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1726. Wash Up First For The Meal Before You Eat!

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... functioned as a servant who was humbled in executing the bidding of the Lord. He died serving us [Philippians 2:5-8; Isaiah 52:13--53:12; 49:1-6; 42:1-4].) Likewise, he seems to be calling us, his followers, to a similar life of servanthood. He wants us to live a life of servanthood - to love one another by serving each other. An awareness of our total dependence on God along with this spirit of servanthood seem to be the kind of preparation for the Lord's supper that Jesus taught his disciples that evening ...

1727. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... So the possibilities were frightening. I remember saying to the doctor, "I only need one good eye. More than that I need to be able to speak." I knew a preacher needed his voice more than he needed his vision. But still I did not want to lose the ability to see. None of us would want to lose our sight. Think how it might have been if you had been born blind - if you had never been able to see. The roads Jesus chose to follow carried him always closer to Jerusalem. At one point Luke writes in his gospel, "He ...

1728. God Forsaken

Mark 15:21-32

Sermon

Erskine White

... God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" "Eloi, Eloi, where are You, God?" Most of us suffer at least one moment in life where we want to ask that question ourselves. It comes in the darkest night of the soul, and if you've ever been there, you know exactly ... when you reach the valleys of life, and how do you survive the darkest nights of the soul? How do you go on when all you want to do is lie down and quit? Some people find strength in stubbornness. They are simply too stubborn to quit. They grit their teeth and ...

1729. The Robe

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Robert Salzgeber

... away from the entrance to Josh's office building, his one-hour lunch break afforded him just enough time to pick up a few things that he wanted. As Josh walked into The Hub he said, "Hi David,, how are you today?" David was the owner and operator of The Hub. He had taken ... . Do I love that little guy. What can I help you with today, Josh?" "I saw a suit on someone the other day and I want to buy one with a similar cut. It even had a matching monogrammed shirt and tie," Josh said. "It's just like that one in ...

1730. Saved From Water: The Storm

Luke 8:22-25

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... : "What was Jesus really like?" What he was like, at least what he seemed like to us disciples, was like the kind of friend you always wanted to be doing things for. We did do a lot of things for Jesus too, things he asked us to do - and a lot more that ... 'm tired. "I know you're tired," I said to him. "I'm tired, too. He must have a reason." "Maybe his reason is that he wants us all to drown. Look at those clouds. We'll sail right into a storm. Just look." Andrew was right. There was a storm scowling its ...

1731. Reality Check

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... a smaller, quieter nature, like a very intimate conversation with your father or mother when you felt that they honestly understood what you were saying and why you felt the way you did. We call these "mountaintop experiences," and oh how we hate to come down off that mountain! We want to hang on to that moment for as long as we can. "Let’s just stay right here and let the rest of the world go by for a while," we say. But to freeze that one moment in time shuts off the possibility of the next moment. In ...

1732. Have You Talked to Jesus Lately?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ’t they? But they’re basically good people, and you’ve done a wonderful job with them. Say, do you read the Bible? You know, if there are things that you don’t understand in the Bible, this would be the perfect time to ask me questions about them." I wanted to throw up my hands and walk away, and I really don’t know to this day why I didn’t. Instead, I said, "Of course, I read the Bible. Where do you think my sermons come from, Sports Illustrated? Although I don’t get to spend as much time ...

1733. Conversation or Monologue?

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the poor in Uganda, Africa. This was not long after the fall of Idi Amin, and Uganda was still a very dangerous place to be. Andrew Young would later make this confession: "I tried to talk her out of it. I mean, I wanted her to go to church, find a nice Christian man to marry, develop a relationship with God, and settle down. But believe me, I didn’t have anything like this in mind! I mean UGANDA? But she told me that she felt God was calling her to go. So what ...

1734. The Clanking of Coins

Matthew 27:1-10

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... the governor fight for the life of the prisoner, that Judas suddenly saw what he had done. Perhaps then he realized that he had followed his greed and misplaced priorities to crucify Jesus. He hurried once again to the Temple. With a desperate sense of urgency, Judas wanted to give the money back to the priests, go back on his bargain, cancel the contract, undo the whole sorry business. It was too late. The priests told him it was none of their affair and refused to take over for him in any way. The thirty ...

1735. St. Jim, Your Halo Is Tipped

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority. This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, he must be the servant of the rest; he must be the slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to ... tried to make a deal which would guarantee them places of honor. James, the elder of the brothers, led off, "Teacher, we want you to do whatever we ask you." Quite a statement for openers! People act in strange ways when they are under ...

1736. How To Bring Tears To Jesus' Eyes

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... in bed, the child could see the picture of Christ through the mirror. This aroused her curiosity. She got up to get a better look in the mirror, but she saw only herself. She said, "Look, Mommy! When I see myself, I can't see Jesus." More than anything, Jesus wants to come into your life, your city, as king. To reject him, to shut him out is to bring tears to his eyes. One day the English King, Edward VIII, stopped to visit a family on his way to christen a ship. The family was located in a poor section ...

1737. Teaching Trust

Acts 16:28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... it again. These men who hated good men like Paul grabbed him and took him to the center of town where they asked the judges to find him guilty of teaching people to act against the Roman law. But that was just a game. They did not want a court trial. They wanted Paul killed. They got some rough men together and told the judges to have Paul beaten. Again and again Paul was beaten with sticks and poles until his back was covered with blood. But Paul would not die, and when the crowd grew tired of whipping him ...

1738. Is Christianity Practical?

Jeremiah 17:19-27

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... in Southeast Asia, instead of dividing and separating them? Would the outcome have been the same? Which, do you think, would be the more practical way? Which would prove to be the greater practical power, the power of the Pentecost or the power of the Pentagon? You say you want to face facts? All right, then, why don't we face them once in a while? Why don't we face these facts, even at the cost of our own embarrassment? One of the most frustrating problems that we face in our culture today is the cure and ...

1739. Natural Or Supernatural?

Luke 9:28-36

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... a fertile field, would call the priest and have him sprinkle the field with holy water. Now the peasant uses scientific agriculture in the rotation of crops. By this time you're saying, "Well, why fuss about it? The change has been all clear gain. Who wants to go back to the old supernaturalism?" To which I answer, "Nobody in his right senses does." But think whatchange this world view has made in our view of God. God, as he was popularly imagined, inhabited the supernatural. He made himself real to men by ...

1740. The Role of the Father (Father's Day)

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... at least three of the guests?" And God smiled and said, "They'll work. You'll see. They'll support a small child who wants to ride a horse, or scare off mice at the summer cabin, or display shoes that will be a challenge to fill." God worked ... the role of the father is to connect with his Church. There are many ways that a man can be connected to his church and I don’t want to make a laundry list of these. I would rather concentrate on the main role of the church and how a father can convey that role at ...

1741. People Get Ready!

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

Brett Blair

... ’s look at the context. Jesus had just finished dealing with a young man who was jealous because his brother was getting 2/3 of their father’s estate and he was only getting 1/3. This jealous young man wanted Jesus to preside over his case and resolve the matter. He wanted half. He wanted a secure future. He wanted Jesus to turn the tables of Jewish custom in his favor. Jesus said, I am not your lawyer young man but I will give you a piece of advice: “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of ...

1742. On Having "The Right Stuff"

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... without so much cost. There is a story about a mountaineer who was noted for his marksmanship. When asked about his prowess, he said that it was rather simple: "I just fire a round into a large tree and then draw a bulls-eye around it." Most of us want our discipleship to come so easily and so cheaply. We really don’t appreciate Bonhoeffer telling us, "When Christ calls a man, he calls him to come and die." But Jesus is telling us that "the right stuff" can mean the sacrifice of everything for his sake. I ...

1743. Why Must We Suffer?

Romans 8:17

Children's Sermon

... Paul learned from God and passed on to us. A lot of people have asked why certain things happened to them. I mean, have you ever badly wanted to go some place with a friend, but you had to stay home with your parents instead? Did you ever ask why you had to do ... it isn’t an apple. You say that this is an or... (let them say orange again). Whenever you buy an orange you do so because you want to do what with it? What do you do with an orange? Well, do you mop the floor with an orange or do you read an orange ...

1744. Fasting: Foolish or Fruitful?

Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

... who had him serve as godfather asked him at the baptism what she should teach her boy. He said, "Teach him to deny himself." This is not easy, as anyone who tried it can tell you. It is sometimes the most difficult thing in the world to do. You may want something with all your heart, but you know you should not have it because it would hurt you or others. It calls for an exercise of the will. It demands self-mastery. When a little girl fell and hurt her knee, someone asked her how she kept from crying. She ...

1745. Cross Purposes

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... only know its matchless love Has brought God's love to me. That is what the world thinks of the cross. "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing ..." Note who thinks that? Paul refers to "those who are perishing." Hate the cross if you want to, but the price is to perish. Without the cross, there is no salvation, no peace with God, no life here or hereafter. The Loved Cross Now, let's look at the second half of our text. We have dealt with the cross-arm, the horizontal arm of the cross ...

1746. Killing A King

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

... because he said he could call down twelve legions of angels to defend him. He could have wiped out the despicable minority of people if he wanted to, but he did not. He was too much of a king for that! He acted like a king when he refused to run away ... at least one more segment of your life. One day maybe you sang, "Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee." Now, you want to sing, "Take my whole life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee." If you will do this, you will be the happiest person ...

1747. Do Not Enter

2 Corinthians 6:3-13

Children's Sermon

... sign.] You are just about to turn into this street when you have to put on your brakes and stop. The place you want to go is right up that block, but they won't let you go past the sign because the street is torn up, or it is one way, the ... other way. That sign is an obstacle. It keeps us from going where we want to go. I need a couple of volunteers for another obstacle that I brought with me. [Take out the chain. Have them take the ends and stretch ...

1748. If Only We Would Do The Obvious ...

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... been out of graduate school for over a year. You still have not found a job. You have no income and they are hundreds of miles away, and they are concerned about your secluding yourself. That’s why your mother writes you every week. That’s why your parents want to come or help you in any way possible. They love you, and, in spite of what happened in the past, you must forgive them for their mistakes." "If I give them the slightest opening, they’ll move right in and take control. I hate them both and ...

1749. God Answers the Tough Questions

Ephesians 3:1-13

Children's Sermon

... morning, boys and girls. Isn't it wonderful that we know so much about so many different things? It is also amazing that the things we don't know about somebody else does. Where do we get all of our answers? Let's suppose that you wanted to have a chicken dinner today, but you wanted it fixed differently than you have ever eaten it before. What will your mother do? I know what she will do. She will go to her cookbook and look up all of the ways there are to fix chicken and then let you choose your way ...

1750. Nervous Hands

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

... build secure lives that don't change so we don't have to deal with change. We try to guarantee tomorrow, arranging it just the way we want it. We perform for each other so that others will affirm us. Our hope is to eradicate our fears, so that we don't have to be ... knowing all about you, the Lord is still interested in being in your life. The Lord is eager to have you as his. The Lord wants you to live in the certainty that you've been called to be his child. "The Lord has laid his hand upon me," the Psalmist ...

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