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1851. Jesus, The Light of the World

Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... replied, "and it remains mine." Raven simply smiled sweetly and told Seagull how generous, smart, and handsome he was, but this tactic didn't work, either. Finally, Raven grew angry and threatened Seagull, but this, too, did not seem to phase the stubborn sea bird. Nothing seemed to work. Raven thought and thought about what could be done. Then, he got the answer. "Seagull is causing so many problems he deserves to have a thorn stuck in his foot." And, as we all know when Raven thinks hard and wishes ...

1852. The Cost of a Priceless Gift

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16

Sermon

Clayton A. Lord

... and offer ourselves to him, God overflows with joy. There are dozens of scriptural passages that tell us that praise pleases God. Think about the joy of the prodigal father as he hears his son tell him how much he missed him and how good a father he was. The thought that our praise pleases God is awesome. It means that we have something to give back to God that will powerfully express our love to him. I'll never forget the first time each of my children said "Dada." To hear a child say your name, even if it ...

1853. Risky Business

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... have been a set of expectations awaiting him regardless of God's intervention. In today's more upwardly mobile circles, I hear that the children of clergy are referred to, not as P.K.s, but as T.O.s - theological offspring. However Jeremiah may have thought of himself, he still felt very much like a fish out of water. He learned quickly, though, that God does not call the equipped. Instead, God equips the called. God promises to be present and to supply Jeremiah with the words that will accomplish God's ...

1854. Small Towns

Luke 2:1-14

Sermon

King Duncan

... ’s flannel shirt she used to put on after her bath, and each and every other “patch” and its meaning, there was not a dry eye in the dining room. Cathy picked up the quilt and held it against herself and cried. To think, just seconds before she had thought the quilt ugly, but now it was beautiful. It was the most beautiful quilt she had ever seen. This quilt was made of her life and with her mother’s love. She had sewn her love into every stitch. (4) Christmas is like that. We have traditions, from ...

1855. Journey To The Heart Of Christmas

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... said they were following. But, he just saw the usual field of stars twinkling in the dark. As he was watching, he thought he saw something far in the distance, a star that seemed just a little bit bigger, a little brighter than the others. ... money dropping in the master’s coin box. He’s getting rich and we’re getting dishpan hands. What do they need the soup for? I thought everyone had gone to bed. Ruth: You didn’t hear? Two travelers arrived just a little while ago, a man and his wife, and the woman ...

1856. Christmas: Before And After

Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Lois Anne DeLong

... , because I’m not that kind of girl. He finally made me understand. This child has a very special purpose, and I guess he needs a special introduction to this world. Elizabeth: Five months ago I would have said you were crazy, but then five months ago I never thought I’d be a mother. I believe you. Mary: Thank you so much! Could I stay with you for a little while ... ’til I know Joseph is really sure about this? I don’t know if he believes me. Elizabeth: Of course you can stay. Mary: The funny thing ...

1857. A Miracle Child

Exodus 2:1-10

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... here. Where did you get those arms and hands? Love made itself into bonds and bonds. Feet, whence did you come you darling things? From the same box as the cherubs wings. How did they all just come to be you? God thought about me and so I grew. But how did you come to us you dear? God thought about you and so I’m here. Every child is a miracle. Now I know that there are unwanted children. And that’s one of the terrible painful tragedies of our day. Sometimes the fact that pregnancy is greeted with fear ...

1858. Leap Of Faith

John 8:12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... be deceived, my beloved." In other words, you don't want to be in devil's "Fave Five." B. NFL Hasselbeck Over against that, I thought the Matt Hasselbeck Super Bowl ad was great. It spoke about humility. (CLIP) That's so true to life. In my own faith walk ... time." We always have to remember, "It not about us." It's about God. C. Talking Stain There was one commercial which I thought really spoke loudly about the faithfulness of our actions and our words. (CLIP) You see, often times we're tempted to say one ...

1859. Shaped By The Fire

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... about female physician who was taking her four-year-old daughter to preschool. Mom, the doctor, had left her stethoscope on car seat, & her little girl picked it up, hung around her neck and began playing with it. Mom had this moment of thrill as she thought, "Be still, my heart, my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps!" Then the little girl held up the business end of the stethoscope and spoke into it: "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order?" (1) Today Mother's Day. But also Pentecost Sunday ...

1860. Better Than a Spanking

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

King Duncan

... I have come to the conclusion that there is not much to this religion thing. I found out I don’t need the church to get by.” Nelson responded by saying that he found all this very interesting. “Aren’t you worried?’ the young man asked. “I thought you would go through the roof when I told you that!” Nelson had known this boy for about five years, had baptized him a couple of years ago, and watched him grow during his high school years. He came from a difficult family situation. The church had ...

1861. A Stone’s Throw From: The Rolled Stone

Luke 24:1-12

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... us Hope For Today and Hope For The Future. I. Hope For Today A. The truth is that Jesus died on that cross. He was as dead as the two thieves who died with Him. They buried Him in a borrowed tomb and sealed Him away, forever. Or so they thought. You see, while Sin and Death were clapping their hands in glee, singing "Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more." God began singing, "Up From The Grave He Arose." God had the final word and that word changes everything. Resurrection. That's the final word ...

1862. Do We Live in ‘Why’ or ‘Whynot’

Romans 12:3-8, 16-18

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... said, one evening, while putting her daughter, Carla, to bed, she asked her what it was like to be four years old. Carla said, "It's special." "Why is it special?" Mom asked. Carla responded, "It's special because I know my mommy loves me." That's a pretty profound thought for a four year old! But the truth is that if we'd only take the time, we could see like Carla that life is special because our heavenly Father loves us. (4) And because God loves us, we CAN love others. V. God Sends Me. I Will Go. A ...

1863. Count the Stars

Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18

Sermon

King Duncan

... the story in the Bible of the time God spoke to the boy Samuel. One night after his mother read Ian this story she asked him if God had ever spoken to him. To her surprise, he answered, “Yes.” “What did God say to you?” his mother asked. Ian thought and then said in his deepest voice, “Ian! Go to bed!” (1) Does God speak to people? What do you think? David Holwick tells a story that appeared in the Los Angeles Times. It was about a man named Bob Haifley. It seems that Haifley spent 2,500 work ...

1864. A Word to Prodigals

Luke 15:11-32

Sermon

King Duncan

... hot day. As Tom watched Dana clomp through the mud, he couldn’t help but think about the story of the Prodigal Son. The Prodigal Son had squandered his inheritance, only to find himself sleeping in a pigpen, eating with the swine. Tom says he was overwhelmed at the thought of the miracle God wanted to do through Dana’s life. Tom got out of the car, walked into the muddy stench, and hugged Dana. He told him he loved him and was proud of his efforts to know God and to work through some of the challenges ...

1865. Your King Comes

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

King Duncan

... , but I have not always felt all that good about myself . . . kind‑of like I don’t have much to offer . . . kind‑of donkey‑like . . . what could I possibly offer this King? . . . but when I heard just now that he had need of a little donkey, then the thought came to mind that he just might have need of me, too . . . if a small beast of burden could be of use to him, could help bear him, then surely I can too . . . .” (4) Corrie ten Boom was once asked if it was difficult to remain humble when she ...

1866. He Could Have Called Ten Thousand Angels

Luke 23:26-43

Sermon

King Duncan

... away the odd young man fell on the grenade and yelled to the other recruits, “Get out of here! You’ll be killed if you don’t! Run for your lives!” The barracks fell silent. Shame was in the air. The other recruits realized that this young man had thought the grenade was live, but instead of running away he had been willing to give his life to save the others. (4) In the same way Christ was willing to throw his body on the live grenade for us. Pastor Richard J. Fairchild seeks to give us a similar ...

1867. A Chance To Dance

Luke 5:17-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... said, "I don't want to miss my shows." The activity director said, "Don't worry. We'll be back in plenty of time." She was lying, but it got Rhoda on the bus. Rhoda allowed herself to be carried aboard. They put her walker by her side, although nobody thought she would use it. The bus carried Rhoda and the others to a huge arts and music festival in a nearby city. Attendance at the festival that day numbered over 100,000 people. It was an ambitious task to take 25 nursing home residents to a place like that ...

1868. A Chance To See

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... side of the street. Afraid that what ever sin God was punishing this blind man for wasn't contagious. That's what they thought back then, that blindness was God's punishment for sin, either yours or your parents. I personally think the only sinful thing ... , "it gets easier." This young woman reflected later, "The scales fell from my eyes that day. I went there looking for a job, and that woman thought I was there for soup. As far as she knew, the world had been as cruel to me as it was to her. But in the ...

1869. A Chance To Start Over

John 8:3-11

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... we first discovered that we suffer from the same disease as Adam and Eve and every other human being in existence. We suffer from the debilitating symptoms of sin. B. Hold the stone in your hand and think about your Eden. Hold the stone in your hand and wrap that thought, that memory, that time of Eden in your life around the stone. Those moments stick with us and weigh us down and drag us down and slow us down and bring us down. But here's the Good News. We don't have to be weighed down by the weight ...

1870. Celebrating Generosity

Mark 12:38-44

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... our God given talents to earn the money to buy the things. There is nothing which we have which does not come from God. God is our Creator. We are the created. God knows our needs just like parents know their children's needs. Remembering this helps us focus our thoughts and our lives upon God. A life focused upon God is exactly what God most desires for each of us. Not because God is an old meany who doesn't want us to have any fun. But simply because a life focused on God gives life joy, meaning, purpose ...

1871. It's Everybody's Business

John 1:35-51

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... was one thing she didn't understand. She asked, "Vat does it mean ven it says an R.S.V.P. is required?" Abe thought about for a few minutes and then triumphantly announced, "Oh, those are the initials for REMEMBER SEND VEDDING PRESENT!" (1) We all like to ... forgiveness and second chances with those around us. Do you remember the first dance you ever went to. I was in the 7th grade. I thought it was going to be so much fun, I could hardly wait to get there. All my friends were there. And so were the girls. ...

1872. Show and Tell

Mark 1:16-22

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... it was so cool. Well, I almost flunked Show and Tell. I didn't mind getting up in front of people. I like that. But I never really had anything I thought was cool enough. Oh, I always brought something but nothing like what everybody else brought. Or what anybody else told us about. I was never really excited about Show and Tell until I was 22 and accepted Christ. And then I had not something but someone to Show and Tell ...

1873. CSI: Jerusalem

Luke 24:36-48

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... would make the strangest heart skip a beat. Let's look at Luke 24:36-48 (NRSV) and see what happened that day. [36] While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." [37] They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. [38] He said to them, "Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? [39] Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones ...

1874. Cross Eyed: Promise

John 3:14-21

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... an end when she developed cancer. During one visit to her hospital room her pastor found her in great pain. She was propped on her side, facing a big window that looked out into the wide open space of a South Dakota sky. As her pastor prayed with her, a thought came to mind. He asked, "Kathy, would you like to have a cross in the room?" With most of her strength gone all Kathy could do was nod. Her pastor went to the church sanctuary and took the large, silver cross off of the altar and carried it in his ...

1875. Put It In A Sack, Swing it Over Your Head and Scream Like A Chicken

2 Kings 5:1-14

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... of that scene. You see, Buddy was ready to do anything, anything at all to makes things right with the IRS. And if Handlebuck would have been serious, he would have "put both forms in a paperbag, waved it over his head and screamed like a chicken." The reason I thought of this scene is because the main character of today's passage would have done the same thing. Let's look at the passage: 2 Kings 5:1-14 (NRSV) [1] Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with ...

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