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1851. Blessed Hunger And Thirst

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... was absorbed in that. As I went up the ladder all the way to becoming a professional football player and winning world championships ... I discovered that after the excitement of winning or being successful, there was always an emptiness and a restlessness that stayed with me afterwards." He continued, "I didn't understand that. I thought that somewhere along the way you ought to win a victory that would sustain you for the rest of your life. But I never discovered that kind of satisfaction ..." (Robert H ...

1852. "Do This In Remembrance Of Me"

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... 2,000 years later, we still do this in remembrance of him. This morning as we receive Communion, let us remember Jesus. Let us remember, first, the character of his life. Let's remember his prayerfulness, how he got up early in the morning, and sometimes stayed up all night, to pray to God. Let's remember his gentleness, how he called little children to himself, and how they loved him. Let's remember his joy and enthusiasm for life that seemed to be infectious. Let's remember how he resisted temptation and ...

1853. Come As You Are

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... 23:43, RSV). Does that mean that Jesus was a "moral wimp," condoning sin because he happened to love sinners? Of course not! It's just that Jesus knew that love and acceptance is a more powerful change agent than belittlement, put-downs, condemnation, and fear. Jesus never said, "Stay as you are," to anyone. But he did say, over and over again, "Come as you are." It's not so much that any of us need to change our whole life to moral perfection before we are welcomed by God. It's more like we come to God ...

1854. Table Manners

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... piece of land without checking it out first? Another man said he had just bought ten new oxen and had to test them. Suspicious again: who would make an expensive purchase, like a car, without test driving it first? A third man said he had to stay home with his new wife. Great idea, but totally out of character in that society. Sadly, in those days women were treated as possessions. It was the wife's obligation to please her husband -- almost never the other way around. Jesus' listeners must have laughed on ...

1855. The Savior Life Diet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Alex Gondola

... our spiritual emptiness crying out for God? Could they not be spiritual hunger pains? Contrast this spiritual hunger with the spiritual fulfillment Angie Garber found. Angie Garber, nearing the age of eighty, is a woman with many stories. The daughter of an Iowa farmer, she stayed at home to take care of her mentally unstable mother until late in her life. Instead of going to college, she got polio. She has never been married. At the age of 38, while attending a seminary in Indiana, Angie was asked to teach ...

1856. Wedding: Beginning A New Climb (for a marriage after divorce)

Ephesians 3:14-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... loved and accepted for ourselves! A second tip from Ephesians: let Christ's love be your safety line. There will be times when you stumble in the climb toward a lasting marriage. You will get tired, distracted, discouraged. At those times, check that safety line -- are you staying connected to God? For God's love is ultimately what will hold you up and hold the two of you together, especially when you grow weary. Finally, don't forget to stop now and then and take a look at the view. How sad to think of ...

1857. Wedding: On The Right Track (for a long-time relationship)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... , I pray that you will let God become a third partner in your marriage. For with God involved, you will discover a love more powerful and far-reaching in the good it brings than you can even imagine. Make Christ's kind of love your aim, and your marriage will stay on the right track. God be with you, now and always.

1858. The First Hole

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... at the beginning. Pacing for the long haul is the path to success. Or as Reverend Mante challenged me years ago: Be slow! Be steady! Be solid! And yet the first hole and first day set the tone for what's ahead. My dad likes to say, "Start strong and stay strong and you'll succeed." Arnold Palmer put it this way (My Game and Yours, 1983): Oh, it's great to overcome a bad start and come from behind, but it isn't easy. A bad start can discourage you, throwing your game off completely. We pros sometimes find ...

1859. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... . Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of yours. Shine through usand be so in usthat every soul we come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul. Let them look up and see no longer usbut only Jesus. Stay with usand then we shall begin to shine as you shine,so to shine as to be light to others. The light, O Jesus, will be all from you. None of it will be ours. It will be you shining on others through us. Let us thus praise you in ...

1860. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... out with a smile on your soul! 3. You're going to live a lot longer with Jesus than anybody else! You may have heard about the Unitarian minister in Michigan who set a record for preaching the longest sermon -- 22 hours! Apparently, several folks stayed through the whole thing. According to the story, somebody yelled out at the end, "So what's the point of the sermon?" So what's the point of living? The Westminster Divines answered that years ago in The Shorter Catechism of 1647 (Question 1), "Our chief ...

1861. Life Beside The Falls

Ezekiel 47:1-12

Sermon

David O. Bales

... sideways. Millie sat silently in her chair, almost expressionless. She was chilled already. When finally in her place, we left her alone. She would have it no other way. The game began and although we stood to yell or slapped our gloved hands to stay warm, Millie sat motionless, head bent forward. Mildred had always wanted children, desired children more than she desired marriage. The happiest moment in her life was not when she married Harold Freeman -- dear man that he was -- but when she gave birth to ...

1862. Adam And Eve,The First People

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon Aid

Peter C. Garrison

... People (Note: You may want to break into small groups for discussion of the story and then join together again for the closing worship. If so, select discussion leaders to help people reflect on the questions in the book. Or, you may want to stay together and reflect silently as the questions are read.) Opening: Greeting and introduction of "The Conflict Of The Will: Our Envy Of Our All-Knowing God." Hymns: "He Leadeth Me" or "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise" Read: Introduction to Chapter One, page 11 ...

1863. King Ahaz,Idolater

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... (Note: You may want to break into small groups for discussion of the story and then join together again for the closing worship. If so, select discussion leaders to help people reflect on the questions in the book. Or, you may want to stay together and reflect silently as the questions are read.) Opening: Greeting and introduction of "The Conflict Of The Will: Our Worshiping Something Or Someone Other Than The One True God." Hymns: "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" or "Praise God From Whom All Blessings ...

1864. Pontius Pilate,Pragmatic

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... , Pragmatic (Note: You may want to break into small groups for discussion of the story and then join together again for the closing worship. If so, select discussion leaders to help people reflect on the questions in the book. Or, you may want to stay together and reflect silently as the questions are read.) Opening: Greeting and introduction of "The Conflict Of The Will: Our Doubt Of God Became Flesh Among Us." Hymns: "What Child Is This" or "Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" Read: Introduction to Chapter Four ...

1865. Judas, The Obscure

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... (Note: You may want to break into small groups for discussion of the story and then join together again for the closing worship. If so, select discussion leaders to help people reflect on the questions in the book. Or, you may want to stay together and reflect silently as the questions are read.) Opening: Greeting and introduction of "The Conflict Of The Will: Our Violent Opposition To God's Will." Hymns: "Jesus, Your Blood And Righteousness" or "Just As I Am" Read: Introduction to Chapter Five, page ...

1866. Ananias And Sapphira, Liars

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... Sapphira, Liars (Note: You may want to break into small groups for discussion of the story and then join together again for the closing worship. If so, select discussion leaders to help people reflect on the questions in the book. Or, you may want to stay together and reflect silently as the questions are read.) Opening: Greeting and introduction of "The Conflict Of The Will: Our Trying To Fool God." Hymns: "We Give Thee But Thine Own" or "God, Our Help In Ages Past" Read: Introduction to Chapter Six, page ...

1867. Tell Them

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high" (Luke 24:45-49). In our text today we see that Peter and the others have set out on their respective journeys to spread the good news regarding the resurrection of Jesus. The spreading ...

1868. A Cultural Breakthrough

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... This wonderful story illustrates what can happen when we allow ourselves to experience a major breakthrough in our lives. Without Jesus in our lives, we cannot experience new attitudes, new outlooks and new opportunities. "We arrived at my mother-in-law's house late last night so I decided to stay there and go on to my mother's home in the morning. In the morning, I went on to my mother's house and when I got there, she was not home. I do not have a key. So I went about looking in all the places the country ...

1869. Membership Has Its Privileges

Acts 16:16-40

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... for us! Listen: They didn't form a committee, they didn't appoint a task force, they didn't study the issue for four more years; they sought divine instruction and intervention through prayer. Richard J. Foster writes, "Radical Prayer refuses to let us stay in the fringes of life's great issues. It dares to believe that things can be different. Its aim is the total transformation of persons, institutions, and societies. Radical Prayer, you see is prophetic."1 It takes that type of Radical Prayer to have ...

1870. O Give Thanks To God

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... bad off if they have called you." He looked over to his wife and he said, "Who told you I was here anyway?" During the course of the next several hours he had several visitors who brought flowers, gifts, cards, and unsolicited words of wisdom about staying off motorcycles. Since he was a pastor, I could tell he was quite uncomfortable with his new role as a patient. He continued to show pastoral presence as his members and staff came to visit with the one from whom they had been accustomed to receiving ...

1871. Saved By The Blood Of The Lamb

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

... bitter. We had talked a great deal about God's ability to forgive and the healing that would follow that acknowledgment of his healing in our lives. She had grown bitter at God and the church and her visit with me was one last attempt to find some reason for staying in a church worshipping a God who, she said, didn't care. I did not think that the sermon that Sunday was particularly powerful; the choir didn't seem to be at their best. When I stood before her and said, "Take, eat; this is my body which is ...

1872. The God Of Naomi

Drama

Karren Boehr

... going back to Jehovah's people. I followed Naomi back to Israel not because of who I was, but because of who Naomi's God was. Jehovah within Naomi drew me like a magnet until I could not get enough. No, there was no way that I was going to stay in Moab when Naomi was going back to the people Jehovah called his very own. I came to Israel searching for the God Naomi knew so intimately, the God she trusted with every ounce of her being, the God who made the heavens and the seas. The God that lives ...

1873. The Insignificant Valentine

Drama

Karren Boehr

... him a valentine. 2ND GIRL: (Stamps foot) I'm so furious I could scream! Bobby does nothing but torture us every single day. He loves to make all our lives miserable. Who do you suppose threw all the P. E. balls on the school roof and we all had to stay in? I saw Bobby's smile. He loved it! And now we can't give each other valentines because poor Bobby would feel felt out. It's not fair! 1ST GIRL: I think Mr. Pauls knows exactly how many freckles Bobby has on his nose, he spends so much of ...

1874. Graduation Is Not For Angels

Drama

Karren Boehr

... a word of it! Admit it, being a guardian angel is no Caribbean cruise. And I've even had it easy compared to you. My little lady never forgets to read her Bible before she goes to bed. Says her prayers, too. Makes my job a whole lot easier. She stays out of a lot of jams on her own. Now you, you've been tailing quite a tiger, if I must say so myself. 1ST ANGEL: (Shakes head) He's been a challenge! Drives too fast, studies too little, doesn't even know what a green leafy vegetable looks like ...

1875. Like A Thief

Matthew 24:36-51

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... they're still up roaming around. I better make myself scarce. I hope they dust. I'm allergic to dust. (HE DUCKS BEHIND A SCREEN AS MINNY ENTERS BUT IN HIS HASTE DROPS HIS BAG.) MINNY: That cat must be in here somewhere. Here, kitty, kitty. Oh well, let her stay out all night, we can probably give the kittens away to someone. (FINDING DAN'S BAG) What's this doing here? Doggone you, Bill, there can't be a sloppier husband than you. Just an empty bag. (DAN SNEEZES) Lord? Is that you? Did you come for me, Lord ...

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Showing 1851 to 1875 of 4986 results

1851. Blessed Hunger And Thirst

Sermon

Alex Gondola

1852. "Do This In Remembrance Of Me"

Luke 22:7-38

Sermon

Alex Gondola

1853. Come As You Are

John 21:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

1854. Table Manners

Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Alex Gondola

1855. The Savior Life Diet

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Alex Gondola

1856. Wedding: Beginning A New Climb (for a marriage after divorce)

Ephesians 3:14-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

1857. Wedding: On The Right Track (for a long-time relationship)

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

1858. The First Hole

Acts 2:42-47

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

1859. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

1860. Holing Out

2 Timothy 4:9-18

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

1861. Life Beside The Falls

Ezekiel 47:1-12

Sermon

David O. Bales

1862. Adam And Eve,The First People

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon Aid

Peter C. Garrison

1863. King Ahaz,Idolater

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

1864. Pontius Pilate,Pragmatic

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

1865. Judas, The Obscure

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

... (Note: You may want to break into small groups for discussion of the story and then join together again for the closing worship. If so, select discussion leaders to help people reflect on the questions in the book. Or, you may want to stay together and reflect silently as the questions are read.) Opening: Greeting and introduction of "The Conflict Of The Will: Our Violent Opposition To God's Will." Hymns: "Jesus, Your Blood And Righteousness" or "Just As I Am" Read: Introduction to Chapter Five, page ...

1866. Ananias And Sapphira, Liars

Drama

Peter C. Garrison

1867. Tell Them

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

1868. A Cultural Breakthrough

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

Rodney Thomas Smothe

1869. Membership Has Its Privileges