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1776. Every Person’s Great Possessions

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... will not bother me, for they will be of no further value to me, anyway. Yet the human ego does not stop simply because we arrive at such times of our lives. Jesus’ call comes to us: Sell all and come, follow me. But “all” is more than we can bear. We are compelled to pin it down. Somehow we have to put the stamp of self on our lives. In the end Jesus confronts us with life’s most basic question: “Shall my life be self-centered or am I free to give my life to God, the center?” When ...

1777. Where Does That Leave Us?

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... wasn’t important. He cried to his mother, “If only there was something I could do that would help make her well.” Unable to know the torturous meanderings of his mind, the sister lay in the hospital with sand in her hair. People cause others to bear with a handful of sand by sapping vitality, lowering self-esteem, and reducing productivity -- subverting the things that make the world go a little better and hurry the cause of Christ on its way. The Lord’s Day comes when the Father wills. For those of ...

1778. In The Presence Of God

Exodus 17:1-7

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

... were mine. Earlier, when the way got dark, you slipped and I picked you up and carried you through dangers seen and unseen.” God said, “I was there, I never once left you by yourself.” Israel had to ask whether God really knew how much they could bear. Was God ever present? They had been in Egypt and were on their way to the land of promise – from bondage to promise. This journey eventually lasted 40 years. They discovered that the water had given out. Water may not be so important to you until you ...

1779. Saved By Grace

Exodus 32:1-33:6

Sermon

Walter Kimbrough

This subject causes one to focus on two significant theological expressions having a direct bearing on the quality of human life: salvation and grace. The apostle Paul adds a third expression that he calls faith; “For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no ...

1780. A Problem with Angels

Luke 1:26-38

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... baby and that his name was going to be Jesus! This was even a bigger problem for Mary than angels speaking to her. Mary did not have a husband. But the angel told her not to worry because soon it would all be explained. The baby she was going to bear was going to have God as his father. Mary was very confused and thought that she had a real problem. If you have ever had a problem you did not understand, then you know how Mary felt. I have a problem that I am not able to figure out and ...

1781. Basic Service: I Am The Resurrection and the LIfe

John 11:17-37

Eulogy

Brett Blair

... still very real. So, as we come together this morning, what do we have? There are three things we have. 1. First of all we have COMFORT. We have the comfort of FAMILY—this is why God has placed us together into family units—so we might bear one another’s burdens. We are better able to support one another through life’s trials when we are closely knit one to another and there is no tighter knitting then is found here: No greater solace, no greater peace. No matter the degree of difficulty, no matter ...

1782. A Message At Christmas

Eulogy

Joe Barone

... at Christmas. There’s the message! We may sing bright songs that only make it harder for those of us who have to grieve, but the real message of the Christmas season is in the words the Lord had spoken through Isaiah: “ ‘Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel’ (which means, God with us).” How do you start a funeral sermon in the Christmas season? You tell people what the real message is. But that’s not all. It’s fine to say that God is with us ...

1783. Why Did Jesus Have To Die?

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

"So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place of a skull, which is called in Herbrew Gol'gatha. There they crucified him ... (John 19:17-18)." The story continues, and we know it well. He was crucified with two other criminals - one on each side. We know about the sign that Pilate ...

1784. Preparing The Way

Malachi 2:17--3:5

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... had his list; Malachi had his list; John the Baptist had his list; and we should have our lists. Malachi's List Malachi2 was the last of the minor prophets from the fifth century B.C. As we study the last book of the Old Testament which bears his name, three areas of clean-up jump out at us. Malachi cries out for faithfulness in worship, morality and speech. The three human maladies here addressed are (1) religious slackness, (2) moral erosion and (3) the complaining of the people. First of all, due to the ...

1785. A Mother's Pride And Joy

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... vine." Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son; if you ask anything in my name, I will do it. - John 14:13-14, RSV Again Jesus said: Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. - John 15:4, RSV The efficacy of prayer, getting results in prayer, goes up in direct proportion to "abiding in God." Hannah's prayer is a model prayer. She sought God, and she ...

1786. Robert Paul, You Were Right!

Daniel 7:1-14, Daniel 7:15-28

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... listen to each other, care for each other and all call upon a Higher Power at work in their lives. When Wilson leaves the meeting he has confirmation once again that his idea is working. Within a context of anonymity and confidentiality people are bearing witness and giving hope to one another. Could a baseball manager be a saint, too? Tommy Lasorda has been called many names, but he probably has never been called “a saint.” Orel Hershiser, a young man with a strong Christian commitment, was having a ...

1787. The Road To The Wilderness

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... worthwhile. Even as we thank thee Father for blessings already given we are bold to ask for other blessings. Give us the blessing of being led by thy Spirit. Give us the blessing of tasks which are greater than our ability. Give us crosses too heavy for us to bear on our own. And on the road too difficult to travel, the mountain too hard to climb, enable us to know our need of thee, so that we would depend upon thee. Forgive our sins for they are many. Bless those of our church family and community who need ...

1788. The Road To Nazareth

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... relate the Christian gospel to the problems of his time. He was one of the leaders of the church in this country. His commitment to Christ was expressed in these words: "0 Master, let me walk with thee in lowly paths of service free; Tell me thy secret; help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care. Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear winning word of love; Teach me the wayward feet to stay, and guide them in the homeward way." Who is this Jesus? He is the one who comes to us and ...

1789. The Road To Jericho

Luke 18:35-43

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... What is the problem? Where is it that you are hurting?" That is the question he always asks us - "What do you want me to do for you?" What is it that you really need? Is there some great hurt in your life? Is there some great burden which you bear? Whatever it is you are not alone in your struggle. Christ invites you into his presence and there he will meet you at the place where you hurt the most. Years ago there was a professor at Candler School of Theology at Emory University named W. A. Smart. He wrote ...

1790. Wedding: A Marriage Made in Heaven

Isaiah 54:1-17, John 17:20-26

Sermon Aid

Craig Erickson

... a marriage like that; such a marriage may suffer from something even worse than conflict:boredom. My theory is that a marriage ‘‘made in heaven” is one that is close to the love of God in Christ. Placing Christ at the center of your marriage will bear rich fruit over the years so that in hindsight, people will say of your marriage that it was, indeed, ‘‘made in heaven.” ____ and ____ , our prayer for you today is that you will build your marriage around the marriage that is made in heaven: the ...

1791. Wedding: In Nomine Jesu

Sermon Aid

Max Zschiegner

... is a tendency to go it alone. To consider oneself master of his/her own destiny. In marriage many try to do that very thing. They try to build a future of happiness on everything or anything except the “One Thing Needful.” But the statistics of failure in marriage bear out the fact that they are trying to build a home without the help they need most. 2. We need help. In life that is true. In moments of crisis, of decision, the wise person is thankful if there is a person to go to for advice, for help ...

1792. Wedding: A Special Kind of Love

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon Aid

Jeffrey A. Nelson

... “cannot be forced, cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of Heaven, unmasked and unsought.” And, as we heard a moment ago, the apostle Paul describes it as a love which is “patient and kind; a love which is not jealous or boastful ... [It] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” It is a love which is truly special. The love which brings a man and a woman to this place, to this special event, begins as a cooperative friendship, and is first and foremost a ...

1793. "Something's Coming"

Isaiah 2:1-5

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... evil, any decisive bringing of good out of evil, it must lie beyond this world and beyond the enigma of death." For the Christian, certainly, "the best is yet to be." That means that every moment of the passing day is already alive with the promise of God's future bearing upon us. Like Isaiah of old, those who trust in the promise of God's coming kingdom know that history must have an ending, and that God must be a part of that ending! Those who trust in the promise of God's coming kingdom are able to see ...

1794. Improving Your Serve

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... up to 15 million women are battered in our nation each year! The heart of humankind can be very hard. A tramp discovered that when one day he waslooking for a handout in a picturesque old English village. Hungry almost to the point of fainting, he stopped by a pub bearing the classic name, "Inn of Saint George And The Dragon." "Please, ma'am, could you spare me a bit to eat?" he asked. The woman who answered his knock on the kitchen door took one look at him and said, "A bite to eat for a sorry, no good bum ...

1795. The Bottom Line

Micah 6:1-8

Sermon

Robert Beringer

... someone who has been a victim of violence, but is it not also our task to work to eliminate the causes of senseless violence in our homes and on our streets? To do justice, then, involves us both as individuals and as a corporate body in bearing witness to the love of Jesus Christ for all persons. Recently I heard of a church that became quite concerned over a corporation in their community that was practicing dishonesty and deception in the production and marketing of a certain product. The officers of the ...

1796. Chosen By God

Ruth 4:1-12

Sermon

Sims Robert

... you are. The world, including the world of the church, will often misunderstand, criticize, judge and even condemn you. Accept those feelings. They are the price you pay for being human. Do not hold a grudge against those who misunderstand. They, too, have their burdens to bear. Remember, God blessed the human condition by sending his son to be human. Now is a good time to shed the pretense of life. There is no need for you to strive to be a super Christian or superrighteous person. It is enough to be human ...

1797. Life Isn’t Fair

Amos 5:18-27

Sermon

Sims Robert

... in luxury, took bribes and cheated the poor. In ignorant arrogance they “longed for the day of the Lord (Amos 5:18).” Amos warned them “that day will be darkness not light. It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear… Though you bring burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Let justice roll on like a river and righteousness like a never failing stream (Amos 5:18-24).” The people thought that because they were God’s people they were favored and privileged ...

1798. The Signs Of Salvation

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... an intentional act of the redeemed. "One's testimony is utterly useless," writes Barclay, "unless it is backed by deeds that guarantee its sincerity. It's not a mere change of words that Jesus demands, but a change of life." Just so, Zacchaeus is determined to bear testimony to his salvation, going far beyond the law. Solidly On The Ground Would that we knew what Zacchaeus was thinking - or expecting - as he hurried along ahead of the crowd, climbed a tree and watched for the one about whom he had heard so ...

1799. Wounded Glory

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... living as people redeemed in the Way, the Truth and the Life. O God, who has met us in the flesh in Your Son, Jesus Christ, help us to recognize Him in our midst today, as the disciples did of old. Help us to see Him in the wounds we bear in life, and in the wounds which bleed our world. As we prepare to gather at His table today, inspire us to make our whole lives a sacrament, offering our bodies and our minds, our hearts and our spirits in service which is acceptable to You, even as He has ...

1800. Chosen For Good News

John 15:1-17

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... comes to us as a warm and loving friend whom we then serve because that’s the normal response to having a loving friend like that. No longer fear and dread; but, rather, joy-filled friendship. What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear!What a privilege to carry, Everything to God in Prayer! (Joseph Scriven, 1820-86) Aristotle says among the marks of a true friend are, “He guards you when you are off your guard and does not forsake you in trouble; he even lays down his life for your ...

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