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151. The Rock Of Faith

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... ? Well, first of all, let me state the obvious, the rock that Jesus is talking is . . . a rock. I started by talking about how people inside the church think that they have to protect God and the Christian faith and people outside the church have the impression that Christianity is a very vulnerable thing -- a house of cards built on a shaky card table. Rocks are not vulnerable. Rocks are not shaky. Rocks are solid. Where is the rock? Where is Peter? Peter is wherever there is a person who believes so much ...

152. Bloody Doorposts

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

... out of blood, can the Hebrews be set free. This is a difficult concept for us. Our religious faith focuses on giving life. It is a horrendous thing for us to contemplate that God strikes down firstborn children and even innocent dumb animals. But this decisive action impresses on us the extent to which God will go to redeem His people and set them free. Many years later another firstborn will be born. He will be born in Bethlehem to a woman named Mary, and she will call her firstborn son "Jesus." In the ...

153. Lent 4

Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 20:17-19, John 9:35-41, John 9:13-34, Romans 8:1-17, Ephesians 4:17--5:21, 1 Samuel 16:1-13, John 9:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... told him to go to the house of Jesse in order to anoint another king, he needed to learn to look at the candidates, not through the eyes of human perception but through the eyes of the Lord. He needed God's-ray vision to penetrate the heart. Eliab truly impressed the prophet: he was tall and handsome; but David had a heart which sought to please the Lord. Old Testament: Hosea 5:15--6:2 The weakness of God. God is not able to help or heal his children until they confess their sins and turn to the Lord for ...

154. From Rejection To Redemption

Ruth 3:1-18

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Zan W. Holmes

... that you did not know before. May the Lord reward you for your deeds, and may you have a full reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge" (Ruth 2:11-12). Indeed Boaz was not only impressed by Ruth's loyalty to Naomi, he was also eventually impressed by her loyalty to him in spite of the fact that she had the opportunity to go after the men who were younger than he (3:10). So he eventually offered Ruth the gifts of marriage and security by acting as her next of kin ...

155. He Shepherds Us!

John 10:1-21

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Harry N. Huxhold

... was a puzzle to us when Mom or Dad could anticipate what kind of trouble we were going to get into. It was equally a surprise when they could tell us when we had done something wrong even though they were not there. My mother left me with the distinct impression that she had eyes in the back of her head. She was also expert at reading the body language: a blush, the nervous twitch, the quiet movement. All were dead giveaways by which Mother knew me. And she knew me "inside and out" as she liked to say. It's ...

156. Son of David, Open Our Eyes

Mark 10:46-52

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RobertT D. Ingram

... , O Lord, in Days of Old" Reading the Scripture Since this is a relatively brief and simple passage, have one of the older children or a youth memorize this. Have the youth practice long enough that the words flow out naturally. The worshipers need to be impressed by the content of the words, not the ability of the young person to memorize. Have a person read this lesson in three parts. In between the parts the worshipers respond to the lesson by singing the hymn "Open My Eyes, That I May See" as outlined ...

157. A Song Sung Blue

1 Samuel 1:1-20

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Robert Noblett

... we literally sing, this musical imagery captures the essential dynamism that must be there if resolution is to occur. Remember Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof lamenting his economic state? “If I Were a Rich Man” is the lament he sings and one gains the impression, hearing Tevye sing, that the lamenting is therapeutic and affords him some sense, if not of resolution, at least of relief. Frederick Buechner has put it this way: Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom ...

158. Renewal of the New

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

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John R. Brokhoff

... to find a renewed compassion for people in need and trouble. Our compassion needs renewal, for many churches are oblivious to the world and its needs around them. We have a tendency to be a sanctified ghetto hiding behind stained glass windows. Often we give the impression that we do not know there is a world outside the church. Often no mention is made in sermon or pastoral prayers of a special day in society or a tragedy like an earthquake, tornado, hurricane, or radiation leak. How can we as a church ...

159. Epiphany 7

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4, Isaiah 43:14-28, Mark 2:1-12

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Russell F. Anderson

... to it but it is her way of saying "Amen!" She is affirming what was just prayed. When something appeals to us as beautiful, true and right, we need to shout "Amen!" The world has enough nay-sayers; we need more of God's people to shout "Amen" when something impresses us as good. Outline: 1. Our world is awash in negativism. 2. Even our churches can catch a negative spirit. 3. Jesus is God's affirmation, God's amen! 4. Let us affirm Jesus and all that is good and true. Gospel: Mark 2:1-12 1. Sermon Title: Is ...

160. Proper 9

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Mark 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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Russell F. Anderson

... him. They knew his family. How could he be anything great? This could mean that we want our rulers to be one of us but we don't want them to get too close to us. Military leaders (v. 2). Those who made David king were impressed with David's military leadership under Saul. Society hasn't changed that much; we are still attracted to military leaders. Military leaders can bring victories, protect our interests and enhance our status. The objectives of war are clear; the enemy is apparent. You either win or ...

161. Trinity Sunday

Jn 3:1-17 · Mt 28:16-21 · Rom 8:12-17 · Isa 6:1-8 · Ps 29

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Russell F. Anderson

... he was with Jesus' miracles. Jesus counters that what's really important is that a person be born again. Nicodemus appears to misunderstand. "How can anyone be born again after having grown old?" A person might have the impression that this business of being born again or anew was foreign to Nicodemus. This is probably not so. Nicodemus was a learned religious leader and he knew that the prophets spoke of God giving his children a new heart (Jeremiah 31:31), similar to rebirth. Also, he must have been ...

162. Who Lives In You?

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... that if I went inside the "houses" of their lives, I wouldn't find anyone home. Or if I went inside their houses, they would be so cluttered with junk that there wouldn't be any room for anyone. Or some whose houses are great and impressive on the outside, but once I entered everything would be artificial. Who lives in you? That's the question for us to address this Second Sunday in Lent. Who lives in you? What guides your decisions? What sets the course of your life? What determines the way you think ...

163. When The Boat Keeps Rocking

Psalm 46:1-11

Eulogy

Robert Noblett

... so simple that we often fail to honor it. We might call this mutuality a mutuality of availability. First, I will be available to you. I will clear my mind, create a space for you within myself, and invite you to confidently share your thoughts, feelings and impressions with me. And I will do my best to listen to you in a non-judgmental, loving and caring way. Secondly, this mutuality of availability means that there will come moments when you will do for me what I have done for you. You will clear your ...

164. Delivery

Sermon

Michael Rogness

... Some think effective public speaking is a matter of bombast -- shouting, florid gestures and entertaining jokes. Nothing is further from the truth. You don't have to become somebody else or imitate other speakers to be a better preacher. You might make a powerful first impression if you do that, but in the long run you will lose credibility, because a congregation who knows you on the weekdays will soon figure out that you're not the same person in the pulpit. The secret to truly effective speaking is being ...

165. Two Doors; One Choice

Luke 13:22-30

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W. Robert McClelland

... He was accepted for who he was, a lad who had to go into the far country to find himself. For this kind of salvation, the wide door of living by righteous prescriptions will not do. We come home, not with the clamoring crowds trying to impress God with our credentials of goodness, but one person at a time, through the narrow door of self-discovery. Carl Jung regards the second half of life as having unique significance for the individual's self understanding. He believes we spend the formative years taking ...

166. On Polishing Up the 24 Karat Jesus

Matthew 28:16-20

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James Weekley

... chairs. In his introduction he misquoted Jesus as follows, "I have come to heal the dead, cast out the sick, and raise the devil." Jesus did not want to be misquoted. In fact, he wanted to make his lasting impressions stick. How could the disciples ever forget his last impression, the Great Commission? With the mandate, he commanded they go and make his love the change agent. He wanted them to comprehend - more than they would understand anything in their entire lives - the agenda of that assignment. He ...

167. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Erskine White

... , we literally didn't know if he would live from one day to the next. I baptized him in his hospital crib; my wife and I took turns keeping a vigil by his bedside. Finally, our prayers were answered and our baby survived, but that second birth left us impressed with the fragility of life. The journey from the womb to the world is just a few centimeters in distance, but it is the most difficult and dangerous journey any of us ever make in life. There is a thin line between life and death. We know the miracle ...

168. Advent 3

Zephaniah 3:1-20, Philippians 4:2-9, Luke 3:1-20, Isaiah 12:1-6

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George Bass

... poems: And in the pulpit eloquently speaks, On divers matters with both wit and clarity ... All things but sin. He seldom mentions sin. John not only mentions sin; he called sinners "vipers," not fit for the kingdom of heaven. Worse yet, John gives the impression here that good works are the way out of the dilemma that sinners find themselves in when they are found out and confronted with their transgressions against God and other people. He tells them, in answer to their "What then shall we do?" question ...

169. The Pitfalls Of Practicing Piety

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

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John M. Braaten

... Ash Wednesday has been a day of repentance; that is a good and godly act, but it is precisely at that point that Jesus comes to us and says, "Beware of practicing your piety before others." Practicing piety is the effort we make to impress everyone with our goodness, or our rightness, or our moral superiority. The world in which Jesus lived was rampant with examples. The Jewish Talmud describes several. For instance there were the "Shoulder Pharisees" who carefully obeyed the laws but wore their good deeds ...

170. Act III, Scene 2

John 21:1-14

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John M. Braaten

... lived faithfully in the truth of Jesus' final words, "Lo, I am with you always." Those were not mere words of hope, they composed a promise, a promise which had been fortified by the experiences of 40 days. Act III, Scene 2, what a beautiful way Christ chose to impress on his followers that he was always near them. As Act IV begins, we see that God's drama in the world has not come to an end. This long scene began as the Holy Spirit gripped the disciples and inspired them to give their lives for the glory ...

171. The Greatest Wonder Of All!

John 14:5-14

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John M. Braaten

... In two years she sent me all over the countryside to 23 families. As a result of those visits, many people were baptized or confirmed and received into membership. Who knows how many people she has led to Christ in the years since? We tend to be impressed by the colossal and phenomenal, the earth-shaking, but what greater wonder can there be that an uneducated barmaid who found her peace in Jesus and led over two dozen others to her Lord. That is a minor miracle! We ought not, however, be surprised. God’s ...

172. The Interview

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Larry Goodpaster

... , with a smile and a word of understanding. She had certainly never met any human resources person quite like this. The director walked back to the desk and picked up a stack of papers which she recognized immediately as her own. “Quite an impressive resume,” were the words which broke the silence after what seemed like an eternity. “You’ve been a volunteer in a number of worthy groups, addressing some very difficult problems. And, it says here you are interested in working to make a difference ...

173. The Gift That Keeps On Giving

2 Kings 5:1-27

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Keith Hammer

... get to know her a little better. Emily begins to tell the pastor how much she likes the congregation. She was especially impressed with the Sunday school for her three young children. She wants to join soon so that they can get started regularly and wonders ... gift and them. Often it is not apparent to us how we can meet their immediate needs. Certainly we don’t want to give the impression either that we can be bribed or, for that matter, that it is necessary to bring a gift to get our help. How easy it ...

174. Illusion Or Reality?

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Harold Warlick

... for what? Surely the public is not leveled out like this? Actually, if only for four years, we are here to live in a way the public has not yet invented. We are here to get a little taste of what the Kingdom of God is like. Beethoven has always impressed me with his hope for what the future might hold. Do you know that Beethoven wrote music that could only be properly played on instruments that his society had not yet invented? That's hope in the future. We are called to live on our campus in ways that the ...

175. Dim Visions And Blind Guides

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the territory but doesn't make you feel like a fool for not knowing it. A competent guide is more concerned with what you experience than what he or she experiences. A good guide is more concerned with the safety of others than his own ability to impress. And have you ever had a really good professor or teacher? Have you ever noticed that the good professors appear to know less than the mediocre professors? If they don't know something, the good professors say, "That's a good question. I don't know the ...

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