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1801. I Believe In Judgment

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Robert Allen

... upon us because of his deep respect for our lives. III. I believe judgment will be tempered with God’s grace. Last, but not least, I want to make this point: God’s judgment on our lives will be tempered with his grace. We are saved by God’s grace first ... and ... by the depth of our faith. You and I are saved by grace, and God’s grace tempers the judgment we deserve in our lives. I want to share this story. It is an old story of a man who was met at the pearly gates by the angel Gabriel. Gabriel told ...

1802. What To Give The God Who Has Everything

Psalm 50:1-23

Sermon

Erskine White

... to Israel, "What are you giving Me when you sacrifice an animal or a bird? Every creature who walks the earth is Mine, and I know all the birds who fly in the air, so what are you doing but giving me what I already own? Therefore, I don’t want these burnt offerings from you." (This, by the way, is one example of how the new Bible translation [the NRSV] is much superior to the old RSV. The old Bible translates verse 9 of our text: "I will accept no bull from your house." Now, a phrase like that has ...

1803. The Glory and the Cross

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

Richard A. Jensen

... was fear. They did not know what to say. Peter (naturally it would be Peter) thought they should say something. "Master," he said, "it is well that we are here." We have had our own experiences of glory. We know something of what Peter experienced. We always want to remain in that glory. Peter continued. "... let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" (Mark 9:5b). The last words we had heard from Peter were words of rebuke. He rebuked Jesus for his announcement that he must ...

1804. How Can We Foretell the Future?

1 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... , And common people Like you and me Are builders for eternity? Each is given a bag of tools, A shapeless mass, A book of rules; And each must make - Ere life is flown - A stumbling block Or a stepping stone. R. L. Sharpe II Secondly, if we want to foresee a future bright with God’s promise, we have to fulfill the condition of developing our capabilities. A teacher told her class of sixth graders that John Milton, the poet, was blind. The next day she asked the children whether any of them could remember ...

1805. Will Names Never Hurt Us?

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Edward Chinn

... Lee, the great general who commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After the Civil War, a group of men approached Lee. The group wanted to use Lee’s name for a business enterprise and offered him a large sum of money for the right to use it. Lee was ... Recall, for example, the woman who was caught in the act of adultery and dragged before Christ by scribes and Pharisees who wanted to use this abused woman as a trap to ensnare our Lord. When Christ saw the bystanders weighing the stones in their ...

1806. ATTENTION!

Zechariah 10:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... . The temple was more than just a place to worship, for it was where the people gathered to meet friends and hold meetings. With such a large crowd almost all of the time, the priests had a hard time getting the people’s attention when they wanted to tell them something important. Now you must remember that this was a long time ago, before microphones and speaker systems. Do you know what the priests did? You guessed it. They played the cymbals, like this, CRASH! When the people heard that, they stopped ...

1807. I Affirm

Acts 27:13-26

Sermon

... at the helm of the universe. Art Linkletter recently interviewed four six-year-old children. He asked each one the question: "What is your favorite Bible story?" One of the little girls said, "My favorite Bible story is Noah’s ark and the flood." Mr. Linkletter said, "I want to ask you a question. Noah took all the animals into the ark so that they were saved from the flood, but why did he take into the ark the mosquitoes and the ants?" The little girl was pensive for a time. Finally she spoke up and said ...

1808. Making a Meal with Jesus

John 21:1-14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... that Jesus had a picnic on the beach with his disciples. I don’t know if you have heard it; but even if you have, I want to share it with you. Jesus had already been crucified and resurrected when this happened. The disciples had visited with Jesus a couple of other times ... Here is a rake and a garden hose. I also brought some seeds that need to be planted in the ground. I think the thing I want to share with you this morning is that God teaches us that if we are going to get rid of hunger, we must use some ...

1809. The Most Beautiful Word

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... in my day?" In the words of the modern poet: "I fight alone and win or sink, I need no one to make me free. I want no Jesus Christ to think That he could ever die for me." When Jesus Christ says, "I have come to seek and to save that which ... nurse was asked to sit with her until the end came. Suddenly the woman opened her eyes, looked at the nurse and said, "Nurse, I want you to tell me something and tell it straight. Do you think that God cares about people like me? Do you think He could ever forgive ...

1810. The Thief

Luke 23:26-43

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... means to me. Dying on Calvary was awful, but it was the best thing that ever happened to me. That’s where I met Jesus and it is the day that I became a follower of Christ. [Romove the mask.] That was the way that the thief who followed Jesus wanted you to remember him. I hope that you will remember him and his story for a long time. All of us need to be forgiven for our sins and this man certainly was forgiven for his on the day he died. He loved Jesus and Jesus loved him. Amen.

1811. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... - a moment to speak as never before, to say how you feel, what you think, where you stand, and what you want. In this framework, Jesus told his disciples, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another ..." This is ... abdomen. The liquor was bonafide medicine. The man who came in once a week was a specialist from out-of-town. She was secretive because she wanted to keep it from the kids so they wouldn’t know they were going to lose their mom. Oh, she was a beautiful Christian all through ...

1812. Suffering

Mark 8:31--9:1

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... Think about it. Job suffered, didn't he? SYLVIA: Sure, he did. REGGIE: And the disciples suffered. And Jesus suffered. SYLVIA: Oh, I don't want to talk about it. REGGIE: I think we have to think about it. I'm dying. SYLVIA: Please, don't. REGGIE: We have to talk ... What about my pain? REGGIE: I guess Jesus will have to be your doctor. SYLVIA: I know he will. I know that. I just don't want to lose you. REGGIE: This is just another time you'll have to depend on Jesus instead of me. SYLVIA: I know. You've always ...

1813. Standing Room Only Religion

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... that he had done elsewhere. But the Gospel says that Jesus could do only a few mighty works there because of their disbelief. The Gospel then adds that he marveled at their disbelief. It was true then; it is true now -- if we are to be healed we have to want to be healed, and we have to have faith so we can be healed. Look again at our story, at the four friends. If the paralytic had thoughts about death, or if he doubted he could be healed, the faith of his friends literally carried him along. And that's ...

1814. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

... I haven’t really talked to you since I’ve been here. Because - you see - I’ve lost Christ. I missed him. I just tap danced right past him ..." Father Farley tells his people that he preached on the street corner when he was a deacon; he knew what he wanted to say to the people, but didn’t know how. "How," he declares, "I know how." He begins to remove his vestments, and says, as he takes off his stole, "... I haven’t really been a very good priest to you." When he removes his alb, and puts it, too ...

1815. Francis of Assisi

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

... toward Christ of late. I know you think I ought to live a little and enjoy the world like you. But I see Christ in everything - I want to do what he has waiting for me. You may laugh at what I’m going to tell you next. Please don’t. I’ve had ... lacked shoes. Why should such poverty exist where Christ is living in the hearts of well-clothed, well-fed people? Which brings me to what I wanted to say to you most of all: I’m going out into the world to be a beggar. Nothing would delight me more than to know ...

1816. Candy Bars

Hebrews 13:16

Children's Sermon

Shirley Jennings

... , a comb, a brush, a T-shirt, colored pens to draw with. If you bought a lot of candy bars with this $5 and a friend wanted some of them, would you give some of the candy bars to a friend of yours? Why wouldn’t you want to give some to a friend? Because you’d want to have all of them for yourself? Why would you want to give some to a friend? Why would you want to share? (Let them answer.) Because I like her or him, because it’s nice, because it’s fair. What if someone you didn’t like ...

1817. A Good God and the Problem of Suffering

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... difficult problem relative to Christian Belief?" This was the answer of one woman: "Giving up all our children, whom we so much wanted and loved. First an infant son. Second an infant daughter. Third a daughter 13 1/2 years old. There was no ... see forever." There is the wholesome elation of altitude. The tunnel itself is not pleasant. It is dark, smoky, dusty, gloomy; you do not want to settle down and live there. You seek and strive to pass through to the next stage in life, whatever that is for you ...

1818. Letting Go

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... school. In it he speaks pastorally and artistically of the necessity of surrendering our cherished and familiar ways of being in order to be open to the new life and freedom for the future that the Christian faith calls us to. Freedom Lord, I want to be free free to love black, brown, red, yellow Even white ... even white. Free to love strangers, foreigners, outcasts, status-seekers, Even my neighbor ... even my family. Free to love those who hate me even those who love me. Those who misunderstand ... and ...

1819. No Fifth Wheels in God’s Economy

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... that they remain (single) even as I." Paul understands singleness as a gift. The state in which you are living now, if you are single, is a gift from the Lord. Why does Paul regard singleness as a gift? Read with me verses 32-35 for his answer: I want you to be free from anxieties. The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is ...

1820. The Kind of People Whom God Chooses

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

William G. Carter

... ’t know if you have the size to play professional football. But keep at it, for you never know what might happen.” By the time he sank his final putt, Dr. Hubbard was feeling a little guilty about what he said, so he turned to the caddy and said, “I want you to have this t-shirt, but I’m afraid it is too big for you.” The young man smiled at him. Then he said something very wise. “Don’t worry, sir. I’ll wear it until it fits.” 1. Jeremiah 16:16 2. Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The Gospel According ...

1821. God Notices

Amos 8:1-14

Sermon

John W. Wurster

... loving enough to hear our cries and complaints, powerful enough to help us out. A God who notices is good news. I guess it all depends on what it is in your life that God will see. Children, in their beautiful, simple honesty, have nothing to hide. They want God to notice. Adults, however, in our tangled mix of motivations and attitudes, would prefer to believe that God doesn’t really care about what we do, otherwise we might actually have to change our lives. So we’d rather leave the idea of a God who ...

1822. Bad News from a Good Man!

1 Kings 21:1-29

Sermon

Robert Leslie Holmes

... describe his wonderful message and marvelous example of miracles and parables. She was caught in rapt attention as they told about his crucifixion on the cross that took away our sins. God’s Spirit moved in her heart and in amazement she exclaimed, “This is the man I want to give my heart. This is the man who died for me.” Today, you can give Christ your heart. Today you can enter the road to happiness. Do not allow this moment to pass you by for Christ’s sake and for your own sake. 1. Brown, Steve ...

1823. Out of the Box

Acts 11:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... the least in common! What about you and your church? Do you have an open door policy of whosoever will let him or her come? Is your church for members only? Is it a country club, a private club, where only certain people are accepted and wanted? Is the gospel preached from your pulpit a message for all people for all time or only for white people, black people, Asian people, or other kinds of people? Are you preaching to the Gentiles, the unsaved, the unredeemed, and the unforgiving and unforgiven? Have you ...

1824. The Spirit Has Landed

Luke 3:1-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... started by a desert monk named John the Baptist. John was calling for the repentance of Israel. Jesus chooses to be baptized because he wants to participate with the people in their desires to be close to God. It’s a small thing Jesus does but what a ... will give us the direction we need. Jesus is my Son and he will show you the way and it starts with Baptism. If you want to know the life, that many sitting here this morning have known, start with the basics of baptism: Repentance from sin, a life of ...

1825. The Healing Of Simon's Mother-in-Law

Mark 1:29-34

Sermon

James W. Moore

... help people. Why? Because she is so grateful to God for what He has done for her in Jesus Christ! She is so thankful to God for all the hope and help He has given her that she can’t sit still. Motivated daily by that gratitude to God, she wants to share God’s love with everybody she meets. She has recently written her autobiography. It’s entitled “So Life Always Begins.” What that means is: whatever may come our way, God will love us through it and heal us and give us a new start and a new life ...

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