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1776. I Believe In Prayer

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Robert Allen

... what would become of the girls if she took a job? As she sat in that church that day, she heard no voice from the heavens. But, for some reason, her fears were relieved. And as she sat there, an idea began to take shape in her mind. She would support her family by giving piano lessons in her home. So, by giving piano lessons to as many as eighty children a week (two of them were my children), and by carefully managing her money, she raised her two children and sent them to college. She died a couple of ...

1777. When Is The Baby Coming?

Luke 2:1-7

Sermon

Erskine White

... racing to the hospital. Clearly, the mothers of those children would not have chosen those times and places for giving birth. Certainly, Mary was no different, and I imagine she would have preferred to be in Nazareth, surrounded by the comforts of home and the support of her family when Jesus was born. But the baby Jesus did not come while Mary was in Nazareth. He came while she found herself in a rude animals’ stable in Bethlehem. "When is the baby coming?" Parents ask the question more urgently as the ...

1778. Break Through

2 Samuel 7:1-17

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... later the Jews did tend to equate that real estate with the land of promise, and do even now, as attested to by many arguments put forth for Israel to be established in 1947 as the Jewish homeland. David, in proposing a temple, was proposing an idea that supported not just a religion centered in a place, but a mindset that had "settled," and in a very important sense had ceased its quest. On the other hand there was the idea that the Israelites should always be a pilgrim people, and always be in quest of a ...

1779. Mary - Weeping Woman or Bold Believer

John 20:10-18

Sermon

Carl E. Zahrte

... the evil spirits out of my heart and life, all seven of them! How happy and thankful I was to join the company of those whom he had healed or helped in some special way. From that time on, I had followed Jesus, and did all that I could to support him and his disciples, wherever he went. Has Jesus touched your life in some special way? He wants to be your special friend even as he became mine. He knows when you hurt inside, or are angry. He understands what it means to feel alone, and to have people laugh ...

1780. Peter’s Second Sermon

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... he was born too soon, because his polio came a short time before the vaccine was available. His was a severe case. He was permanently bedfast. But because he had limited use of his hands, he was able, from his hospital bed, to conduct a self-supporting business in greeting cards, magazine subscriptions and the like. He was a great example to me and to many others, in the way he was handling his great suffering. We had many conversations. We talked a lot about healing. He wanted my opinion about going to ...

1781. Christian Courage

Acts 4:1-22

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... and John. The next morning they appeared in court, before the prestigious and powerful Sanhedrin. Weeks before, Jesus had been tried and declared guilty before these same powerful people - people who worked closely with the government and who could expect their decisions to be supported by Roman soldiers. "By what sort of power or by what name did you do this?" is how this court session began. The court wanted to know how ordinary, common people could heal a crippled beggar and stir up such a positive and ...

1782. Bridges, Not Walls!

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... are God’s people. The bridge is in. This is a warm story. It is a beautiful story about the crossing of a tremendous frontier. It is a story full of wonderful surprises. There’s no applause here for the feelings of hate. There’s no support for division. Rather just the opposite is true. We have a Roman soldier running out to give a warm greeting to Peter. We have Peter being warmly received by people he was forbidden to associate with. We see Peter’s exclusive attitude changing to an inclusive ...

1783. When God Was Nothing

Philippians 2:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... it had been a close call. Now you tell me. What tipped the scales in that 16 year olds life? It was a mother’s vision to spot excellence in the midst of a lot of failure and her encouragement word. Love encourages. And when we have support from those around us we are able to do great things. The Philippians needed that kind of encouragement. They were trying to keep a church going in difficult circumstances. Their city was the retirement home for many of Rome’s greatest military figures. The city served ...

1784. Dual Citizenship I - What Do We Owe To Our Country?

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... . It stamped out revolutionaries like snakes. But on the other hand, if Jesus advised that taxes be paid, he would alienate all the Jewish patriotic groups, the ancient equivalents of the American Legion, the VFW, and the DAR. They resented having to support those pagan Romans who had conquered their nation and killed their people. With a stroke of divine inspiration, Jesus threw the question back to his interrogators even as he laid down a profound principle. "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar ...

1785. The Authority of Jesus

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... priest’s men. He isn’t thinking straight. Andrew: You’re not thinking straight. Matthew: Andrew is right. You’re not making any sense. Judas: Can’t you two get it through your heads that if Jesus is going to lead us in revolution, he’d better gather as many supporters around him as he can. He needs a broad power-base if he is going to run the Romans out and give us the Kingdom. Andrew: I think you’re missing the whole point. I think Jesus is going to give us the Kingdom back, but he is going ...

1786. Jesus Christ, the Truth

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

... he has Pilate where he wants him. Pilate - governor of Judea; an ambitious man, a just man, who struggles between his sense of justice and his political ambitions. Guard - typical Roman soldier. Claudia Procula - wife of Pilate; sensitive, caring, and very supportive of her husband. Ruth - a Jewess who serves as the handmaid of Claudia Procula. The scene opens with Caiaphas standing outside the communion rail, symbolic of his refusal to enter into a Gentile home. He is joined momentarily by Pilate. Caiaphas ...

1787. Stewards of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... Christian morals. Herbert H. Kirsten wrote in The Des Moines Register of June 7, 1985, "A prudent solution requires a national land-use law that will recognize that each generation of land users are merely temporary guests on farmland that must support untold future generations, and that our obligation to the future must take precedence over present needs." You see, the problem is beyond individual control. It simply must be managed by sensible national action. If it is reasonable to legislate against abuse ...

1788. Stewards and Our Bodies

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... in the quality of that care between the poor and the rich, the church must hold that up for change. We Christians have a lot to offer in the area of good health: • the relieving of guilt • the reduction of stress • the elimination of enemies • a strong support for the ill of any age. Illness is a result of our humanity. We get sick and die because we are imperfect and finite. There is a ministry of healing. The Psalmists wrote a song to be sung at temple, "He forgives all my sins and heals all ...

1789. Stewards of Our Money

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... or not to give, if we like what’s happening at the congregational level. • It’s a mistake to arrive at the size of our offering by comparing what others give or by what’s respectable as a member. • It’s a mistake to give only to support a cause rather than as a response to all that God has done for us. • It’s a mistake to "pay dues" similar to other organizations or give for services rendered. The widow’s offering at the temple that day is very revealing. Christian stewards give offerings ...

1790. Resurrection: From Chaos to Order

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... of that explosion is still flying outward. Some of the fragments are the Milky Way, one of the hundreds of billions of stars is the earth’s sun, with its tiny orbiting grains of planets. In our century that theory has been supported first in 1913 by Astronomer Vesto Slipher of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. He discovered galaxies receding from the earth at extraordinarily high speeds - up to two million miles per hour. Then, in 1929, American astronomer Edwin Hubble developed findings to ...

1791. Resurrection: From Burn-Out to New Vision

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... the guiding of that moral road map we would stumble and fall - indeed, life would be very terrible. Even if our wills are not up to it, our minds tells us that life is better when framed by the Commandments. Forgive our childish neglect of them; support our growing use of them. The human family, created by you, O God, to be in communion with you and with one another, is guide to us. We are helped by one another: encouraged, befriended, healed, made whole. We dare not shut the windows of life, cutting ...

1792. All-Out Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... mind. Indeed, it seemed that mind was about all he had left. And what a mind it was. The man had been actively involved in politics before his confinement. His activity continued unabated in bed. He backed a prominent conservative politician and ardently supported the conservative cause. He was considered indispensable by his powerful political friend and the rank and file of his party. He was the best-informed person in the politician’s inner circle. His great mental powers made him a keen analyst of ...

1793. What Makes People Great?

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... institution which serves most, is most helpful, is most useful, is the one that will survive and be counted great! Bruce Barton, the American advertising executive, reminded people that the basis on which the executives of an automobile agency will claim the financial support of its customers is that they will crawl under your car oftener and get themselves dirtier than any of their competitors. That company is willing to give more service. If it does, people will patronize it and it will be great. On the ...

1794. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... ’s worldwide affiliates. The damage that can be done by a bad name applies not only in the business world. It also applies in personal life. Glendon E. Harris has reported that children with unusual names are discriminated against in school. To support that conclusion, he cites the results of a test done in 1973 by Herbert Harari, a psychologist at the University of California at San Diego. Eighty elementary school teachers were handed eight essays to mark. The essays, done by fifth and sixth graders ...

1795. A Way Back In

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... . When I was a youth a friend’s mother, Ms. Willie, was very close to me. When I went off to college, on my return visits, I tried to shock her. I used bad language, but she only smiled. I told her of my loss of faith, and she listened supportively. I tried all the radical views I picked up at school, and she discussed them with me in a dispassionate manner. She listened patiently, caringly - knowing what I was going through and loving me all the while - until I found my way back in. We would have to look ...

1796. What Do We Do Now That We’re Happy?

Isaiah 62:1-12

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... in one person the true-to-life meaning of these two sayings: what does he do now that he’s happy, and a tragedy a-building is having got what he wanted. We all know the answer to his quandary: we could all counsel him and give him support and encouragement. Don’t let them get you down; put yourself wholeheartedly into what you know you can do and what you obviously do well. Build on the positive; invest your days in the constructive, and accept the good that is at work in your life. Christmas often ...

1797. You Don’t Really Feel That Way

Job 6:1-7:21

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... limitations. One knows, deep within his or her soul that there is more to life than meets a despairing loss. The world is filled with beautiful stories of people who face despair of the most grievous kind. Families who have two retarded children turn to form support groups for parents who have a retarded child. A couple I know fought hard for legislation to protect disadvantaged. A woman I know who is an agoraphobic learned to cope with her anxieties and is now leading a group to help others. I’m sure you ...

1798. "But, Lord, I Didn’t Want To Be Saved in That Way"

2 Kings 5:1-27

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... , we are able to pay what is demanded for the service. Instead, a very ordinary, everyday lesson sets us back on our heels. Submit humbly to the voice of God. In our submission God is able to visit us, save us, and heal us. We have ample biblical weight to support this view. In fact, I’ll be so bold as to say it is the biblical view. We are enjoined in countless ways that to save life we must lose it; for only in losing it do we find it. Coming to God we bring empty hands, no pride of ...

1799. Everybody a Cinderella

Hosea 2:2-23

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... calls us forth. From the grave of our anxiety, fear and timidity, he sees deep within and calls us forth to be what we can be. From depression he signals a way across by means of which we walk cautiously at first and then with increasing assurance, feeling his support grow with every faithful step. We are moving along. And, from pride and vanity, qualities of the ego that bind us up and block out any chance of grace, he re-spects you and me and calls us along. The love of Christ saves. He looks within to ...

1800. The Two Most Important Questions A Christian Can Answer

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... is asking the lawyers can be paraphrased this way: Who is the Messiah's father? Or it can be phrased this way: Is the father of the Messiah David or God? Is the Christ a descendent of David only or is he more importantly the Son of God? To lend support to the notion that the messiah was not just a man whose genealogy traced back to King David but was first a foremost the Son of God, Jesus quotes Psalm 110: “The LORD said to my Lord.” Jewish teaching had maintained that this line referred to the messiah ...

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