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151. Childs of Center Point

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... sum of money equal to that in the lawsuit in order to fight the move. In related stories, families in the North Flats neighborhood have been experiencing a rising wave of harrassment of late. No one seems to know the source of the badgering, but suspicions are that EIC may have a hand in them. One reporter interviewing families at the scene has suggested that if families pull out of the area, the company’s potential legal obligations to them would terminate because they would then technically no longer be ...

152. Lessons From A Girl In Trouble

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... , about whom we are told nothing, surely must have suspected their daughter, wondering what in the world she had been up to. She was engaged to a man named Joseph, and scripture tells us he not only suspected the worst, but was ready to act on his suspicions. One can hardly blame the poor man. Mary had gone away to the hill country of Judea to visit her relative Elizabeth, who was also pregnant. She was gone three months. Shortly after she got back the tell-tale signs of her pregnancy began to show. Joseph ...

153. Overcoming Loneliness

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... in constant pain; He can nurse his grudges until they are an intolerable burden; He can think himself insulted until he is apt to be; He can believe the world is against him until it is; He can imagine troubles until they become real; He can hold so many under suspicion that he trusts no one: He can question the motives of his friends until he has no friend. (source unverified) No one can love a mask. If you can’t see each other, you can’t know each other; if you can’t know each other, you can’t ...

154. What Was That About?

Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

Alton F. Wedel

... the power and the glory - a kingdom that shall never pass away and one that cannot be destroyed. All people, languages, and nations bow before him. The Word today, just what is this about? Our curiosity is stimulated. If this is right (and our suspicions are confirmed that we will hear about the Judgment Day), does anybody take that seriously? If there are quarters where that mentality persists and where the possibility of final judgment is at least acknowledged, why bring that up? It seems to me we have ...

155. The Advent Hope

Romans 14:1--15:13

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... harvest. Good gets better and evil gets worse. The final scene in the drama of history is not a utopia but a climactic clash between Christ and Antichrist. It would be wrong, however, to focus attention on the antichristian aspects alone and to regard with suspicion Christian efforts toward a better world. Since the future belongs to Christ, the Christian attitude toward the world is not despair but hope. It is confident consecration to the tasks implied in the prayer, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in ...

156. The Fulfilled Promise

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... world may believe; Above all, it directs the church to its source of power, to the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life. More than anything else, the world today needs a new Pentecost. The world is tense with anxieties, suspicions, and hatreds. The nations are putting their trust in ever more diabolical weapons of destruction. Science is unveiling tremendous new possibilities for human progress but the spiritual controls needed to direct them to the right goals are lacking. Organized antichristian forces ...

157. Christian Thanksgiving

Philippians 1:1-7

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... God. National and racial differences were wiped out in this community of love. So it should be with the church of today. Our thanksgiving is Christian thanksgiving only when it is prompted by love and expresses itself in works of love. Amid the suspicions and the hatreds of the world the church is the community where burdens are lifted, where cares and sorrows are shared, where wounded hearts are healed, where distress is alleviated. And from this community of love, healing, and helping love radiates into ...

158. Praying for a Whole New World

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

William G. Carter

... good news for Advent is that we don’t have to expect a logical continuation of everything we have already seen and known. Something different is on the way. As theologian Walter Brueggemann notes, “What we ready ourselves for in Advent is the sneaking suspicion, the growing awareness, the building restlessness that this weary world is not the one God has in mind. God will work another world ... according to the person and passion of Jesus.”2 The day is coming when the love and justice of Jesus Christ ...

159. Days of Promise

Jeremiah 33:1-26

Sermon

Harry N. Huxhold

... Christians feel uncertain about the future of the Church. The great pressures are not persecutions, but our affluence and the competing forces for the commitment of believers are serious problems for the church to deal with. In addition there is grave suspicion that political forces are working against the freedom Christians once enjoyed. Many Christians, too, are afraid that there are pressures for the Church to liberalize its own confessions and positions. If we take a breather, we can reflect on the fact ...

160. The Next 5 (A Drama about Love)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Drama

Dave Marsh

... cool new one! Beth: I can hardly wait. Dave: It’s a game about love. Beth: Love? Seriously? (showing a bit of interest) Dave: Yeah, it’s called Next 5. I created it myself. It helps us understand and love each other better. Beth: (looks at him with suspicion) What have you done with my husband? You look like him but don’t sound like him. Dave: Seriously, I thought this would be cool. Beth: Ok. I’m game. How do you play? Dave: Great. (pulls her down on the couch) Here’s what you do. You choose ...

161. The Healing of Jairus' Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

James W. Moore

... dollar bill I left here?” “No, I didn’t,” answered the brother. “Surely you took it,” he said. “There was nobody else in the store.” The brother became angry: “I’m telling you, I did not take the dollar bill.” From that point, mistrust and suspicion grew until finally the two brothers could not work together. They put a partition right down the middle of the building and made it into two stores. In anger, they refused to speak for the next 20 years. One day a stranger pulled up in a ...

162. Wise Leadership

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

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... facilitator. "The only problem in traveling with Victor was seeing the hassle and intimidation he experiences at every Israeli checkpoint when they looked at his USA passport and saw that his birthplace was Egypt. That guaranteed he would be treated with suspicion and little courtesy. Seeing Victor treated that way was very frustrating for me. But through it all Victor was patient and gracious. Under those circumstances I doubt I could have done likewise. "Here's an outline of our itinerary: • a day ...

163. Who's The Boss?

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... of income back to the Lord. Rightly so. The tithe is not some arbitrary portion chosen by some church or denomination. It is the biblical measure - God's instruction - concerning the appropriate handling of money. Why ten percent? I do not know...but I have a suspicion. I believe that God chose the ten percent figure because it was a large enough portion to make us notice it, but small enough to allow us plenty to handle our affairs. Those who tithe can avoid the temptation to idolize money; people do not ...

164. More Than A Mannequin; Not Quite A Masterpiece

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... about his imprisonment during the Second World War with a group of men who were charged with the responsibility for building a bridge over the River Kwai. The camp had become a den of thieves and betrayal was everywhere. Each man was out for himself. Envy and suspicion were the order of the day. The one good thing that they had going for them was a buddy system called "The Mucker System" in which buddies "mucked" for each other, that is, took care of each other. One man fell deathly ill and the Japanese put ...

165. A Distant Light

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

King Duncan

... the light with the ten wise maidens or out in the dark with the ten foolish maidens?" I am not certain the bishop was able to finish his message. For those who stand in the shadows there is a grudging obeisance to religion, but there is also that nagging suspicion that we would rather be out in the dark with the ten foolish maidens. Is it possible in the few minutes we have this morning to draw such a sharp contrast between the world of darkness and the world of light that each of us will see the futility ...

166. Surprises

Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Timothy Smit

... was just a small, grubby little town in the middle of a dry and barren desert. To get to Bethlehem persons had to travel through the desert. The people of Bethlehem weren't the most friendly people on earth either. They looked on their neighbors with suspicion and on strangers with hatred. You might have thought that God would have chosen one of the more popular towns or cities to bring the Messiah into the world. By earthly standards Bethlehem wasn't much of a town. But the Messiah would be born in ...

167. From Timid To Terrific

2 Timothy 1:6-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... like the story about the mountaineer who had been gone from home for over a week and when he came back home his clothes were torn, his shoes were worn thin, and it was obvious that he was exhausted. His wife put her hands on her hips and said with suspicion, "Where in tarnation have you been?" "I went out in the woods to check the still," replied the mountain man, "and a giant bear stepped out in front of me. I took off running ahead of him and finally lost him. I never ran so fast in my life!" "But ...

168. Beyond Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... and serve only him." A few years ago a news story came out of Russia that is a challenge to each of us. One Sunday at a house church believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB informers. By dusk they were all safely inside, windows closed and doors locked. They began singing a hymn quietly but with deep emotion. Suddenly, the door was pushed open and in walked two soldiers with loaded automatic weapons. One shouted, "All right ” everybody ...

169. The Appearance of Love

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... acts love neither their neighbors nor God. Imagine facing God some day and saying, "I burned one of your places of worship." While these are probably isolated acts of desperately unhappy and tormented individuals, such overt acts of racial hatred are encouraged by the climate of suspicion and distrust that still pervades many of our people in this land. You and I need to search out our hearts and see if there is more that we might do to introduce people to the love of Jesus Christ for truly, to know Jesus ...

170. Who Are Your Gentiles?

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Landon Winstead

... the pastor prayed over all of them. After the prayer, Harry said gruffly, "You know, you still have to pay for the doughnuts. But from now on, the coffee will always be free." (2) Who are your Gentiles? Is there anyone you view with suspicion because they are somehow different from you? Call nothing that comes from God unclean. 1.From the newsletter OUR AMERICA. 2. From the video series CARPE DIEM, session #2 "Seize the Moment--With Passion," by Dr. Anthony Campolo, Word Publishing, 1994. Landon Winstead is ...

171. Why The British Coast Guard Doesn't Like Eric, But God Does

Luke 15:1-7

Sermon

King Duncan

... of people Terri would ever associate with. The next morning, Terri tried to reach her boss to ask for an advance on that week's paycheck. As she fiddled with the phone, a dirty, unshaven "bum" walked up. He was one of the homeless she had eyed with suspicion. Hesitantly, he said, "Ma'am, please excuse the intrusion, but . . . well . . . I couldn't help but overhear the situation you are in, and well . . . me and the fella's took up a collection for you and your little girls. It's not very much, but maybe it ...

172. Time For A New Vision

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Angela Akers

... accent. The command to take the message to Samaria was even more shocking. Samaria was settled by Jews who had intermarried with pagan peoples. They did not practice the orthodox Jewish faith. Samaritans were considered to be "halfbreeds." Generations of hatred and suspicion had grown up between orthodox Jews and the residents of Samaria. In John 4: 9, a Samaritan woman reminds Jesus, "Jews have no dealings with Samaritans." Why would Jesus offer his message of hope to the Samaritans? This is like being ...

173. Any Friendly Bears Out There?

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

King Duncan

... hoped the animal would work out until he could afford a better one. "When Keller got the dog back to his ranch, it quickly became clear that the animal had been beaten, starved, and neglected. It was wild and nervous, filled with fear and suspicion. Keller spent several days just trying to win the dog's trust. He spoke repeatedly and gently to the animal, never moved quickly, tried cautiously to pet it. Nothing worked. The dog remained suspicious and unpredictable and refused to eat. "After nearly a week ...

174. Like A Tornado

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... note suggesting that he was behind the poisoning. So far, no one has come up with a solid motive for Bondeson's actions. The police continue to believe that Bondeson had an accomplice in the poisonings, possibly another member of the church. Fear and suspicion now haunt this once-peaceful church, as members wonder if one of their neighbors--a brother or sister in Christ--was behind the attempt on their lives. (4) Admittedly this was a bizarre and isolated event. Still, it is not difficult for us to imagine ...

175. Excited, Motivated, Changed!

Acts 2:14-41

Sermon

King Duncan

... Pentecost, there was a great enthusiasm. There was excitement. IT WAS THE KIND OF EXCITEMENT THAT CHANGES LIVES. Sometimes we get excited, enthusiastic, revved up and nothing happens except we feel good. This is one reason the church has always viewed with suspicion excessive enthusiasm. There is always the danger of putting our emphasis on the experience, the good feeling, the EXCITEMENT of the Spirit and neglecting the FRUITS of the Spirit. Enthusiasm that does not lead to a more godly life is more of ...

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