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1951. A Risky Lifestyle

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... 24 the one-talent man says to the master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not winnow." The master does not dispute that description of himself. The master represents God who is "hard" in this sense: God holds his servants accountable to high standards. God expects all of us to be faithful and fruitful. Jesus said, "This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." (John 15:8) If one can feel sorry for a ...

1952. Only One Superpower

1 Chronicles 29:1-9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... was invited to speak to the Russian Parliament, the Duma. At that time the Russians were very sensitive about their loss of power in relation to the United States. Sen. Nunn sensed their problem. He began his speech by declaring, "There is only one Super Power in the world, and that is God Almighty." Immediately, Senator Nunn could sense a warming toward him by his Russian hosts. We know what King David discerned long ago: There is only one superpower in this world. Our responsibility as people of faith is ...

1953. We Are More Than Laborers - Labor Day

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, Ecclesiastes 5:8--6:12

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... God. The Bible is slanted toward the poor is suspicious of affluent people like most of us. The Bible teaches a keen sense of economic justice. For example, in Leviticus 19:13, employers are instructed “Not to keep for yourself the wages of a laborer ... go through a real identity crisis when they leave that employment which for all those years provided them with such clear status and sense of worth. But it should give such persons a real boost to know that their rating on God’s stock market did not drop ...

1954. Right on the Money!

Proverbs 10:1-32

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

One day a mother was having a deep discussion with her 12- old daughter about values. She said, "Honey, What you need in order to survive in this world is faith in God and a good sense of humor." The daughter thought about that and then, with a twinkle her eye, said, "It also helps to have a credit card." How thoroughly American is that 12-year-old. We are a credit culture. Partly because of the credit cards, many of us have le irresponsible and undisciplined ...

1955. 'Nevertheless': A Word of Faith

Luke 5:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... not seem to correlate with modern science. ...NEVERTHELESS, Father, I am going to accept this book by faith! I will believe and declare this to be your inspired Word.” Graham writes, “When I got up from my knees that August night, my eyes stung with tears. I sensed the presence and power of God. Not all my questions were answered, but a major bridge had been crossed. In my heart and mind, I knew a spiritual battle in my soul had been fought and won.” There is another way to describe what happened that ...

1956. Running a Marathon

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... on witnessing even when people seem disinterested. You keep on living by high standards even when your friends tell you that you're old- fashioned, naive, and missing out on lots of fun. You keep on returning good for evil even though it doesn't seem to make sense. You keep on praying for your enemies even though they couldn't care less. You keep on keeping on. You never give up. You run with perseverance. I love an old story about a businessman who was in a strange city. He had an appointment late in the ...

1957. All You Need To Know About Heaven

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

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... terribly risky to wait until the last minute to make important reservations. If you planned to vacation in Paris (I mean the one in France, not the one in Tennessee), you wouldn't wait until a day or so before leaving to make reservations. Neither does it make sense to postpone one’s eternal reservations, especially since you don't know the date your departure. THE THIRD THING WE LEARN ABOUT HEAVEN IS THE ROUTE OR PATH TAKE IN ORDER TO GET THERE. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one ...

1958. Surrender

Luke 23:44-49

Sermon

Burton F. Blair

... . The Church is born on the cross by water as the water of Baptism which pours from his side and as the blood of forgiveness empties from his side. This blood of forgiveness we find on our communion table. In this seventh word from the cross, we feel a sense of closure in his dying. But, this word from Jesus’ lips must plow its way into our daily lives. The life lived with God is a life of surrender - of commitment. There simply is no other way to relate to God. The hymn writer, John H. Sammis, sang: When ...

1959. God’s Chosen Country

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Susan Hedahl

... others? Indeed, we will never lack opportunities to give them away - to people in our community, those in our church. Perhaps there is a family member standing in need of receiving the gifts of the Christ Child, who asks us to bear them. For our sense of expectation for the Lord must be fostered in the crucible of our relationships with one another. "Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of person ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming ...

1960. Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

Brett Blair

... something they do wrong expecting to get praise from a teacher or a parent because they were so honest. In the same sense, Simon Peter by asking this question is not expecting rebuke but praise. He is expecting Jesus to say: “Excellent Peter. You go ... ’t know what to make of it. He looks like death warmed over and maybe there is a chance that he has finally comes to his senses. So, with your approval, I am going to take him back as a hired servant and give him a chance to prove himself. Now, we are ...

1961. Rediscovering Our Spiritual Dimension

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... so many institutions and organizations - even churches? Chiefly because our outlook upon life is marked by the absence of great expectations. True it is to say that a life-vision is necessary, and the faith to undergird it, but what gives all of it zest or a sense of excited waiting or an end to be hoped for? This was the challenge God gave Abraham as he looked up at the stars and was constrained to opt for God’s purpose rather than his own. Remember how Paul in one of his sweeping and dramatic surveys ...

1962. Servants Without Fiber

Isaiah 42:1-9

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... , a ruler or a religious leader, but in God’s good time it came to its ultimate expression in the person of Jesus Christ and his mission to the whole wide world. For us today, however, what matters is the character of servanthood and how it shapes a sense of who we are and what our lives are about, really. Of the many things Isaiah says of the servant whose inner character has real fiber, there are three which are appropriate emphases during this Holy Week. 1. The servant is not a loner; he does not move ...

1963. Beginning with Easter - Then What?

Acts 4:32-37

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... (v. 33). And as they did so within the confines of their little groups, they felt power coming into them, a power which united them in spirit and sent them out to witness before the world as the genesis and essence of a new community. 2. This new sense of community, however, was no emotional "flash in the pan." It emerged in action and that action became the mission of the early church. Here we see two movements: one spiritual, the other social. And the latter grew out of and was shaped by the former. As ...

1964. A Perspective on the Ascension

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... were climaxed by the unprecedented miracle involving himself: resurrection from the dead. For forty days henceforward he would make appearances to his own followers and they would hear his familiar words, see the wounds in his body, and at times he would excite them with a sense of joy. Somehow, however, these phenomena had to end. Jesus had come from God and was given by God a mission to fulfill. All this was now accomplished and he could do no more than return to the God who sent him. So, the idealist ...

1965. Readying the Twelve for Mission

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Donald Macleod

... Anyone can be a witness "of" something, but to witness "to" means much, much more. A disciple is not made by a book or by rules or by political strategy. To be a disciple, one must know intimately the person of Christ, must absorb his message, must sense his purpose and must have experienced a total reorientation of his or her life by his redemptive power. When all this happens, then one cannot help becoming a witness to the Risen Lord and being able to say to the world, in the words of Alexander Maclaren ...

1966. Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Illustration

Larry Powell

... were no lights. Instead, little niches had been fashioned into the walls and window bases which were to hold candles. Each member was assigned a niche and told that he was to provide the candle for that particular spot. Otherwise, the spot would remain dark. In a very real sense, they were the light, and they got the message. They also understood that they were not only the light of the Church, but the "light of the world." You and I are challenged to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. The ...

1967. Some Rules Need to be Broken

Mark 2:13-17

Illustration

Larry Powell

... attention to the rules, but it is an additional gift of grace when such persons possess at least a minimum of common sense. Some years ago, I received a telephone call from a parishioner who desperately pleaded that I come immediately to her house and ... be individuals to remind us of the rules, but it is an additional gift of grace if they have a minimum of common sense. The Pharisees scolded Jesus for associating with sinners (Mark 2:16), chastized him for plucking grain for nourishment on the sabbath (23- ...

1968. Song of a Stargazer

Psalm 8:1-9

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... with glory and honor. (Psalm 8:5) For all their luster the stars can do no more than shine. But we can think God’s thoughts after him. The divine word and will are let loose in the world through human pursuits (Psalm 8:1-2). In a very real sense, therefore, unlike the rest of Creation we are God’s partner in the business of living - the very pinnacle of dignity. The moon can do no more than look down silently on earth’s happenings. We can shape them. The stars follow fixed courses. We set our own. By ...

1969. Song of a Pilgrim

Psalm 122:1-9

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... purpose. Nor is the singer dreaming any wild dream, he assures himself. Did not the twelve tribes of old gather in the Temple at Israel’s three great feasts? (Psalm 122:4). So he sees himself as one with all Israelites, both past and present. The sense of unity which the Temple thus evokes in the author, however, is not his only cause for rejoicing. Jerusalem itself, he recognizes, is God’s as well as Israel’s. One cannot miss the evidence of the divine presence everywhere about. Once this proud city ...

1970. The Lord Is My Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-6

Sermon

Robert Allen

... all struggling with the same issue. They have low self-esteem; they have a low opinion of themselves; they have no sense of their inherent worth or value as people. Remember a news segment from the presidential campaign of Jesse Jackson. In one ... He smiled a toothless smile and said, "Honey, I’d go to the end of the world with you." We all need to feel like there is a sense of worth or value in our lives. It doesn’t matter whether we are rich or poor ... whether we are young or old ... whether our name is ...

1971. I Love A Parade

Matthew 21:1-11, John 12:12-19

Sermon

Robert Allen

... in our special fund?" "Of course not," the pastor replied. "What is the special fund for?" The chairman answered, "It’s so we can get a better speaker for next year." Life is full of humbling experiences. But, when we look at Jesus’ parade through the Holy City, we sense that it was an act of humility. He did not choose to ride into the city upon a stallion, but a donkey. He was not coming in the might and power of a conquering king, but as a humble servant. Jesus was using his parade through the Holy ...

1972. The Ultimate Christmas Gift

Psalm 85:1-13, Ephesians 2:11-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... can we know what this gift means and how it is realized in the world. When most people speak of peace, they mean the absence of war, and even the Bible occasionally uses the word in that sense. Two kings sign a treaty and so they make peace (e.g. 1 Kings 5:12). But far more common in scripture is the more positive view of peace as shalom, a wholistic condition of universal compatibility and prosperity, unity and abundance. More than the mere absence of war, shalom ...

1973. Send Me!

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... were plenty who doubted the genuineness of his conversion, too. Life cannot remain on dead center and still be regarded as life in the best sense. Life must be dynamic. It must move. It can only go forward. We can never turn back the clock, or go back to what we ... communication open as you go about your daily routine, or as you do your work? In other words, do you pray? Not in the sense of asking, or forming prayers of words, but are you open and ready for God to speak to you in the experiences and people ...

1974. Remember Who(se) You Are

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... which to organize our lives so as not to live in selfish or uncreative ways. Certainly there are other reasonable principles around which good and fruitful lives may revolve, for we all know good people who are not the least religious, at least not in any traditional sense. But we have been initiated by our baptism into the way of Jesus as a means of putting us in accord with the Source and Creator of life; the Speaker of the Word. We come to this church today because we continue to make that choice. We ...

1975. A Prophet Like Me

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... . The word of God is not something drawn out of the blue. It is put in our mouths as a result of study, and prayer, and reflection, and discussion. Being a prophet is work. To be prophetic one must see the big picture. We must have a sense of history and a grasp of moral law, and the understanding that certain choices bring about predictable results. Most of all the prophet views every act from the awareness that God speaks to contemporary situations and to our own lives. Implicit in our Christian faith we ...

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