it makes no difference whether they did understand. Those whom we this day honor all paid the supreme price. In death they are all equal. In death, they are all noble. It is now remaining to us, the living, to so purify our nation, that their deaths may not have been in vain.

1630. You Can Be Intelligent

2 Chronicles 1:1-17

Sermon

Michael B. Brown

... can discern what Jesus would do in a similar situation, we know what we should do, as well. What he would do is not, of course, always the easiest of options. Often Jesus maintained a difficult and unpopular course. But of this much we can remain certain. He always did the right thing. But consulting and following his will, we shall, too. "So, how do I know what Jesus would do?" we reply. The answers are available in three words: scripture, prayer and consultation. When ethical decisions must be faced, read ...

1631. Graduation

John 15:1-17

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... and get a job and a car and our own home and family. Actually if it wasn’t for our parents we probably wouldn’t make it. Jesus taught the same thing about our relationship with him. He said, “Apart from me you can do nothing.” He said, “If we remain with him and he with us then we will learn so much and have rich and full lives.” If it wasn’t for Jesus none of us would make it. I guess you could say that we are his children and we will always need him. There is so much ...

1632. Don't Be Stupid

Jeremiah 4:5-31

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... . Anything else is just plain stupid. And what does a stupid life, a life lived stupidly, look like? If you're a parent, check out Ann Landers' column in a recent Lima News, on "How To Be A Stupid Parent: *Discipline only when you lose your temper. *Remain aloof. *If your children do something wrong, never let them forget it. *Give your child all the spending money he wants. *Compare your child with someone else to make him smarten up. *Always argue in front of the kids as to what they should and should not ...

1633. Make A Choice

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... is the right religion. I'm going to withhold judgment, and consider the matter impartially.'' That's fine, except that I hope this woman decides pretty soon. She is 87 years old, and her so-called ''neutrality'' is fast becoming academic! The simple fact is no one can remain neutral on the issue of Jesus Christ. We must decide for or against him. Is God real or not? Was Jesus of Nazareth a psychopathic fool, or did he know how life at its best should be lived? I have always felt a real sympathy for the ...

1634. Week One Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the worship space in our churches and few, if any, seem to be offended. These changes are transitory; they are not permanent. Maybe this is why they are easier to accept. A fashion consultant, interior decorator or Church liturgist can effect change and most remain calm and unflustered. What about change on the inside, in our hearts? Here the change is more difficult. Such changes cannot be seen, yet they are permanent. They are filled with risk because we know that something basic to who or what we are ...

1635. They Drew Back And Fell

Drama

Dann J. Ettner

... Divine goodness You sent Your Son to be our Savior. C: Jesus went willingly to the cross which He had come to bear. P: No army could have captured Him, no one could have takenHis life if He had not allowed it. C: Teach us, we pray, to remain in our faith which seesJesus as the willing sacrifice offered by God for our sake. P: The sacrifice which removes all sin to all those whobelieve. C: The sacrifice which restores our right to be with ourFather in eternity. P: We pray this through Your Son, Jesus Christ ...

1636. From A Distance

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... 1927, off Provincetown, Massachusetts, the US destroyer Paulding rammed the US submarine S-4. In one of the most harrowing rescue attempts known to this part of the world, divers went up and down in gale force winds trying everything possible to rescue the six remaining men trapped in the forward torpedo room. The other 30 men had already died in other parts of the ship. In the blackness of that small space, with carbon dioxide levels ever rising, Morse code messages were sent from divers to trapped men and ...

1637. A Lesson From A Shell

Proverbs 10:7

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... . (Show actual shells or pictures of shells.) The shell is the protective covering on different kinds of creatures who live in the sea. Each day new shells are washed up on the beaches of the oceans. The little creature who lived in the shell is gone, but the shell remains. We do not live in shells, but there is a lesson for us here in the shell. Each day, we leave something of our self behind, for good or bad. When we are kind to others and try to make other people happy, we leave a good memory behind ...

1638. Summer Fruit

Amos 8:1-14

Sermon

Richard L. Sheffield

... the last vestiges of smallpox. This disease, which has killed millions, for thousands of years, has now been confined by medical science to some test tubes in a laboratory. It's completely under our control. The debate is about whether we should now destroy all remaining remnants of the smallpox virus to insure that it will never, ever, for all time, destroy a human life again. Whether we dare even to continue to experiment with this deadly disease, when it's within our power to destroy it once and for all ...

1639. Traveling Forgotten Mountains

Isaiah 49:8-26

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... he held the point of the hook against his palm, waiting for the line to come taut ... it did, and mercifully he soon blacked out as he was literally reeled into the boat. Gus found out where the scar on Nick's hand came from, a scar that was the remaining evidence of how he was hauled to safety. And for Nick, that experience changed his life. Listen to his final words to Gus: It isn't that it would have been so bad for me to drown ... what scares me, what makes me happy, is what I'd have died ...

1640. Better Than A Shadow

Romans 8:38-39

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... if we are sad, God is there to help us feel better. The love of God is just like my shadow here. It will never leave us. I could probably tell God to go away if I decided I didn't want him around anymore, but God's love would remain. I could become a really nasty person and do all sorts of bad things -- like rob banks, cheat people, tell lies -- but God would not leave me. God wouldn't be very happy with me, though, would he, boys and girls? (Let them answer.) No -- God would rather have us ...

1641. Raised Voices

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... reasonable idea I've heard yet. REBECCA: Then you're not going to pack? You're not coming with us? HANNAH: Not if I can help it. We're staying right here, me and my sons. After the rest of you are gone, Pharaoh will treat those who remain with more courtesy, I'm sure. They are talented boys. They could be of great use to him in his future dealings with travellers and traders from the north. REBECCA: But God's plan! What about that? HANNAH: Rebecca! Nothing will convince me that this harebrained scheme is ...

1642. Boast In The Lord

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... his ready acceptance among the common people of Bedford, his life was never easy. His ardent Puritan preaching soon offended the more staid Church of England officials. As a result, he was imprisoned in the Bedford jail in 1660 for preaching without a license and remained there for 12 years. While in prison he began writing a book, The Pilgrim's Progress, which was to become a classic allegory. In this extraordinary story he depicts a man leaving his family with a book in his hand and a heavy burden on ...

1643. Look, The Morning Star

2 Peter 1:12-21

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... simmer and go out. In the last scene, as we are left stunned at what has happened, four young Indian children who somehow have escaped the holocaust get into a canoe and paddle away up the river to tell the dream to others some day. As people remain in the darkened theater, for a moment the story having ended, suddenly the following words from the Gospel of John flash on the screen: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it" (John 1:5). Is this not the same light that "Peter ...

1644. Week Three Of Lent

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... the dramatic stories of people like St. Augustine; there are the simple tales of ordinary people. Each of us in our lives as well have received numerous chances from God. God is true to today's Gospel and has forgiven us seventy times seven times. The question remains for us, have we been as forgiving to others as God has been to us? Have we been agents of reconciliation in a manner similar to how God has treated us? We have all received many opportunities to show forgiveness. Many times, if we are honest ...

1645. Now, Even Now....

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Gerald Whetstone

... find new life, even now. There's little reinforcement in the world around us to set aside this season for such a holy and healing purpose. There will not be obvious signs of this season's presence where we work or shop. The air will remain chilly and the dark will come early and stay late. Yet in here our liturgy adopts some sobering shifts. Our hymns are often more plaintive. The "alleluia" is buried until Easter. You can mirror these changes in your own devotions. Use prayers of reflection and repentance ...

1646. Climbing Rainbows Through The Rain

Genesis 6:1-8:22

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... truth. Let us say that you decide this must be taken as literal truth. In doing so, let us say that you find a way to harmonize internal inconsistencies by ironing out matters of how many animals and how long the flood. Let us even say you find remains of the ark in a glacial valley atop Mount Ararat. In and of itself, what have you accomplished? What difference would it make in your life? Would it make any difference in our world? On the other hand, what would be accomplished by proving beyond a shadow of ...

1647. The Oil For Squeaking People

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... angel offers nearly prompts a coronary to this old man, Zechariah. For he is told that his wife of the past 30, 40, 50 years is going to have a baby. The Scripture tells us that when he received the information, Zechariah was struck dumb and remained speechless until the child was born nine months later. That reaction should not surprise any of us. We do not appreciate hearing that we are expecting about the time we have the golden wedding anniversary. The Scripture goes on to tell us that Elizabeth is so ...

1648. An Arranged Wedding, But An Intentional Marriage

Genesis 24:1-67

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... the relationships today. The groom's family doesn't have to offer the bride a nose ring, a camel or, for that matter, a tattoo. Bride and groom don't marry the day they meet. On the other hand, it is fascinating to see how many things remain the same. Like Abraham, aging parents still get nervous when the kids haven't presented grandchildren. It might not be gold bracelets and camels, but weddings are still expensive. Like Rebekah, some people still fall head over heels in love. If it is not love at first ...

1649. When The Saints Come Marching In

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... must first participate in it. That, though, is easier said than done. Poetry may invite participation, but after a few chapters of foul-mouthed beasts, child-hungry dragons, and blood-intoxicated whores, some of us may wish we'd just remained bewildered spectators instead. With a garish array of activity, scenes of graphic violence and glorious victory are splashed across the screen in kaleidoscopic technicolor and quadraphonic sound -- making even the most lavish of Cecil B. deMille's productions puny by ...

1650. The King Of Hearts

Ezekiel 34:1-31

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... becoming something of a spectacle himself. In fact, during the first century A.D., there was a good deal of debate among the rabbis as to whether or not his writings should even be included in the sacred canon.2 And to this day, it remains one of the most perplexing and problematic portions of the Bible. Surprisingly enough, though, the book which bears his name, records his stern warnings, and describes his strange visions, actually tells us very little about Ezekiel. To be honest, we come to know him far ...

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