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151. That Heavenly Call

Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Karren Boehr

... : (Tries to make Joseph understand) Joseph, the baby within me is conceived by the Holy Ghost. I am to be the mother of the long-awaited Messiah. I am to be the mother of God's Son. JOSEPH: Excuse me! Mary, do you have any idea how often that old trick's been used, how ridiculous you sound? Pregnant women have been using that excuse for years. Mary, I'm a reasonable man. Try me. MARY: (Softly) Joseph, I knew telling you would be the most difficult thing I've ever had to do in my life, and the thought of ...

152. The Church

Acts 6:8-15, Acts 6:1-7

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... you know. They want a percentage and it isn't a small percentage either. PETE: Wait a minute. I was thinking it would be a good idea to set a minimum amount for the guy to raise and pay him a certain percentage only if he reached that minimum. The trick would be to set the minimum higher than last year's total. JIM: I don't think our congregation will like some outsider running the entire campaign. At least with my idea the canvasser will be a fellow member, not some stranger working for a fee. PETE: He won ...

153. While This House Lies In Ruins

Haggai 1:1-15

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... someone else who took care of it. But others had to help. Building a church isn't the only thing that can save us. But anything that causes us to look away from ourselves, away from our things, and towards other people, towards God, can do the trick. God has to do what he can to get our attention. It's that important. Now during this time there was great strife in the world. Darius was consolidating his kingdom. Two years of brushfire wars kept him busy. Anything could happen. The whole world order could ...

154. Yes, It Becomes Unclean

Haggai 2:11-17

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... the size of its members, it was time to get a van. We have been a one-car family for most of two decades, so we've had to fit in whatever vehicle we owned. There was a time when one of those nice little yuppie station wagons did the trick. Remember the old station wagons, which were half the size of an aircraft carrier? Looking back from the front seat to the back you could see a person's lips move and it still took half a second for the sound to reach you. But the little station wagons were ...

155. For I Have Chosen You!

Haggai 2:20-23

Sermon

Frank Ramirez

... measure lay beyond the dawn. I mean, you had your presents, you knew what they were, and THEN you went to sleep? Had the world gone crazy? Had I been raised another way, of course, I'm sure I would have accepted it as normal. That's the trick, you know, understanding that everyone's background is different and delightful. Yes, you ate turkey for Christmas Day, but we had chili beans and tamales, and I wouldn't trade that for anything, and neither should you. Once again, on the twenty-fourth day of the month ...

156. Mary Ponders

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20

Sermon

Charles H. Bayer

... , Bethlehem, the house of bread; too large, too busy and too unfriendly for a simple country girl. She and Joseph had ended up in the barn behind the inn -- where the miracle had taken place. Walking on water is little more than a parlor trick compared to bringing forth a new human life. Isn't every birth a miracle after all? There was little time for the rest so precious to a new mother. From the hillsides had come shepherds -- strange first visitors -- who reported that divine messengers had magically ...

157. Changed From Glory Into Glory

Romans 8:1-17

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... him. So with the help of a surgeon he had a special mask designed, a handsome mask that was then placed over his face. With this handsome new look, he easily won over the woman he loved and they were married. But many years later, she discovered the trick and asked him to remove it. When he peeled off the mask, what was underneath, but a handsome face! For, after all those years, his natural face had taken on the handsome contours of the mask. His face had been transformed into the likeness of the mask. The ...

158. What Do You Do When Life Ain't Fair?

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

Steve Burt

... hungry, slower-witted, elder brother Esau to hand over his rights as firstborn son in exchange for a bowl of soup (Genesis 25:29-34). In another incident Jacob slips into his nearly-blind old father's tent and pretends to be Esau, in the process tricking their father into conferring the patriarch's blessing on him (Jacob) instead of on Esau (Genesis 27:18-27). So the Jacob we see in his growing-up years is deceptive, shrewd, a master of manipulation. Now, however, he is a stranger in a foreign land. Uncle ...

159. What Do You Say To A Burning Bush?

Exodus 3:1-22

Sermon

Steve Burt

... this. "Well, golly, God, I'll look like a fool -- saying you sent me, especially if you're not visible. They'll say, 'We don't see him.' Darn it, what'll I do to prove it was you who sent me?" God answers, "You can try a few magic tricks, Moses. Probably won't convince them -- never has before. In the end you can only say, 'God sent me,' and they'll either believe it or they won't. I'm not asking you, Moses, to guarantee they'll buy it; I'm just asking you, Moses, as a friend ...

160. Gluttony - Living By Bread And The Word Of God

Mark 6:30-44, 1 Timothy 4:1-16

Sermon

R. Curtis Fussell

... to note that eating food was the reason Adam and Eve were cast out of Paradise? The first sin concerned the desire to eat. Later, Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of bean soup. And then Jacob received Esau's blessings by tricking his father Isaac over a pot of stew. Israel was sustained in the wilderness with manna and quail, but then the people rebelled against God because of the food they remembered eating in Egypt: the melons, the vegetables, the roasted meats. They turned against God ...

161. Going Ahead Anyway

Matthew 2:1-12, Matthew 2:13-18

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... . Jesus would never have seen his second birthday if Herod's plan had worked. Herod first became frightened when he heard that a lot of people were paying tribute to Jesus. Then Herod learned when and where Jesus was born. He thought he had some wise men tricked into returning to him with the information about where Jesus could be found, but the wise men were forewarned and they did not return to the king. We know the rest of the story. After Herod realized he had been outwitted, he ordered for all the ...

162. Been There, Done That

Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon

William B. Kincaid, III

... to Egypt. They will stay there until the word comes that Herod has died. All too early we find Jesus on the move, with every new place presenting fresh and demanding challenges. Instead of keeping office hours, Jesus moved around. Some encounters brought trick questions by those trying to destroy his reputation. Some experiences were with the outcasts who were shunned by the respectable people of the day. Some exchanges were shocking. Every street corner and every bend in the road found Jesus going here and ...

163. Salvaging Our Lives

Genesis 29:15-30

Sermon

... round comes around. Esau could just as well have spoken these words when Jacob deceived his father Isaac and stole his birthright blessing: "What is this you have done to me?" Now it is Jacob's turn to suffer the humiliation and pain of being deceived and tricked. Laban then explains to Jacob that Leah had the right to be married first because she was the eldest daughter. The rights and priority of the firstborn are by now well impressed on Jacob. But all is not lost for Jacob. Laban proposes to Jacob that ...

164. Adam And Eve And God

Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-25, Genesis 3:1-24

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... even considered it if the companion YOU made for me hadn't dragged me to the tree over there and made me try it." God stands there, stunned. "Eve, what about it?" God says, turning to where she is still mostly hidden. "That snake that lives over there tricked me into it. That's the honest truth. I wouldn't have done it otherwise. You know me, God, I wouldn't...." "Eve, that's enough," God replies. The whole stage is deathly quiet as Eve and Adam, separated by their respective bushes, stare at God. His head ...

165. Epiphany 8

Mt 6:24-34 · 1 Cor 4:1-13 · Is 49:8-18 · Ps 131

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... that worry could be turned off and happiness turned on through the exercise of one's will. All that was needed was a positive attitude. Jesus suggests another approach: Don't worry, be holy. Worry is caused by trying to do too many things, be too many things; the trick is trying to balance them all. The antidote for worry is a single-minded devotion to God. Jesus said: "No one can serve two masters." Christ calls us to holiness; to be set apart for God's service alone; to be wholly the Lord's and trust him ...

166. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · 1 Ki 3:5-12 · Ps 105

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

COMMENTARY Old Testament: Genesis 29:15-28 Jacob the trickster gets tricked. He is smitten with Rachel and agrees with her father, Laban, to work seven years to obtain her hand in marriage. On the wedding night, he gets an unexpected wedding present, Rachel's sister, Leah. Jacob agrees to work another seven years for Rachel because she is the true treasure ...

167. Proper 13

Romans 8:28-39, Isaiah 55:1-13, Genesis 32:22-32, Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... in our grasp. THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS Old Testament: Genesis 32:22-31 Wrestling with God. The text indicates that Jacob was wrestling with God or an angel of the Lord, but I wonder if he wasn't also wrestling with his conscience. He had tricked his brother and seized the birthright and his father's blessing. Esau acted stupidly but he had justification for his anger against his brother. Our struggles with God are directly tied to our wrestling with moral and ethical issues that surround our relationships ...

168. Proper 17

Exodus 3:1-22, Jeremiah 15:15-21; 20:7-18, Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:1-8

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... , Jeremiah had to bear a type of cross; he had to suffer for God's sake. Jeremiah didn't bear up very well under the duress of his cross bearing. He demanded that God bring down destruction upon the heads of his tormentors and even accused God of tricking him. How different from Christ, who bore his cross quietly and willingly. When we turn back, God will take us back. God communicated to Jeremiah that his attitude was contrary to God's will and that he must repent (v. 19). The Lord said that if he turned ...

169. Proper 7

Mt 10:16-39 · Rom 5:12 – 6:11 · Jer 20:7-13 · Gen 21:8-21 · Ps 86

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... in expressing his inward feelings than Jeremiah. He didn't tell God what piety told him to say, he let it rip! He told God exactly how he felt and what he thought of him. Jeremiah informed God that he thought he was unfair, that he had tricked and deceived him. Some of us may have had such thoughts but we probably didn't share them with the Lord or even other believers. Notice that God didn't strike him dead. God certainly understood the difficulty of what his prophet was going through. So often times ...

170. Justified By Greed: Biography of a Pharisee

Micah 5:1-4, Zechariah 9:9-13, Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 27:45-56, Mark 15:33-41, Luke 23:44-49

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... ? He gathered all those people on the mountainside and then fed them. They became fascinated by him and after that, they wanted him to be their king. Again, he was trying to incite those people to rebellion and lead them away from us. He is full of deceptive tricks. I'd like to ask you when these magic signs and situations were going to stop. We don't need things like this in society. It gets people aggravated and out of control. Everything was perfectly fine before. Soon, I knew we had to try to take Jesus ...

171. Moses' New Job

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... busy or too chicken. I had to go after Abraham,Isaac, and Jacob to move things along. And I did. Now it'syour turn." "Can you give me some kind of miracle to use to showthat You have some power in this situation?" I asked. "I'll give you two tricks. They may impress people.Maybe they won't. But don't count on them. People willfigure it's magic." To make a long story short, He took none of my excuses.God promised to send Aaron, my older brother, to work withme. And Aaron's here with me. And we ...

172. Pilate's Sign

Sermon

Jerry Eckert

... recruited by the leaders to join the Zealots to harass the Roman soldiers and the tax collectors. He got caught. It never occurred to Pilate that the crowd would prefer Barabbas to Jesus. Visitor: That sure backfired. Is that when Pilate gave in? Local: Pilate had another trick up his sleeve. He had his soldiers beat Jesus, put a purple robe on him and make a crown of thorns on his head. There was blood all over. But Jesus was still alive. Pilate yelled to the crowd, "Look at him!" The crowd yelled back ...

173. Repentance: A New Relationship

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... parents tried everything. Going from one counsellor to another, they tried strictness, permissiveness, and various forms of punishment. Nothing worked. It appeared the child could easily become an adult sociopath. But one day this little boy was in his backyard trying to teach some tricks to a puppy his parents had bought for him. Of course, the puppy, though trying to cooperate, had no real idea what was wanted of him, and the boy soon became so frustrated he kicked his dog with all of his might. The dog ...

174. Times Of Refreshing

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

E. Carver McGriff

... phrased in generalities that laity often find confusing. He then asked: "Is there someone here who can give us a concrete illustration of grace?" An elderly pastor stood up, drew a coin from his pocket, offered it to the man seated next to him. That man, however, suspecting a trick of some kind, didn't take the coin. The first pastor tossed it in the air a couple times, then said: "Grace is like this coin. I offered it to my friend here, but it isn't in his possession because he didn't accept it." So it is ...

175. Easter 7

John 17:6-19, John 17:1-5

Bulletin Aid

Dennis Koch

... Festival Day A Hymn Of Glory Let Us Sing! Up Through Endless Ranks Of Angels Prayer for Easter 7 Keep us alert, Lord, for the world around us does not always hold akind view toward people of faith. Obstacles are placed in the way of promotion. Games are played. Tricks are used. Life is not always fair. So, keep us alert, Lord! There are those who want to knock us down when wetake a stand for you. By your grace, enable us to hold onto our faithin the midst of every challenge we face. Give us the strength to ...

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