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1951. Have You Talked to Jesus Lately?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... serve either. These folks do love to argue, don’t they? But they’re basically good people, and you’ve done a wonderful job with them. Say, do you read the Bible? You know, if there are things that you don’t understand in the Bible, this would be the perfect time to ask me questions about them." I wanted to throw up my hands and walk away, and I really don’t know to this day why I didn’t. Instead, I said, "Of course, I read the Bible. Where do you think my sermons come from, Sports Illustrated ...

1952. There's Blindness, and There's Blindness

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

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... confused, and so are we. The troubling and troublesome "why" questions of life sometimes just don’t have any satifactory answers. At the end of the day, we must either accept in faith that one day all things will come to light and truth and perfect understanding will be ours, or we must turn away in doubt and disillusionment and ultimately in disbelief. The disciples’ question, "Who sinned, that this man was born blind?" is just another way of asking, "If God exists, why is there so much hurting and ...

1953. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... a Ford. The same thing happened in the watch and clock industry. The Swiss had dominated time keeping. They controlled 90% of all revenues made in their industry. They made the most precise gears and springs in the world. Their watches and clocks were perfect. Then something new happened called the Quartz movement—LCD readout. Guess who invented it. A Swiss man. But because it had no gears or knobs or springs it was rejected. They failed to recognize that they were in the business of helping people tell ...

1954. Get Ready

Sermon

Rolf E. Aaseng

... They are disappointed of course. Jesus does not come according to their schedule. For no one can predict the time of his coming - it will be totally unexpected. But if we are sure that Jesus is going to return some day to usher in a new and perfect existence - even though we do not know the date - shouldn't we be making some preparations for it? Jesus told several parables that emphasize the importance of being ready for his coming. "Keep awake therefore," he said, "for you do not know on what day your Lord ...

1955. The Demons and the Counselor

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... ." I really identify with that! Jesus was different. Yes, he was wounded too. In a special sense he was the ultimate wounded healer because of his suffering, but he had something that no other counselor has, the power of purity; the authority of perfect authenticity. "What authority!" the people said. "He isn't like anyone else we know. He gives orders even to unclean spirits and they obey him." Jesus taught and counseled with authority. Jesus Knew How to Listen Throughout the Gospels and again in today ...

1956. "Oh Yeah, Thanks a Lot" -The Grateful Leper

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... how beautiful she is or how well she cooks. He doesn't need our compliments. Jesus wanted all ten of us to return to him and give praise to God, not for his sake, but for ours. He knew, and I was beginning to understand, that a man can be perfectly healthy outside but is inwardly sick unless he returns thanks to God. God doesn't need to have someone tell him how wonderful he is, but he knows that we need to praise him. It is for our sakes that he commands us to worship. I felt so bad, so ...

1957. The Christian's Tears of Failure

Matthew 26:69-75

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... saying is a way of admitting that life has its failures. You can't win all the time. A serious failure is often accompanied with tears. One night two men went bowling. One of them was an excellent bowler. He got strike after strike and was headed for the perfect score of 300. On the last frame, something went wrong and three pins remained standing. Returning to his partner, he cried with tears in his voice, "Isn't that hell? You know what to do but you don't do it." Yes, failure is hell, enough to make a ...

1958. The Household Leader

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... huge companies and booming businesses. But too many of us fathers fail to provide the kind of leadership our wives and children really need from us at home. Dad, the Bible says that you are to be the head of your household. Both the Old and New Testaments make it perfectly clear that the father is to be the leader in the family. To be sure, the responsibility for the growth and nurturing of the family is to be equally shared by Mom and Dad. But in a unique kind of way, God has appointed the father to be the ...

1959. Encounters With Christ I: Jesus & the Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... man blind from birth has a dramatic eye-opening experience with Jesus… and talk about new vision, talk about new insight… he is completely and totally healed. He is made whole and he comes back from the pool of Siloam with 20/20 vision,… able to see perfectly for the first time in his life. His transformation is so complete and so dramatic that he even looks a little different. The townspeople see him and say: “Hey, isn’t that the blind beggar? He can see now. Is that him? No, it’s just someone ...

1960. Foreshadowing

John 12:1-11

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... you agree, Lord? JESUS: Another time we will, Judas. But this is a special occasion. JUDAS: Special occasion? What special occasion is this? LAZARUS: (Worried) I didn't realize that this was a special occasion. I hope everything is in order. JESUS: Everything is perfect, Lazarus. Except for one thing. LAZARUS: Tell me what that is, Lord, and I will provide it. I'll send Martha, or better yet, Mary, out to get it. JESUS: Never mind, Lazarus. Here comes Mary now. And she hasn't forgotten. MARY enters carrying ...

1961. Listening To God

John 8:31-41

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... , the one about doing God's will. LEE: Well, Pat, it's not that hard. God has a plan for each of us. A plan for our life. If we were all to follow that plan, the world would be a much better place. PAT: Because God's plan is perfect. LEE: Exactly. Our job is to discover that plan and follow it. VOICEOVER: (Calmly and quietly) Lee, this is your Creator speaking. PAT: But how do we know? How do we know what that plan is? LEE: By following God's word. As Jesus said, "If you continue in my ...

1962. Great Africans Of The Bible: The Shulamite

Song of Songs 1:1-17, Song of Songs 2:1-17

Drama

Pamela Urfer

... may not approve. SOLOMON: Because you come from the peasant class? I will not allow such snobbery to interfere with our happiness. BELOVED: There is one other little, teeny thing that may stand in the way. SOLOMON: And what is that, my beloved, my dove, my perfect one? BELOVED: My skin. It's a different color from yours. SOLOMON: (Looks at her skin as if seeing it for the first time) Oh! So it is. Well, what difference does that make? BELOVED: It's a different color from everyone in your family. SOLOMON ...

1963. Love Everyone

Luke 10:25-37

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... it would be fitting to lead the congregation in the tune: Jesus, Loves the Little Children. By the Way. This is not a bad transitional song to use during every service between the children's sermon and where you go next. If you follow with the sermon it is a perfect transition.

1964. What's A Savior Worth?

Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 6:16-18, Matthew 6:5-15, Matthew 6:1-4

Drama

Joe Barone

... jumped within me. I was about to hear what I wanted to hear. I was about to be told I had earned eternal life. But that's not what happened. Instead, Jesus, a great teacher, just looked at me with sadness in his eyes and said, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come follow me." Friends, we need to be careful with our words. I know there are those of you out there who quote pieces of the Bible and use them to condemn ...

1965. What Reasons to Betray the Savior?

Matthew 26:17-30

Drama

Joe Barone

... of Death killed the firstborn of every person, every creature, whose post had not been marked with the blood of an unblemished lamb. Because the Pharaoh turned away from God, all Egypt tasted death that dreadful night. I know now that the death of Jesus is God's most perfect passover, that he died for all, that he was not just the lamb but that he took the place of all the victims too. Through Jesus, I have come from death to life. But still I betrayed him, not just once but three times, as he said I would ...

1966. Laughing in Church

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Jech

... a disturbing sight. Attached to his friends leg by a large chain was the most hideous blob of sticky protoplasm he had ever seen. "What is that?" he asked St. Peter, scarcely able to control his horror. "Oh," said St. Peter. "Well, you see your friend was far from perfect in his life on earth and this is his punisnment." A little further on the man saw another friend with an even more hideous blob attached to his leg. "I guess Leo did quite a few bad things in his life too, eh?" "I'm afraid so," St. Peter ...

1967. Monologues: Disciples Redeemed

John 20:10-18, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

Drama

Raymond I. Keffer

... saved through Christ. By now my torment was such that I asked the Lord to take my soul and free me from this suffering. He did. I now share eternity with Jesus." Simon, The Zealot "I am Simon the Zealot, a zealot who wanted the world to be good and perfect, but who did not know how to make it so. I became a follower of Jesus at an age much older than these men. I did not know peace and love until I had surrendered all to Jesus. I, like the others, was unsure what plans God had for me ...

1968. Comfort the Disturbed/ Disturb the Comfortable

Luke 22:66--23:25

Sermon

Carl Jech

... he proceeded to drive out the established temple business people. (Luke 19:45-46) One approach that clearly is not biblical is to identify one particular religious, political or social ideology as the Christian program for creating social justice and the perfect society. This error can manifest itself in any number of ways, including when we start talking about "the Christian candidate" (as if Jesus was running for office) or when we identify the Gospel with unions and socialism as over against capitalism ...

1969. Colorizing Jesus

John 20:24-31

Sermon

Carl Jech

... ." The historical "Jesus" is the black-and-white original. The biblical "Christ" is the colorized version. Now while all analogies admittedly break down at some point, this one can be helpful for us. Color is a marvelous part of life. It is a perfect symbol for those rich and oftentimes indefinable dimensions of reality that literally make life what it is. Through the centuries the church has said in effect that there are many ineffable dimensions or colorations to the life of Jesus which go beyond the ...

1970. God is About to Strike

Acts 9:1-19a

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... induced question: "Who are you, Lord?" And the amazing answer came back, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting." It is significant that, when our Lord identified himself to Paul, he used his earthly and human name - "Jesus." It is as if our Lord wanted it to be perfectly clear to Paul, that the one who spoke to him was the baby born at Bethlehem, the boy-child of the carpenter of Nazareth, and the young man who had been rejected and crucified in Jerusalem. It was the Jesus of Galilee, who had been raised and ...

1971. The Mystery of God's Mercy

Acts 13:13-52

Sermon

Carl Hoefler

... of our age, states that we are justified by faith, not only apart from our good works, but also apart from our knowledge and understanding of God as well. For the majority of us, this is good news. This is good news because we are not pious saints of perfected piety, nor are we brilliant scholars or post-graduate theologians. We are weak and helpless mortals. We rejoice in the fact that we are saved by God's wisdom and knowledge - and by God's piety and purity. We rejoice that we are saved by grace and by ...

1972. The Centrality of Love in Christian Service

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... benevolent love. But so much of our service has been wasted talent made worthless by the lack of love. Forgive us for our pride, our arrogance, our boasting, our selfish stubbornness. Help us to put away our childish ways of greed and quarreling; that we may serve you with the perfect gift of love. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Blest Be the Dear Uniting Love” “Come Down, O Love Divine” “Jesus, Thine All-Victorious Love” “O Brother Man, Fold to Thy Heart” “Savior, Thy Dying Love"

1973. Jesus, the Source of Our Salvation

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... be, even in response to God's love. Pastor: Without the obedience of Christ, we could not experience salvation from sin. People: We rejoice in our Lord's obedience and devotion, and worship him as our Savior. Collect Almighty God, whose Son was made perfect through obedience and suffering, and who became our only source of salvation: Inspire us with obedience to your will, that we may experience the salvation for which our Lord died. In his name we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession Father, we become sad, but ...

1974. Praise to the Lamb Who Was Slain

Revelation 5:1-14

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

Call to Worship Pastor: Christ our Lord, who died for our sins, is worthy of the highest praise we can give. People: He offered himself as a perfect sacrificial Lamb, and now reigns with God our Father. Pastor: Praise is due him from the ends of the earth for opening the way to God which had been closed by sin. People: Amen! Praise, honor, glory, and blessing, be to God our Father and Christ our Savior! Collect Almighty ...

1975. Believers Know Who Jesus Is

John 10:22-42

Bulletin Aid

Carl Hoefler

... with his life. People: We come eager to know his voice, willing to follow wherever he leads, for we know he is the source of eternal life. Collect Everlasting Father: You have revealed yourself in the life of your Son, Jesus, who expressed your love as a perfect Shepherd who protects his sheep. Give us responsive hearts to that love, that we may know his voice and follow him, even into eternity. Grant this for his sake. Amen. Prayer of Confession Your Son came to be our Shepherd, Father, but we run the risk ...

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