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151. Expanding The Boundaries

Ruth 3:1-18

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John A. Stroman

... the outside, but one day Louise, one of the girls who was always in, gave him a big wink, dropped the hand of the boy next to her and invited him in. He said he ran as fast as he could and made it in. The game stopped dead, when the boy whose hand ... she dropped said to her, "You can't do that. If you do that everyone will come in." Sporting a big grin Louise answered, "I know." Troeger ended his ...

152. Godly Sexual Passion For An X-Rated World

Song of Songs 2:1-17

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... their teenagers up with sexual passion! Tony Evans, the one-of-a-kind Black gospel preacher, says, "I'll tell you what the Bible says about sex. If you're single, you can't have any. If you're married, then shop till you drop!" The Song of Solomon is the shop-till-you-drop book of the Bible. See the benevolence of God here? The good Lord didn't just give us our sexual passion like a hand grenade. "Here! Fiddle with this until you figure it out!" Instead, God gave us an instruction manual. I was teaching ...

153. Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory!

John 11:17-37

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Steven E. Albertin

... think they are perfect? I bet if I asked their brother or sister or parents, they would give me plenty of evidence to prove that they are not even close to being saints. They are a lot more like hell on earth than heaven on earth. The few courageous souls drop their hands. They aren't so sure any more. I ask them again. "Whoever thinks you are a saint, raise your hand." Aha! They now know what answer the pastor is looking for. The right answer is "No." No one is a saint. So, no one raises a hand the ...

154. Second Thoughts

Luke 10:25-37

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Robert Beringer

... of one of the most compelling stories our Lord ever told. To this day, the actual road is little more than a strip of rocky terrain which leads us from Jerusalem south to the village of Jericho. What is remarkable is that in just 15 miles, the elevation drops from 2,400 feet above sea level to 1,400 feet below sea level at the Dead Sea. (I will always remember those figures because when I once preached on this parable, I announced that the Dead Sea was 1,400 miles below sea level! Afterward, a parishioner ...

155. The Second Meal

Sermon

Robert F. Scott

... of sin, anxiety, and lostness. In this love Jesus came to seek the lost, forgive the sinner, wipe away the anxieties. This is the good news of the Gospel: that God has given this love freely. God has not doled love out grudgingly to the righteous, drop by drop as they have slowly earned it; God has poured it out abundantly to those who come to the Savior in faith, confessing their sin, asking his forgiveness, responding to his love. The good news of Jesus was the same for the outcast and for the social ...

156. Giving Thanks Empowers

Luke 17:11-19

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Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... a denarius or a shekel or even a mite into their cup. One day, as Jesus approached Galilee, the infected group placed their vessels in his path. "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us," they called. But instead of dropping a coin in their cup, Jesus spoke to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests," he said. Without any hesitation, that small group of lepers began walking toward the temple. And on their way, they were healed. As they walked, they were transformed from a small leprous community to ...

157. The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:14-30

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William E. Keeney

... You Have. A football star for a college team was having trouble in a course on church history. He was barely doing C work. He came to see the professor about the problem. The professor knew he had some limited ability and preparation. The student had dropped out of high school and obtained a General Equivalency Diploma in the armed forces so he could enter college. The professor pointed out, however, that he was not necessarily expected to be a star in every area. What he should do is the best he could ...

158. Love Without Limits

Matthew 15:21-28

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Roger G. Talbott

... did, they would almost always cry -- men as well as women -- even though the incident may have happened over a decade earlier. It hurts that much to cry for help and be ignored. Being human and a pastor, I know I probably have ignored cries for help. Let me drop the "probably." I know I have. I'm not even counting the ones where I was expected to read people's minds or somehow know that people were in the hospital when they didn't even tell their best friends, to say nothing of calling the church office. I ...

159. Words, Words, Word

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... the cruet of wine during mass. The priest hit him and shouted, "Leave the altar, and don't come back!" That boy became Tito, the Communist leader of Yugoslavia. In an American cathedral, an altar boy dropped the cruet of wine while serving mass with the Bishop. With a twinkle in his eye, the Bishop leaned over and whispered to the boy, "Someday you will be a priest." That boy became Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Words shape us. Wally Fletcher, a pastoral counselor, writes: "Pediatrician and Psychoanalyst D ...

160. Prayers for the Sundays After Easter

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Rolland R. Reece

... are wet they cling to the grass or to our rakes. We've forgotten the shade they provided when they were green, or the artist's palette they became when they were orange, yellow, and red. Now they cause us work so we grumble. The truth is that this leaf dropping is a necessary part of the tree's life cycle that leads to the budding of its branches next spring. But the trees now are dark, black, and death-like. They look like a pen and ink drawing silhouetted against the sky. Some of us, our Creator, are in ...

161. The Future Of The Church!

Matthew 11:25-30

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... the computer at school is concerned, I still am -- a religion major, that is. Anyway, I was asked to speak here, before I decided to drop religion, as a major, that is. Well, here goes: (HE STOPS STRUMMING) "The Future of the Church!" (LONG PAUSE. HE STRUMS AGAIN) Hey, I ... not me. I won't tell a soul. Maybe there's not much to say about the future of the Church. I've got this friend. He dropped out of school and now he's a park ranger. He loves it. Close to nature and all that. He says he's close to God. Well ...

162. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

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John R. Brokhoff

... she became pregnant with Samuel. In our disappointments we, too, may pray in agony. We may have hopes and dreams for our future but they all seem to have ended in ashes. One may have hope of going to college, but the death of a father made it necessary to drop out of school to go to work to support the family. One may have a beautiful dream of a happy marriage with children and a Christian home, but a spouse turns to alcoholism or to another man or woman. One may dream of having a long life but tragedy ...

163. Christmas 1

Hebrews 2:5-18, Colossians 3:1-17, 1 Samuel 2:12-26, Luke 2:41-52

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John R. Brokhoff

... because the clothes represent a new Adam. A Christian is one in whom Christ lives. Thus, his/her life is to match Christ's life in terms of the qualities of Jesus' life. 2. Binds (v. 14). One brand of glue, the ads say, has such bonding power one drop can lift an auto. Love, says Paul, is the greatest of all virtues and has utmost power to draw together. Love binds people together and binds people to God in harmony. Love causes all things to come and stay together. Love makes people loyal and true. It was ...

164. When Jesus Arrives Late

John 11:1-16, John 11:17-37

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Thomas Long

... . Mary and Martha were wringing their hands with worry. The whole village of Bethany was troubled. Naturally, from Bethany's perspective, this was the most urgent, important, life or death crisis in all of creation, and Jesus should have dropped everything in the world to be there. But Jesus will not drop the world; he will save it, all of it. Jesus is not controlled by illness and death, even his dear friend Lazarus' illness and death; to the contrary, Jesus is the one in control. Jesus does not jump when ...

165. Advent 1

Romans 13:8-14, Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36-51

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Russell F. Anderson

... from heaven warning of impending crisis. When the rain starts it will be too late to build an ark or even to get aboard someone else's. No, we had better locate our ark long before the deluge drops. The name of the game is perpetual readiness, a life of faithfulness. The same point is made with the example of the thief in the night; the thief's key tool is the element of surprise. Christ is coming; the kingdom is ready. Ready or not. PREACHING POSSIBILITIES Alternative Advent ...

166. Proper 4

Genesis 6:1-8:22, Deuteronomy 11:1-32, Matthew 7:21-29, Romans 1:1-17, Romans 3:21-31

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Russell F. Anderson

... and influential people. They may do this to gain entrance or merely to impress others. Jesus warns: "Not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven ..." (v. 21a). Many people throw around the name of Christ but they don't really know him. Dropping names around might impress other people but it won't impress God or gain us entrance into the kingdom. We must know Christ through faith. In the arena of faith, it's not just what you know but who you know. Outline: 1. Some people like to ...

167. Turning A Minus Into A Plus

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... A. He ran through freshman English with a B, but in foreign languages he almost fainted. That was his real weakness. He had failed French in high school. He was in way over his head with students more adept in language skills. His roommate dropped the course, and later just dropped out of school completely. Inch by inch this man crept along. And he passed. He hung in there. The teacher even wrote "congratulations" on his final exam, which was also a D. That French teacher became his best friend as a teacher ...

168. When All Is Said And Done

Matthew 13:24-30

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William G. Carter

... do this," the first teacher said. The second said, "The kids need to be prepared in case the Russians drop the bomb." "Listen," said the first. "Rumor has it that we are half a mile from ground zero. The IBM plant down the hill is on the top ten list for ... Russia's targets. If they ever drop the bomb, none of us will ever get the chance to duck and cover." By the time most children get to third grade, they have heard ...

169. Holy Friendship

John 6:60-71

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... turn away? The offer is unparalleled in the whole story of human experience, but to maintain a sustained belief is more than many of us can do. We see it in church membership. People take vows and join the fellowship of the congregation, but soon drop out. We see it with church leaders. They are called to think through the fundamental ideas of the faith; but many of them find this too demanding, and they retreat back onto square one. We see it with evangelistic campaigns where hundreds are carried forward ...

170. What’s Inside Comes Out!

Mark 7:1-23

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... the check and compose a letter of confession to your brother including your plan to repay him the rest of what you owe him.” They enclosed the check in the letter, sealed the envelope, and walked together to the mailbox. As the man dropped the letter into the mailbox, he also dropped a great burden from his life. The doctor testified to that. He saw it happen.2 We are just beginning to see the top of the iceberg of a vast and invaluable body of knowledge in this whole area of health. Dr. Bernie Siegel ...

171. Giving with Open Hands

Mark 12:41-44

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Thomas Peterson

... . The back of the hand. A very stately usher, after receiving his offering from the congregation would stand at the back of the aisle awaiting the end of the offertory. Reaching in his watch pocket, he would pull out a dime, hold it a moment over the plate, and then drop it in. The pastor thought that for a man of substance to give in this way was to give with the back of his hand. The pastor later learned that the man gave generously by check. The dime was not a back-of-the-hand gift but a symbolic act ...

172. Made New By 180 Degrees

Luke 3:1-20

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Richard A. Wing

... the children would be playing right outside my office window. It was decided to soundproof my wall for the sake of quiet, and construction began. As construction progressed, I could hear the final greeting of every mother and father to their child as they were dropped off. I remember one mother's voice that almost convinced me not to soundproof. She said, "Jimmy, remember I love you forever and always. I will see you tonight and I will not be late. Mommy and Daddy love you very much. Bye!" It spontaneously ...

173. Lent 4

Luke 13:18-22 · Joel 2:12-19

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Jack Brownlee

... it is. It's just missing. I'm sorry." "We know you're sorry. You said you're sorry; you should be sorry. Now, please drop it." Mother's voice sounded bitter, but not as harsh as when the loss was first noticed Wednesday. "Every time you talk about it, simply ... hand and said to myself, 'Sarah, you had better take off' ... yes! The ring. I took it off when I was measuring the flour. It dropped in the flour. I'm sure of it." "Who would have thought to look in the flour?" said Mother as she ran toward home. "I ...

174. Lent 5

Luke 21:1-4 · Psalm 36:5-9

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Jack Brownlee

... wasn't a good Rabbi, "you know." Matilda really didn't know. She really liked him. Thought he spoke really well. Enjoyed his stories. But, they had had trouble before, with other Rabbis. Who was she to make waves. She smiled at him. Oh! It was her turn. She dropped two copper coins amounting to a penny. She hoped it would turn out all right for the new Rabbi. She wondered what he thought. He knew that she was poor. "And calling his disciples to him, Jesus said to them, 'Truly I say to you, this poor widow ...

175. Seed Time

1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Children's Sermon

Kenneth Mortonson

... take a seed and bury it in the ground and from that tiny seed there comes a new form of life. See these flowers? We must never forget that such beauty came from a tiny seed that was buried in the ground. In the words of the poet: "We drop a seed into the ground, A tiny, shapeless thing, shriveled and dry, And in the fullness of its time, is seen A form of peerless beauty, robed and crowned Beyond the pride of any earthly queen, Instinct with loveliness, and sweet and rare. The perfect emblem of its Master ...

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