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151. Double Image

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

William G. Carter

... you go to work and see how far you get. Meekness is fine for church, but in the real world, the meek get to go home early with a pink slip and a pat on the back."3 It is difficult to understand the beatitudes of Jesus. Perhaps this wild, untamed quality is the very source of their power.4 Anybody who learns these words from the Gospel of Matthew may not understand them right away. Whoever takes these teachings seriously may wonder how Jesus can actually say them in such a rough and aggressive world. They do ...

152. A Breeze In The Dark

John 3:1-21

Sermon

William G. Carter

... depend on our initiative. The life of Christ within us does not depend on the quality of our faltering faith, but on the wild, mysterious grace of God. For Jesus said, "Nicodemus, you must be born anew." "How can that be?" Nicodemus replied. "I'm an old man ... 3 Out in a dark world, if you listen, you can hear the Wind of God's Spirit groaning with the sound of grace, blowing wild and free. If you look, really look, sometimes you'll notice that wherever the Spirit blows, one by one, God's would-be believers ...

153. Amazing Grace

1 Peter 3:15

Children's Sermon

B. Kathleen Fannin

... seem to recognize my efforts. "Yes, it's a cat," I agree. "Now, what if I were to go over there (I point to indicate where) and draw a cat on the side of that pew?" The children could not look more horrified. Their eyes stare at me in wild disbelief as their mouths fall open in speechless amazement that I would even suggest such a thing. "Ahhhhhh!" I draw in an audible, deep breath as I mimic their expressions of surprise. "Would that be an all right thing to do?" I ask. "NO!" comes their vehement response ...

154. Here They Come, Singing

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... nations of eastern Europe were freed from the domination of totalitarian Communism in 1989, there was wild celebration by the people in the streets. They sang, they shouted, they marched, they danced in the ... are called the Book of Consolation. But even more important is the fact that a Christian believer today can be a participant in the same kind of wild celebration. Let us discover together why this is true. An Amazing Deliverance When this lesson was written, God’s people had been in exile in Babylon ...

155. Lent 1

1 Peter 3:8-22, Genesis 9:1-17, Mark 1:9-13

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... During the numerous interviews after his rescue, he revealed that the power that kept him going was his faith in God. He gave the Lord primary credit for his wilderness survival and rescue. Like Jesus in his wilderness experience, he dwelt in the midst of wild beasts but God sent angels to minister to him. The wilderness was considered a hostile environment, the haunt of evil. Jesus was driven by the Spirit into the wilderness to do battle with the Enemy and prepare for the greater struggle that was to come ...

156. Lent 5

Luke 21:1-4 · Psalm 36:5-9

Bulletin Aid

Jack Brownlee

... her cousin's part (especially being third and twice removed). After thanking him for the invitation, she left the house immediately for the hills outside the city to find and bundle some lovely wild flowers to sell so that she might buy a small thank you gift for him as repayment for his generosity. As she picked the wild flowers growing on the hillside, she thanked God for the many blessings bestowed on her. For her life and breath. For her family, mostly now departed, and for the many wonderful times they ...

157. Giving Your All

Mark 12:35-40

Sermon

Erskine White

... three children were racing through the house, sliding full-speed down the stairs on their bellies and generally being out of control. Finally, I collared them and sent them upstairs to sit on their beds. "You're acting like wild and crazy animals," I told them; whereupon my six-year-old said, "But Dad, acting like wild and crazy animals is what we do best!" (I thought it was funny, but I still sent them to their rooms.) Doing what we do best and offering it to the Lord. That's certainly the spirit of the ...

158. Good News From A Graveyard

John 20:1-9

Sermon

John M. Braaten

... I will not have the house of prayer, the church of Christ, the sanctuary turned into a fortress. The church shall be open, even to our enemies, open the door!" The priests think he's gone mad; they protest. They tell him that he would bar the door against wild animals, why not against men who have become like beasts? His answer rings out clearly, "We have fought the beasts and have conquered. Now is the triumph of the cross. Open the door. I command it! Open the door!" So we are invited to open the door and ...

159. God's Christmas Greeting

Isaiah 11:1-16

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... a new order, but a description of a world where justice rules, and where the whole creation lives in peace and harmony. In all of scripture, you cannot find a picture more idyllic than this one! Who of us can even imagine a world where the wild beasts and little children play together and where the earth is full of the knowledge of the Lord! And that's our problem! We tend to dismiss such a picture as an idealistic utopia, an impossible dream shared by a few sentimental environmentalists but not something ...

160. Where the Scary Things Live

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... , uncontrollable things. The scary things. A child’s fear of the dark is one of the most universal, consistent, persistent, and widely exploited fears of all. Because darkness is the place where the wild, scary things are – where terrible, ugly, scary creatures lurk, just waiting for us to become vulnerable by lying down and falling asleep. And parents aren’t much help sometimes, even when we’re trying to be helpful. What’s the first nighttime prayer we teach our children? "Now I lay ...

161. Close To You

Hebrews 2:10-18

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

... think is closer to me? (response)You’re right. The older one is closer to me. Now I am not asking the same question am I? (response) Now show the pictures of the pet and the wild animal. Look at these pictures. Here is a picture of my pet who has been a part our family for a long time. Here is a picture of a wild animal that I have never seen before. Which is closer to me? (response) Yes. My pet is closer to me. Now bring out the pictures of your sibling and the total stranger. This is a ...

162. Encounters With Christ V: Jesus and James and John

Matthew 20:20-28

Sermon

James W. Moore

... we may be provoked with James and John for asking Jesus to put them first – like soldiers holding up the battle until they get their promotion – we should in fairness admit that in a thousand subtle ways, we too have tried to be drum major.” (Hamilton, Ride The Wild Horses, Revell, p.26) You see, ambition, in and of itself, is a good thing, a natural, normal part of our make-up. We all want to be important, we all want to be significant. We all want to do our best. So, ambition is basically a good ...

163. A Pilgrim Recounts

Psalm 107:1-43

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... family was given five grains of corn to plant the next spring, and it turned out to be enough corn for everyone when they pooled it altogether! In November of 1621 they celebrated their first Thanksgiving in America. Now they had plenty of food, including corn, wild turkey, deer meat, vegetables, and pumpkin pie! Those who prepared the meal put five kernels of corn on each plate to remind them of their first hard year, and how God had supplied their need by letting them find the Indian corn. For many years ...

164. Take Up Your Cross

Luke 8:1-15

Sermon

Robert V. Dodd

... all else, I want to be with him. One final observation I'd like to make about the sower of the seed is that he seemed confident of the outcome of his efforts, he didn't allow the fear of losing some seed in hardened places, to the wild birds, and in briars and thistles keep him from his appointed task. Why? Because the harvest is sure. William Barclay claims that this is the whole point of the parable: the certainty of the harvest. Some people will harden their hearts and fail to really hear and understand ...

165. Good Fruit...Good People

Matthew 7:15-23

Children's Sermon

... year. The branches were trimmed, the leaves were sprayed, the fruit was picked at just the right time. But this poor apple just grew wild with no one to care for it. It finally fell to the ground where it started to rot. You can't fool the people ... not only for themselves but for others as well. People who live by themselves and for themselves are like the apple that grows wild. Pretty soon they do mean things, they forget about other people and they care only for themselves. Jesus says that you can tell ...

166. Desert Springs

Isaiah 35:1-10

Sermon

... the cattle, I too had to seek a cave for shelter or the shade of a divi-divi tree. As I drove through that wilderness, wild parrots and rubytopaz hummingbirds flew in and out of the cactus, but there was no escaping the relentless heat. There was no real relief to ... them as wilderness, parched land, and desert. In our hearts, too, we have these three deserts. Human life in itself is wild, parched, and dangerous. God must provide water for our thirst if we are to survive. Left to ourselves, we will smolder ...

167. Death of a Blacksnake

Luke 17:11-19, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Illustration

Staff

... I was driving along a rural road recently when the car in front of me swerved off the shoulder and came to a sudden stop. The driver jumped out of the car and ran up a small bank, grabbing a large stick with which he immediately began to flail wildly at the ground. I stopped and rushed up to the man, certain that he had encountered some vicious threat to human life. But I was wrong. "Why did you kill it?" I asked. "It was only a blacksnake." "Blacksnake or rattlesnake, it makes no difference to me," the man ...

168. Forty Long Days

Mark 1:9-13

Children's Sermon

... days crossed out. Lesson: And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you have a calendar at home ... place to spend much time. It can be very hot in the daytime and very cold at night. There are no trees, but a lot of rock. There are wild animals that are always looking for something to eat. There is very little growing in the wilderness, and if you did not take a lot of food with you ...

169. From Beast to Believer

Daniel 4:28-37, Daniel 4:19-27, Daniel 4:1-18

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump... Let him (now the tree is Neb) be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live like the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him." In verse 25 he continues, "You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of ...

170. Anne Sullivan

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Carroll Gunkel

... pinched. She wailed in her eerie voice. She ran away. She locked Anne in her room and threw the key away. She threw food onto both the floor and Anne. Anne was, however, patient. She was not, though, always kind. As with the taming of wild horses, and prodigal sons, it was essential that Helen’s obdurate will be harnessed - but not broken. Anne Sullivan knew that if Helen Keller were to become a productive person, she would need the resources furnished by her strong will. The miraculous day finally came ...

171. What Does It Mean To "Believe"?

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... and Blondin begins running. How he keeps his balance no one knows, but he does, and at last they are over; the final step is taken, and they stand once more on solid ground, while the spectators go wild in excitement. The tension is broken; the nerve-wracking experience ended. Bridging the gulf between time and eternity is the great rope of salvation. And Jesus Christ alone is able to cross it. You may have heard all about it, and like the first man, you may even believe that ...

172. Salvation Through His Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... to herself, "How cruel this man is!" Next day the man saw the bird again trying to build at another place in the same pile. Again he marked it with a stick, and at night he destroyed all the work that the bird had done. No doubt the bird’s wild flutterings and chirpings were bird language for "This evil man! How terrible he is to destroy my nest!" On the third day the farmer noticed that the bird was building in a rose bush near the house. He smiled and let the bird alone. The farmer had intended to burn ...

173. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... other persons are Under God, we are not likely to cut corners and deal dishonestly. We know that there is a higher court of judgment before which all of us stand. It’s a challenge to the Christian to recognize the fact that when our culture goes wild (with none or very few inhibitions), that is the time for Christians to hold steady and stand tall, This is the time to follow Christ confidently through the dark jungle - knowing that he can lead us through. This is what I mean. Recently a visitor came to ...

174. Journey to the Cross I: Jesus And The Demon-Possessed Man

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... of the Gerasene demoniac, this madman, whose life is coming apart at the seams… and He turns it around for him. He gives him a new beginning… a new start… a new birth. At the beginning of the narrative, it sounds like a horror-story. This wild-eyed, adrenalin-filled, madman comes running and shrieking out of the tomb. He is so unbalanced! He is convinced that he is being held captive by a whole legion of demons, who are pulling and jerking him in every direction. This is an eerie, grim, suspenseful ...

175. The Excitement of Meaningful Living

John 10:10 · Matthew 6:33 · Ephesians 3:20

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... , insane man. His was a mind totally out of control, so that helplessly he fled; and furiously he fought blindly against friend and foe alike. He was tearing himself to bits. Everyone else was afraid of him; but Jesus approached him with calm, caring assurance. The wild man found his peace and his sanity and found himself sitting at the feet of Jesus "clothed and in his right mind." He wanted to follow Jesus but the Master said, "No, stay with your people and minister to them." Nicodemus was a man - not too ...

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