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1826. Show Us The Father, and We Shall Be Satisfied

John 14:5-14

Sermon

Larry Powell

... we wanted to go. A man and woman were walking briskly along the sidewalk. "Pardon me," I said, "could you tell us how to get to the Old Mill?" He pointed to his right. "See that sign right there that says Old Mill?" he asked. The sign was in clear view. I wished I had not asked. I felt, well, stupid, which was what I was trying to avoid feeling in the first place. The "Are-you-blind-fellow?" expression on the man's face didn't do a great deal to remove any of the sting from the moment. Jesus ...

1827. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

... of David and Goliath, a physician explained that Goliath had a cyst on his forehead. This cyst was a soft spot which allowed the pebble to penetrate Goliath's brain, killing him instantly. A Case For Accepting The Miracles Of Jesus In view of the objections of scientism and liberalism to miracles, can we still accept the miracles as actual historical events? Can we preach on them sincerely, believing in their literal validity? Consider the case for accepting miracles as historically true. 1. The integrity ...

1828. Taking Life Seriously

Luke 16:19-31

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... guilt, healthy guilt, motivates us rather than incapacitates us. It comes, not from comparing cups, but from the realization that we have failed to drink the cup that is ours. "But heaven! What about heaven?" someone is probably asking. In Jesus' view, heaven is the projection forward, into God's time and space, of a life lived wisely, responsibly, and charitably here. Apparently, self consciousness survives death and we live either with regrets over our lack of responsible stewardship for the years alloted ...

1829. Mary Has Chosen The Good Portion

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... , in fact, chosen the good portion.Martha's complaint from the kitchen reflects the commonly held assumption in religious circles that work is more godly than leisure. The young John Wesley is reported to have boasted, "Leisure and I have parted company." Indeed, our entire society views work as a virtue. The American free enterprise system is built on the assumption that work is the central purpose of life. To work is to be somebody. Apart from our work we don't know whO we are or what our worth is. Not to ...

1830. The Wisdom In Waiting

Luke 12:35-48

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... it, they always included a future tense and spoke of his seoncd coming. "It's not over," as the uncultured opera lover declared, "until the fat lady sings." Or in this instance, it's not over until the trumpets sound. Waiting invites us to live on tiptoes because the best view of the scene lies just over the horizon. To wait is to affirm that life is not all it can and will be. Not only is more to come, but the best is yet to be. People who are content witht he status quo have no future. It is the ...

1831. Two Doors; One Choice

Luke 13:22-30

Sermon

W. Robert McClelland

... in his son's confession of sin. Disobedience and defilement do not even enter the conversation. They are not issues so far as the father is concerned. Instead, he wants to party with the son who was lost and is found, dead and is now alive. The view of the kingdom that Jesus gives us in this story is radically different from that held by the crowd: parents, teachers, employers, clergy. Their assumption is that we need to "shape up or ship out." The stories they tell us are based on conditional love. "If you ...

1832. What Do You See?

Matthew 9:36

Children's Sermon

Mark A. Hultquist

... that Jesus looked upon every person he ever met with compassion. Jesus loved them. He wanted to help them. He was concerned about the needs in their lives. When we look at other people, God wants us to see them just as Jesus would see them. He wants us to view them as people who need the love of God and as people we should love just as He does.

1833. Confusion Over a Questioned Book

Daniel 7:1-14

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... common. So also were the major themes. The basic message of these visionary writings tends to be quite the same and has three major emphases. Books such as Daniel were usually written in a time of persecution and struggle. They thus have a deeply pessimistic view of the present world order. That's first. Second, they assure that things are nevertheless in the hands of a God who will finally bring things to victory. Third, that being the case, we are called upon to be strong and faithful. The passage before ...

1834. Reformation Sunday

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

George Paul Mocko

... we could add what we might call the traditionalist answer which basically says, "Accept what's taught." That traditionalist answer is reflected in such diverse and frequently heard comments as "just accept it on faith." The traditionalist answer usually blends off into the view that, if you try to lead a decent life of honesty as the best policy and general helpfulness, God will be there and take care of you. The traditionalist answer tends to get into its trouble when tragedy strikes. "Why," the question ...

1835. The Problem With A Promise

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... a long line, we don't want to wait for a diet to show its effect, we don't like to wait our turn. We are a fast-food, fast-service, fast-car/plane/boat people and are impatient when we have to wait. We now have fast, drive-through viewing for the dead so we don't have to wait. "Well, I'm not going to wait any longer," is a phrase you hear nearly every day of your life. So, when we deal with the promises of God we are equally impatient and are prone to conclude if the ...

1836. Preaching the Miracles of Jesus

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John R. Brokhoff

1837. Sight And Insight

John 9:1-12, John 9:13-34, John 9:35-41

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John R. Brokhoff

... that sin was the cause of sickness. In the case of the blind man, did he or his parents sin? How can an unborn child sin? Sometimes children suffer physical and mental deficiencies if parents indulge in alcohol and/or drugs. Jesus refuses to accept this view. He sees the blindness as an opportunity to glorify God through his power. Spittle (v. 6). Jesus uses his saliva to make mud by mixing saliva and dust. It was believed at that time that saliva had healing power. The dust may refer to the creation ...

1838. Proper 13

Mt 14:13-21 · Rom 8:31-39 · Ex 12:1-14 · Ps 143

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John R. Brokhoff

... , disease and death. It is a challenge to those who have food to share. Consequently, the food situation applies to all of us. We either have none or we have food to share. 3. This miracle is subject to several interpretations. First, there is the view that the miracle was a literal multiplication of bread and fish in order to feed a multitude. Second, the miracle is seen as a Eucharist in which each person had a small bite of food. Another position holds that most of the people had their lunches ...

1839. Proper 14

Mt 14:22-33 · Rom 9:1-5 · Ex 14:19-31 · Ps 106:4-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... we barefoot ski behind a speeding boat. To walk on water like walking on the ground would be a miracle. Since it is impossible to walk on water, some have difficulty believing that Jesus walked on the Sea of Galilee. They try to explain it away. One view is that he walked on submerged rocks. Some hold that Jesus appeared to be walking when he was standing on a floating timber. According to Matthew's account, Peter tried to walk on water in imitation of Jesus. He failed when he lost his faith. Jesus asked ...

1840. Walking The Familiar

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... the Lord will take care of me." Soon the water was at his waist. A second boat came by. Again the offer of help. Again the reply, "No, the Lord will take care of me." Not long after that, the water had risen to his neck. A helicopter whirled into view. The stranded man shouted, "Go on. God will take care of me." Well, he drowned and went to heaven. Once through the pearly gates he asked the Lord, "I've been faithful. What happened? Why didn't you save me?" The Lord replied, "Well, I really don't know what ...

1841. It's A Small World After All

Mark 14:12-26

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... them in Christ's name. But for many, many others the prison is poverty - which can be just as binding - or a prison of ignorance, or a prison of fear. Hold in your thought and prayer those who fear to leave their homes at night, or who view any person different from themselves as someone of suspicion. Such fears are prison bars. In this spiritual moment let us remember persons of other religious faiths. So much of the killing these days seems to be in the name of one religion against another. Christ would ...

1842. A Woman's Place

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... women were basically just property in the culture of the time. You can go to parts of the Middle East today and see how this culture has survived even to the present age. Still, the Bible as a whole does not bless either a chauvinist's or a feminist's view of a woman's place. Remember that God calls Eve Adam's "helper," not his property. And God gives Adam and Eve the same, identical mission in the world: to fill and subdue the earth (Genesis 1:28). In the Book of Proverbs, we are told that child-rearing is ...

1843. Two Thieves

Luke 23:32-43

Sermon

Erskine White

... the Jews. Whatever these two men on Calvary were called, they were certainly political prisoners, since we know from history that the Roman punishment of crucifixion was saved not for common crimes, but for crimes of rebellion against the state. From the Roman point of view, they executed three revolutionaries that day: two who believed in violence and the more dangerous One who did not, the more dangerous One whose kingdom was not of this world. So here are three men dying on a cross. And even though he is ...

1844. A Chosen Race?

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

Sermon

Erskine White

... age, the scientists, have decreed that reality is just the material and physical; because they can't measure the spiritual in a lab, they have decided it doesn't really matter. (They call this "scientific objectivity," but in fact, this so-called "objective" view of life is arbitrary and subjective in the extreme.) Must our religious leaders join the secular priests in narrowing the world down to that small portion the scientist can see? There was also, if you remember, the objection to Jesus' words, "I am ...

1845. Joseph's Story

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... town. It was a place for poor and homeless people and migrants passing through. It wasn't much, we were told, but by then, we were grateful for anything. I'm afraid your Christmas carols and Christmas card pictures have given you a rather antiseptic, romantic view of the place and manner of Jesus' birth. Let me tell you how it really was. The first thing we noticed upon entering the cave was the smell. The stench was overwhelming, since the people who used these caves kept their animals with them in order ...

1846. Blind Beggars All

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Erskine White

... more determination: "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Why do you think the crowd tried to silence this blind beggar? Maybe they thought Jesus was too important to be bothered by the likes of Bartimaeus. Maybe they didn't want anyone obstructing their own view of the Master as He walked by. Maybe they were hoping for a little publicity and didn't want anyone distracting Jesus from making some fiery statement to the crowd; then, if Our Lord wasn't guilty of a thought that took more than twenty seconds ...

1847. God's Gift Of Life

Psalm 139:1-24

Sermon

Erskine White

... a minute. Those two young people went to jail because they waited too long to kill their baby. I realize that here I part company with the position of most of the mainline churches and probably with many of you as well. I realize that mine is the minority view in the so-called liberal church today and I've often been rudely reminded of that fact. Yet hear me well: I am not one to condemn any woman who has had an abortion. I have no cause with self-righteous or reactionary crusaders in our land, who should ...

1848. The Unity Of The Church

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Erskine White

... Yes, we have one Lord, as Paul says in our text from Ephesians, but we have many faiths, many bodies, many baptisms. Moreover, churches seem to be moving even further apart today and there is a growing intolerance among Christians for differing points of view. This is the great tragedy of the Christian world; it is an offense against Christ which reaches all the way to the heavens. Paul is pleading with us: "Treat each other with all lowliness and meekness, with patience; forbear one another in love, eager ...

1849. Your Spiritual Check up

2 Corinthians 13:1-10

Sermon

Erskine White

... of prayer? Third: are you watching your weight? This is very important in any kind of checkup. Too much weight on our bodies is bad for our physical health, just as too much weight in our lifestyles is bad for our spiritual health. It is my view that the single greatest spiritual problem facing North American Christians today is the idolatry of our materialism. It is the love of things - the sheer weight we carry in the abundance of our possessions. It is the tremendous amount of time and energy we spend ...

1850. Together In Christ

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Erskine White

... beginning to end, this is what Scripture is all about. If you say, "I want to be a Christian, but I don't want to commit myself to the community of Christ," you are saying something which is plainly impossible from the Bible's point of view. If the Biblical argument is not enough for you, consider the lessons of history. History shows that when the church is merely an organization of individual believers, she is impotent and subject to the world. When the church is a community of people bonded together in ...

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