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1901. Whether We Live Or Die

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Sims Robert

... magnificant painting, was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. For two years it was gone. The records show that during the two years that it was gone more people came to stare at the blank spot on the wall where the painting had hung than had visited and viewed the Mona Lisa for the previous 12 years. We far too often value and treasure those things that are beautiful, unique and special in our lives after they are gone. Life is God’s treasured gift to you. What shall you do with it? The answer for the ...

1902. The Spontaneous Routine

Luke 17:11-19

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... The alienation and loneliness were as pressing a burden as the disease. In ancient Hebrew tradition, "unclean" was a ceremonial term, not a medical one. To be a leper was to be "unclean" before God as well. Though not considered a sin in itself, leprosy was viewed as an act of God. Priests were required to identify both the curse of the disease and the miracle of its cure. The book of Deuteronomy gives precise instructions. Healing was invariably interpreted as a miracle of God. To be a leper was to live as ...

1903. The Glorious Company

Luke 6:17-26

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... has attributed this hymn to Saints Ambrose and Augustine on the occasion of Augustine's baptism in 387 C.E. In fact, some of the lines appear in a hymn of Cyprian dated in 272 C.E.1 Either way, the hymn presents us with a solid eschatological view of the church's fellowship and its ongoing hymn of praise: We praise Thee, O God: We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting. To Thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein; To Thee Cherubim ...

1904. Our Living Hope

Luke 20:27-40

Sermon

Theodore F. Schneider

... , known as the Pentateuch, had been directed toward a nation of shepherds and nomads. People in Jesus' day lived in an increasingly urbanized Israel. Updating Jewish teaching and piety was primarily the work of the Pharisees. Their different views of Scripture, which books were included and their interpretation, brought great differences between the Pharisees and the Sadducees. One of these differences was the doctrine of the resurrection, one that began growing in popularity during the inter-testamental ...

1905. The Message Of The Morning Light

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Erskine White

... has come. See how much I loved the world, that I gave my only begotten Son, who now lives and reigns for ever more." "I have torn down the greatest barrier which stood between you and Me. From now on, you need regard no one from a human point of view. From now on, you may see all things, even death itself, in a brand new way. All of this is the meaning of the empty tomb you see this morning." "Your time on earth is short and your memories even shorter, but My time and My memory go on forever ...

1906. Wounded Glory

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... himself looking at their hands. Many of them had the familiar "claw hands" which afflict people with leprosy. Some of them had no fingers; some just had twisted, deformed stumps where their hands once had been. Many of them sat on their hands or hid them from view, so ashamed were they of their appearance. Dr. Brand began to speak. "I am a hand surgeon," he said, and waited for the translation into Tamil and Hindi. "So, when I first meet people, I can't help but look at their hands. I can tell what trade ...

1907. Can A Nation Repent?

2 Chronicles 34:14-33

Sermon

Erskine White

... him for another favor again. Of course, parents feel just this same way toward their kids. If you do something bad (which I know yu hardly ever do!), we parents feel much better about it when you come and tell us what you've done. And from your point of view, if you do something wrong, you would be smart to try and minimize the damage, to make it easier on yourself by admitting it. Remember that "I'm sorry" always sounds much better than "It wasn't my fault!" Don't try to lie about it, cover it up, blame ...

1908. Don’t Be Alarmed

Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... the heart of it is someone. It is the breathtaking news that the risen and living Lord is here and alive. Here are our life and faith as his disciples. We don’t gather today to gaze into an empty tomb. We don’t pass by a casket to view the remains. Rather, we gather to hear again that messenger say to our lives -- don’t be alarmed; he is risen. He has risen -- not to heaven but to be with us. Some things can scare the pants off of you. Nuclear fallout, weapons, wars, inflation, depression, running out ...

1909. Death of a Twenty-nine-year-old Athlete

Ephesians 6:1-4

Eulogy

Palmer L. Gedde

... about him. Somehow, some way, he touched all of your lives. Therefore, it is good for us to remember that it is not necessarily the number of years that one lives, but the quality of those years and the number of lives touched by them. From that point of view, he lived a lifetime. I also want you to know that I will pray for you so that you will have the strength you need to face the days ahead. They will be days of adjustment, of sadness, and of wrestling with unanswered questions. But I also believe that ...

1910. For an Eighty-year-old Man

Acts 1:1-11

Eulogy

Harold Warlick

... a world where the terms latch-key children and abandoned and abused children have become synonymous with the culture, Eck Ring never took a vacation or a trip without his family. In a world where society is characterized as the "me generation," and customers are valued and viewed as numbers put on the books, Eck Ring respected the customer, working 6 a.m. - 9 p.m., always taking care of the customer. My own father's first job as an electrician was in High Point, North Carolina, in 1929. He left his home in ...

1911. Life Always Springs New!

Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon

Donald Zelle

... the feeling that we are caught in a burning building and see only a flashing light that reads, "No Exit"! We have that emotion rise up in us as we go through personal tragedy, or as we see the results of a war, or as we view the photographs of the early arrivals of the allied forces to Dachau and Auschwitz. There are artists who have expressed this despair in other ways. Rock musicians belt out the hopelessness of life. Christians sing about earth being a "desert drear." Picasso expressed it in his famous ...

1912. Birthright Blues

Genesis 25:19-34

Sermon

Justin Tull

... case that Esau was a modernist after all. He must have heard the ‘60s saying, “If it feels good, do it,” and made his own adaptation: “If it looks good, trade for it.” But the last verse of our story suggests that none of these views reflect Esau’s primary problem. Verse 34b gives our answer: “Thus Esau despised his birthright.” Like our poor little Jane, Esau suffered from the “birthright blues.” He did not treasure what he had been given. He was indifferent about it. He would trade it ...

1913. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . There was a very wealthy man who had never been known for his generosity to the church. The church was involved in a big financial program and they resolved to pay him a visit. When the committee met with the man one afternoon, they said that in view of his considerable resources they were sure that he would like to make a substantial contribution to this program. "I see," he said, "so you have it all figured out have you.? In the course of your investigation did you discover that I have a widowed mother ...

1914. L. T.: The Lonely Terrestrial

Drama

Edward Long

... often has felt out of place with his peers; has a crush on Susie. SUSIE: Student who shares some of Lee's values, but often is swayed by group pressure to avoid him. JAMES: Class cut-up and a playful adversary to Lee's sometimes too-serious views of things. ROD: A classmate with very materialistic interests. PAM: Girl at Spring Hill H.S. with materialistic outlook like Rod's but secretly admires Lee's higher values. MR TURNER: Lee's father; has been away from home for a while, separated from his mother. MRS ...

1915. Step Twelve - Responsibility

Lk 19:1-10 · Gal 6:1-10 · Is 61:1-4

Sermon

John A. Terry

... wrote these words of God: "I take no delight at the death of the wicked, but that the wicked might turn from his way and live." Paul was aware that some folks were doing things they should not be doing. There is no question about that. But Paul views these sins in a rather passive way. Those in question were not blatant and deliberate in what they did. The sinner did not plan to go out and sin. The sinner, in Paul's words, was "overtaken." There are "sins" like alcoholism which are not deliberate sins. No ...

1916. Mirror Image

Colossians 1:15

Children's Sermon

Tim Carpenter

Exegetical Aim: To know Jesus is to know God. Props: A mirror that can be held in one hand. Lesson: [Begin by standing or sitting with your back to the children and view the children through the mirror. As the children arrive greet them by name.] Good morning. You all look very nice today. [Make a comment about how a couple of the children are dressed or what they are doing.] How am I able to see you when I am not facing ...

1917. Why Did Jesus Do That?

Matthew 3:13-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... acknowledges the difficulty in understanding why Jesus submitted to a baptism of repentance. He also offers a simple explanation for it, one that had for some reason eluded me. I had dived deeply into the pool of the intellect searching for an answer that was floating in plain view on the surface. Cullmann says, "It was not a baptism of repentance for HIS sin; it was a baptism of repentance for MY sin, and yours. Just as Jesus died on the cross, not for his own sin, but for yours and mine, so also was he ...

1918. Where the Scary Things Live

Matthew 4:12-17

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... , when the lights are out and the children are safely tucked into bed to wrestle with THEIR fears, our own monsters come to life and torment us yet again. Am I am caring husband? Am I a loving wife? Do I really try to understand my spouse’s point of view? Are we raising our children the right way? What about my parents? Am I doing all I can to make their later years as pleasant as they made my early years? Can I be sure my children aren’t experimenting with drugs? When will I ever be able to slow ...

1919. Just Who Do You Think You Are?

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Johnny Dean

How we read the Bible has a lot to do with what we get out of the Bible. If, for example, we read it as a rule book which governs the playing of the game of life, then what we get out of the Bible is a view of life that says, "Everyone who plays by the rules wins, and everyone who does not play by the rules loses." Based on your personal experience, is that an accurate representation of life? Most of us read the Bible in order to get information that helps us understand our lives ...

1920. Reality Check

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... , and being only made of velveteen, some of the more expensive toys snubbed him. The mechanical toys were very superior and looked down upon every one else. Even Timothy, the jointed wooden lion, who was made by the disabled soldiers, and should have had broader views put on airs and pretended he was connected with Government. Between them all, the poor little rabbit was made to feel himself very insignificant and commonplace, and the only person who was kind to him at all was the Skin Horse. The Skin Horse ...

1921. Another Tricky Question

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... into making a statement that is politically incorrect, no matter what his answer is. They are so caught up in the precise details of the law, enforcing the commandments by whatever means necessary, legislating for their personal interpretation to be the only acceptable view of scripture, it’s little wonder that they just didn’t get it, didn’t understand who Jesus was or what his mission was about. They assumed that Jesus had to have political aspirations and motivations for his ministry. But Jesus was ...

1922. Making Christmas Last

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... mother, the shadow of the cross being cast on the ground by his form as he runs. Both pictures are fanciful in form, but their underlying message is true. If we read the Gospels just as they stand, it is clear that the death of Jesus Christ was really in view almost from the outset of his earthly appearance. At first sight there seems little in them about his death, but as we look deeper we see more. It was part of the divine purpose and plan for him from the first, and very early we have a hint of the ...

1923. Where is the Nearest Sycamore Tree?

Luke 19:1-10

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... the adults. Since Zaccheus was short and couldn’t see over the heads of the people, and since he knew that the people were not about to let him get in front of them so he could see, Zaccheus ran ahead to climb a sycamore tree to get a better view of the parade. Did you ever wonder why seeing Jesus was so important to Zaccheus, why Zaccheus would go to all that trouble just to catch a glimpse of Jesus as he passed by? Was he just curious? Or did he have some secret longings that he hoped Jesus would ...

1924. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

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

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... be revealed in him.’" When faced with the reality of a personal tragedy that a had no simple explanation, a man blind from birth, the disciples looked for a reason. 2000 years later, we often do the same thing. In keeping with the popular theological view of their day, they thought this blindness was a punishment from God for some terrible sin. And since the man was born blind, it must have been a sin committed by his parents that brought about the poor blind man’s punishment. Again, the more things ...

1925. Mom Taught Me to Share

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... of the stories of faith from generation to generation. And even after the Bible came to exist in written form, Christians had to encourage one another to study God’s Word in order to be able to address issues from a Christian point of view. Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), liked to say that Disciples were "people of the Book." Campbell said, "Where the Bible SPEAKS, we speak." Certainly actions are important. But there are times when we must use words ...

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