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176. Chapter VIII

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Frank H. Seilhamer

... the sacred trusts that they are. The earth is God’s, and hence it is not ours to do with as we please. We are not free just to parcel it up, and then proceed to plunder its mineral resources, denude its forests, or pollute its streams and atmosphere. People are God’s, and they are to be treated as though they are. They are not to be run roughshod over, put down, exploited, and devalued. They are to be handled lovingly rather than made into rungs for our ladders to success. Jesus laid it out so plainly ...

177. God Bless America! Well ... Uhh

Sermon

Michael J. Anton

... he sees as militating against the will and Word of God, because they work against the welfare of His created people. On the other hand Christians also have an obligation to support their own country when it attempts to provide a free opportunity and healthy atmosphere for its people. God bless America! Well ... uhh ... Everything is not all wrong with America. Everything is not all right either. As we give thanks today, let us not do it blindly but with care, picking out those things that as the people of ...

178. ATHLETE

1 Corinthians 9:25; 2 Timothy 2:5

Illustration

Stephen Stewart

... athletes competed naked, and the Jews found that many of their young men were refusing to have their sons circumcised because of this habit. Also, to the Jew, this glorification of the body was a sin. Paul, however, having been brought up in an atmosphere in which athletics were so important, makes many references to athletic contests. He might have viewed such contests at Corinth and Antioch, and he uses them to compare the athlete to the good Christian. Of course, the obvious comparison is with today’s ...

179. The Kingdom of God Is a Party

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... one of those moments when just the right words came, Tony answered, "I belong to a church that throws birthday parties for prostitutes at 3:00 AM." That's the kind of church that Jesus came to create. His first miracle took place in the festive atmosphere of a wedding party. Prostitutes and other notorious sinners loved to be around him. And while the solemnly pious could not relate to what He was about, those lonely rejects who didn't usually get invited to parties took to Him with excitement. The title of ...

180. Humankind: The Climax of Creation

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... of God that is inextricably bound up in you. What evidence is there that God's image is in us? For one thing...our ability to reason. Can you believe that our space engineers constructed a little sojourner space vehicle that can operate in an atmosphere we have never experienced, and the little roustabout can take pictures and send them back to us? Our minds are incredible computers, more God-like than ape- like. But sin has tainted our reasoning powers. We have also created nerve gas and biological weapons ...

181. Our Scheduled Appointments with God

Hebrews 10:19-39

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... wounded and bleeding emotionally. A warm smile and a hug from people like us can help God do some healing. In a typical worship service, there are college students here. They may look sleepy, but they are listening. All week long they are immersed in an atmosphere where many professors and s believe that God is a myth, that there are no absolutes, that sex is just a form of recreation. These students come to wondering if there is another version of reality. The fact that you are here is eloquent testimony ...

182. How Could A Love So Right Go Wrong?

Genesis 24:1-67, Genesis 27:41--28:9

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... the other. How could a love so right go so wrong? Following your sermon outline in the bulletin, let’s ask first: WHY DO FAMILIES FAIL? What negative lessons can we learn from Isaac and Rebekah? First, families fail when the prevailing atmosphere is distrust and intrigue rather than honesty and openness. We find Rebekah eavesdropping on a conversation between her husband and his favorite child, Esau. Isaac is preparing to bestow a special blessing upon him. But Rebekah wants that blessing to go to her ...

183. Song of the Vineyard

Isaiah 5:1-7

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Larry Powell

... proclamation. Isaiah was an eloquent, forthright orator, not a balladeer. It has been suggested that the reason for this temporary departure in style may have been the circumstances at that particular time. Deuteronomy 16:13-16 describes the carnival-like atmosphere which occurred in the ancient Feast of Booths. Some commentators have surmised that Isaiah rendered this specific message at such an occasion, in a manner consistent with the mood of the observance. However, there was perhaps another reason for ...

184. Living with the Consequences

Deuteronomy 30:11-20

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Larry Powell

... . The consequence, as we know, was the Dust Bowl. Many manufacturers have chosen to have a greater regard for profits than for properly caring for the waste and pollution created by factories and plants. The consequence has been that our lungs and atmosphere, streams and wildlife are paying the price for that choice. Our military chose to broadcast "Agent Orange" (a toxic herbicide) over millions of acres in Vietnam as a defoliant during the war. The consequence was not only that vegetation was defoliated ...

185. Evil in the Trenches

Mark 11:12-19

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Larry Powell

... steps. The money-changers were short-changing alien Jews who had come to purchase sacrificial animals for the Passover. Those who sold pigeons were receiving top dollar while peddling inferior merchandise. The temple area had been transformed into a carnival atmosphere. Not surprisingly, Jesus "began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons" (11:15). 2. Prejudice. The institutional luminaries ...

186. The Reality Of Sin

Genesis 3:1-24

Sermon

Robert Allen

... our prisons ... and claims the lives of many each year. But, the use of drugs is only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many other sins which have an impact on our world. The industrialization which pollutes our water and destroys the ozone layer of our atmosphere ... the hundred little wars which rage around the world ... the existence of the homeless who live on our streets and exist from day to day, and the litany could go on and on. Whether we read the Bible or not, sin is the most realistic fact in ...

187. Coming Down The Mountain

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... and, with disappointment in their voices and some disillusionment about the church that sent them, declare, "Why can’t the church be like that?" Well, maybe it could be if an occasional week-end retreat was all it did. Retreats are often rarified atmosphere. They are designed to be mountaintop experiences, composed of a select group of people who are going with a special purpose and perhaps prepared with some expectations, and away from the pressures of everyday life, with a program that can be recycled ...

188. The Jericho Road: Where the Action Is

Mark 10:46-52

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... still need Jesus on the Jericho Road. The hazards of the road may not be as primitive as they were nineteen centuries ago, but they are altogether as deadly. There are the perils of loneliness and fear, an unreasoning dread of the future and an atmosphere of immorality that slowly seems to take its toll. Does Jesus Christ still walk the Jericho Road? Is he interested still, and effective still, for the modern Bartimaeus and Zacchaeus? Believe me, yes. I see the proof every week, and some weeks, every day. I ...

189. A Tempting and Lonely Place

Mark 1:35-39

Sermon

Thomas Long

... will is made clear and where the demand for obedience becomes urgent. It is also the place where the temptation to disobey is felt most powerfully. The heramos is a holy place, alive with the presence of God. The heramos is a dangerous place, the atmosphere charged with the possibility of betrayal. And the heramos is the place where Jesus went that morning to pray. There is nothing more tempting than a lonely place. And the temptation came. In the lonely place, while Jesus was at prayer, the temptation came ...

190. All Dressed Up and No Place To Go

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... dressed up and go some place. Not long ago we held a dinner in our church for which we charged double our usual price for a meal. We dressed up the menu and the hall. People responded by coming all dressed up themselves. The whole atmosphere was upbeat - a lively spirit, heightened manners, quality food, and lovely decorations. It is important for us to get all dressed up and go some place special. Every culture has its great celebrative days in which the community and its people get all dressed up. There ...

191. Noise Is Anything That Corrupts the Integrity of a Message

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

Noise is anything that corrupts the integrity of a message. A message comes over the radio. Atmospheric conditions produce noise or faulty equipment causes interference, resulting in static. The message is corrupted. A message comes to us from the printed page. Mistakes, errors, typos, poor printing - all make it difficult for a reader to obtain the message as it was intended. It is corrupted. A message comes ...

192. Who Knows?

Jonah 3:1-10

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... for sure they would land in it. But, no such luck. They sailed just a few blocks further where many went down beyond the row of trees behind our house. I do not know why balloons do not rise. It must have something to do with atmospheric pressure. At any rate, this time, many balloons were coming down, and we kept yelling, "Here! Here! Come down here!" (There is an excitement about these beautiful objects that makes adults act like children.) Some balloons, however, did not go down. They drifted slowly on ...

193. THE NEIGHBORHOOD GAP

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... township as a "Catholic neighborhood." I’ve lost trace of people who have confided that they and one or two other couples are just about the only Protestants on the street, and then they go on to relate how difficuIt the atmosphere is when "they" - meaning the Catholic families start "pushing" their faith. With few exceptions the Protestant minority status is usually greatly exaggerated; Catholics simply being more visible with, perhaps, a religious symbol or statue in the car, and children either wearing ...

194. Mission Accomplished!

Luke 24:50-53

Sermon

Charles L. Koester

... , cold and heat are thus precisely regulated. Our earth is tilted at 23 degrees so as it revolves, it gives us regular seasons, and doubles the area upon which human life can live. If it were as small as the moon, its gravitational force would not hold atmosphere or water. Extreme temperatures would not sustain human life. If the earth were as large as the sun, the gravity would be 150 times greater than present, crushing human life. Were the earth twice or half the distance from the sun that it now is, it ...

195. Zechariah

Drama

Charles L. Koester

... crown taxes, import and export taxes, toll taxes on roads, bridges, warfs and docks. He bled our people annually for more than three million dollars. And our people dared not complain, for Herod’s secret police were everywhere. He gave to our whole land the atmosphere of a huge prison. Why, he would even disguise himself and mingle with our people and attempt to overhear what might be plotted against him. Herod grew rich on our people’s blood and sweat. They hated him, and they hated Rome, who conquered ...

196. Unwavering Light

1 Corinthians 7:1-40

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... the apostle himself. Christians were expecting the imminent return of the Lord Jesus. They really were, and it was very real! Every morning could well be the last day of waiting. Every night could be the eve of the Christ’s appearance. This whole atmosphere of expectancy pervaded their daily lives. They went about their day-by-day affairs in the climate of apocalyptic anticipation. Now in the light of this, try to picture in your minds the adjustments you would need to make. For example, imagine how you ...

197. Blessed With Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... you feel? What would you do? What would you say when you met with your closest friends for the last time? Jesus’ disciples knew that something serious was about to happen. Their hearts pounded with fear and grief beyond anything they had ever experienced. The atmosphere was electric with tension because they knew that all hell was about to break loose. Yet Jesus stood before them in perfect serenity and said, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you ..." Those were not idle words nor were they the ...

198. Strengthened For Life

John 15:1-17

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... fruit. Let us look at this pledge in relationship to people. A national church magazine published a story titled "The Day That Changed a Life." It was written by a girl whose life suddenly became so different, so radiant and gracious, that it changed the whole atmosphere of the office where she worked. One day her boss asked her what had happened. She told him that several months previously she had made up her mind to live one complete day as though there really is a God who loves, guides, and helps his ...

199. When The Cheering Stopped

Mark 11:1-11

Sermon

Brett Blair

... for a redeemed, reconciled, and healed world.” Our concept of consumerism has crept into the church. To recruit persons and to be marketable we think that we need to be able to say: “Look what our church can offer you.” In this atmosphere of a sorority rush party, talk of discipleship is muted. Discipleship means knowing who Jesus Christ is and following the revelation made known to us in his teaching, death, resurrection, and presence. Commitment means after the shouts of Hosanna we walk to Golgotha ...

200. Are You Pentecostal?

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... town that have a reputation, well deserved I might add, of constant in-fighting. Perhaps that has been part of the history of this church—that’s up to you to decide. You never know how these things get started, but they end up creating a poisonous atmosphere. Sometimes people love their ideas more than they love Jesus. Nothing takes the place of community. If we expect great things to happen, then we must be of one accord. II Secondly, and for this one I have to dip back into chapter 1, verse 14, we ...

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