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1751. Service -- Rahab and Mary of Bethany

John 12:1-11

Drama

Martha L. Leach

... do. I never tired of listening to him. Lazarus, too, was intrigued by his humility and the love which he displayed - not only in words but in the many miracles he performed, the healing and comfort he gave. Rahab: Mary, tell me more of what he was like. What kind of miracles did you witness? To listen is serving also. Since you listened so intently, you can now share his words and acts with me. Mary: Jesus, that's what we called him, said that listening was the good part of what is expected of us. You see ...

1752. The Family of Judas

Drama

William Grimbol

... sick people got well, and that the kids that roam the streets ... that they might have a parent someday. He was concerned about everybody. He was such a good boy ... such a loving child. Even to me ... my, my ... even to me. On those days, you know the kind, when you wonder what it is all worth, or why you should bother to keep on struggling ... those days when tears come to your eyes so easily. It was Judas ... only Judas ... who would notice the wetness in my eyes or the down cast spirit. He would always ...

1753. Death Stinks

John 11:17-37

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... death in an imperfect world. We believe everything you’ve told us will come to pass, some day. Some day. But not today, Lord. We’re not looking for any miracles today. Just let us cry over our losses today, okay, Jesus? Is that so much to ask? And Jesus, kind and understanding as ever, says, "No. No, it’s not okay. Lazarus is dead, and you think that’s the end of it all. And without God, it would be. But with God, all things are possible, remember? You want to see what God can do? Stand back and ...

1754. What You See Is What You Get

John 14:5-14, John 14:1-4

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ? Do you think there’s a place waiting for them too?" And my reply is usually something like, "I don’t know. But I do seem to recall that one of the things the Pharisees and other religious leaders of his day scolded Jesus for was eating dinner with all kinds of folks many of us wouldn’t be caught dead with." I have to confess that I don’t like question and answer periods like that because they always seem to put me in the position of being God’s defense lawyer. I’m don’t do spontaneous very ...

1755. Mom Taught Me to Share

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... see right away, anyhow. Let’s be honest – it’s tough to talk about faith issues outside the setting of the church. We don’t want to come on too strong to other people. We don’t want to overwhelm them. We don’t want to be regarded as some kind of religious fanatic, the office Jesus Freak. Years ago, William F. Buckley noted that you may be able to mention religion at a fancy dinner party once, but if you bring up the subject twice in one evening, your name won’t be on the guest list for the ...

1756. Conversation or Monologue?

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... ’s and open fire." Or what I find almost equally appalling, "God told me to tell you that He wants YOU to send ME a $100 pledge of faith donation. And in return, I will send you one of these beautiful, hand-sewn, anointed prayer rags." All kinds of people are making all kinds of claims about hearing the voice of God these days. Many of us may have a problem in believing that God still talks to ANYONE in our day. "The word of the Lord was rare in those days," says the writer of 1 Samuel, "and there were ...

1757. Good News Or Bad News?

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... like to avoid it. It is not strange if Christians, too, shrink from such a prospect. We know we are guilty of sins of many kinds and we do not relish the idea of being brought before a bar of justice. But the return of Christ is meant to be ... and remarkable king. He says he will come to serve his people (Luke 12:37), rather than demanding that they serve him. Jesus is eternally that kind of a savior king; he is always the Savior who comes to seek, to save, to serve - to give his life that we might live. At ...

1758. The Sound of Weeping

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... . Also in that town lived a foul-mouthed, atheistic, but brilliant doctor, who became a hero to the boy. Gradually, he became estranged from his family. He grew irritable and unmanageable, contemptuous of his father's faith, resentful even of his mother's kindly concern. Whenever his parents' interest came into conflict with his friend's, the boy consistently chose the latter's way. He was completely under the spell of his atheistic hero. The people of the church remarked, "He is more like the doctor's ...

1759. The Dripping of Water

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... work for Pilate, for he still had to live with himself. There was no escape from who he really was, from the fact that he was the kind of person who would use force without feeling, back down on any commitment in order to secure his position, compromise any standards for the promise of ... to be rid of what we have done and to get back that clean feeling once we have lost it. Jesus' kind of washing does work. The sound of that dripping water stands as a symbol of his ability, through his love expressed on ...

1760. The Dynamics of Doubt

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... limitation and confession, instead of just complaining to other people about God. Jesus said, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" He expressed his feeling of being forsaken. Once and for all he silenced those who would have us express only nice, kind thoughts to our Father! But notice how he speaks: "My God," he says. Christians need to express their real feelings to God no matter what these feelings are! This is generally done best in the context of Christian fellowship where people openly share ...

1761. St. Jim, Your Halo Is Tipped

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... this volume for two reasons. First of all, a saint's day affords a good opportunity to look at the story of a person's life. Second, this sermon weaves together three stories: James, Elijah and Jimmy. It is a proclamatory sermon in a three-story mode. The same kind of approach can be taken on any saint's day. Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "There is something we want you to do for us." "What is it?" Jesus asked them. They answered, "When you sit on your throne ...

1762. I Came Back -The Risen Young Man

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... I was dead. My funeral was the day of my death as was the custom of our people. My coffin was an open box, a kind of portable frame used to carry the bodies to the graveyard outside the city. We never made it to the graveyard because a man ... in Christ, this eternal life begins. I came back to tell you that you need not be afraid. I know that there are fears of all kinds today - the fear of loneliness, the fear of failure, the fear of rejection, the fear of life, and the fear of death. I came back to tell ...

1763. You Can't Start a Car With a Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... , I mean the human attempt to find God. Our problem today is not that we don't have enough religion. The problem in Jesus' day was not the absence of religion. There were all kinds of religions then. There are all kinds of religions now. People have been trying to find God - and have in fact erected all kinds of gods in the process - since the beginning of time. Jesus never argued for religion. He argued against wrong religious ideas and wrong religious leaders, but he never argued for religion in general ...

1764. At the Foot of the Cross

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... They looked very tired, but the first two exchanged jeers with the people in the crowd who threw harsh words and jagged stones at them. I remember when the last man fell. He didn't look like a sissy or a weakling. He was thin, but seemed to possess a kind of wiry strength. The whippings must have been too much for him. Yet, it looked like he was actually reaching for the cross as if he wanted to carry it and be crucified. But his strength had left him. We drafted an onlooker to carry his cross. "He is more ...

1765. No Tears for Me, Please

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... be hard for us to understand because when we suffer, we appreciate sympathy. When we are hurt, we are helped by a kind word. When we are victims of injustice, we are comforted by tears of friends. If there were no sympathy expressed, we would think ... . Weep that our hearts are so cold that we do not let Christ be the Lord of our lives. Weep that we Christians tolerate the kind of world that creates crosses for innocent people. But even tears are not enough when we confront the strange man on the cross. If not ...

1766. A Reflection of God's Love

Matthew 27:32-44

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... see themselves in the mirror. Child #1. Now just look at that! Have you ever seen anything like that in your life? (response) I mean...It kind of has a funny thing sticking out the front of it doesn't it? (response) I wonder what that's for? (response) Ok, you can ... the child to the correct position. Child #2. Now you take a look. I don't know what that is do you? I mean it looks kind of strange to me...does it to you? (response) Look at that hairy head on it. All fuzzy and scraggily looking. Ah, you're no ...

1767. Divorce-Proofing Your Marriage

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... the flesh. He formed a woman out of the rib and brought her to him. Then the man said, "At last, here is one of my own kind - Bone taken from my bone, and flesh from my flesh. 'Woman' is her name because she was taken out of man." That is why a man leaves ... the words which you speak daily to your mate "fitly spoken?" Do you make a conscious effort to speak positively, supportively, and kindly? Do you try to build up your mate's ego instead of tearing it down? Start today speaking more compliments than ...

1768. One Plus One Equals One

Matthew 19:1-12

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... together. They are really nothing more than roommates who share the same house and meals, but it would be an exaggeration to say that they share the same home and the same life. In this case, one plus one equals one plus one. Clearly, none of these three kinds of marriages has maintained or reached the ideal oneness which God intended for the couple as they left the altar on their wedding day. These are not examples of one plue one equals one! The ideal marriage in Christ is one in which a man and a woman ...

1769. A Family Heirloom: More than Meets the Eye

Mark 6:1-6

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... of watch? (a pocket watch) It looks like a pocket watch doesn't it? It is round like a watch. How many hands does it have? (two) What kind of hands are they? (minute and hour) How many numbers are there? (twelve) It looks like it's just an old pocket watch but there is more to it than that. It is about fifty years old. This belonged to my grandfather and when my grandfather died he gave it ...

1770. Better Than the Real Thing

John 4:1-26

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... to drink any water. . .or milk. . .or orange juice. (response) You mean I will be thirsty again. Maybe in a couple of hours? (response) You're right. We always get thirsty no matter what we drink.What if I told you that I have a drink that--lean into the kinds a bit and punch this line If you drink it--you will never be thirsty again as long as you live. (response) Interact with the kids just a bit with this idea and then produce the chalice from behind your back. Here it is! This is the drink that Jesus ...

1771. Six Nails of the Cross III: The Nail of Envy

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... my sister is the only one who has enough room to keep them?" And of course, the employee who sees his job as just doing what he is supposed to do and minding his own business feels envy but he really says to himself, "If he wants to make all kinds of suggestions and help the boss that's up to him." We vote for Barabbas, but we really wanted Jesus to go free. We couldn't believe our ears that others were shouting for Barabbas, too. Then before we knew it the whole thing was too late. They simply took ...

1772. As We Take Our Rest

Matthew 26:17-30

Drama

Joe Barone

... a special way. I want to tell you something. Dear friends, I really want to tell you something. If it hadn't have been for Gethsemane, I couldn't drink the cup that Jesus drank. You see, that's how I misunderstood. I thought Jesus had come to bring some kind of worldly greatness. And yet, when John and I requested special places, there was nothing but dissension in the "Wait here and watch," he told me, and when I failed to do that, he still loved me, and he still went to the cross that I and all the world ...

1773. Breakfast in Galilee

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Robert Allen

... that unnamed fellow with two umbrellas. An ordinary man or woman, a person who believed that the salvaging of souls was important, a person who dared to make his faith so useful, a person who dared to make her faith so attractive, that other people said, "I want the kind of faith you have!" We can turn the world upside down when we dare to live out our faith because we believe that each person is precious to God. Will you dare to do that? Will you dare to be the person with two umbrellas? Will you dare to ...

1774. Laughing in Church

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Jech

... of place in regard to serious, ultimate matters, I would say that it is our very ability to maintain a profound sense of humor no matter how bad or serious things get for us, that is the ultimate secret of coping with life! Many poets, philosophers and writers of various kinds have suggested that we have much to gain from looking at the world as a huge "cosmic joke" which God is playing on us. To some this means that the creation of the world is more God's play than God's work. The point then is that if we ...

1775. Teaching Trust

Acts 16:28

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... grew tired of whipping him, the judges ordered him thrown into prison. As they were carrying Paul down the steps into the dungeon, the judges told the jailor that he had better not let Paul escape or he would be put to death in place of Paul. That kind of a threat is enough to scare anyone. During the night, the Philippian jailor heard some strange sounds coming from behind the doors of Paul's cell. Instead of crying or asking for help, he heard Paul praying and singing songs of love to God. Not only was ...

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