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1976. Eternal Echo Of Easter - Part 1

Matthew 28:1-10

Drama

Esther R. Russ

... steps, or up on the stage). There he collapses with the full weight of the cross on his back. He is unable to get up. Claudius and Marcellus follow Jesus down the aisle about three pews behind. e. Soft music f. After Jesus falls and is unable to continue, the following actions take place: 1) Mary of Magdala; Mary, Mother of Jesus, and John the beloved disciple, go to Jesus from where they are sitting in the front pew. Mary of Magdala kneeis by Jesus and lifts his head, wiping his brow with a white cloth ...

1977. "At Beneficial You’re Good for More"

Isaiah 63:7--64:12

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... one of the reasons for this loneliness is the image of the American person that is constantly put before us. It is the same false image as that of a city where the streets are paved with gold and the buildings are made with precious jewels. We continually see again and again on the television people who have their act totally together. There is the all-American family; there is the all-American boy; there is the all-American girl. All of them know exactly what they want and by the end of the show they ...

1978. "When E. F. Hutton Talks"

Jeremiah 26:1-24

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... to do. Change is painful. We become like the people of Judah who just wished Jeremiah would go away and leave them alone. Why raise the question anyway? The fact of the matter is that God does not go away and God does not leave us alone. God is continually calling us to examine our relationships with God and with those around us. In short, God calls us to examine our investments in life. The ad from E. F. Hutton calls people to think about their investments. They do an excellent job at that. We are to stop ...

1979. A Glimpse of God

John 14:5-14

Sermon

George Bass

... agonies, but think of the corruption, even of the children ..." He needs some sort of special revelation, as many of us think we do, in order to believe in Christ. His companion, the believer, says, "Of course there is no answer here. We catch hints." He continues, telling a true story of a childhood experience he had that was a "hint" of God’s presence and power to the agnostic. As a child, he - David - was a Roman Catholic who lived in a town in England which had a definite religious (Roman Catholic ...

1980. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

George Bass

... when Aunt Dorothy got in behind the wheel, he said firmly, ‘Home, Dorothy.’ He knew he had had a heart attack and sensed he was going to die. But he wasn’t going to be taken to any hospital." He lived his last couple of days at home. Coffin continues: "The day before he died he slept most of the time awakening only in the early evening to ask Aunt Dorothy what time it was. She kissed him and said, ‘Now the day is over.’ smiling, he replied, ‘Only this day.’ ... His very last words were to the ...

1981. Jesus' Ministry Brings Light

Isaiah 9:1-7

Bulletin Aid

... generations, sharing the light of God's love. People: We have joy in our hearts because Christ's ministry has reached us. May our joy overflow and convey his love to others in our world. Collect Most merciful Father, whose Servant Son began a ministry which continues through your church today: Use us as servants of your Son, ministering to our world on his behalf, that your salvation may become known to our world. In the name of Christ we pray. Amen. Prayer of Confession We praise you O God, for your Son ...

1982. Facing Up to a Power Problem

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... . "One, two, three joined the dean. They spoke of their new commitment and their willingness to put their lives on the line for Christ in the life of the city. They kept coming; they continued to share until the entire congregation was gathered in love and new determination at the front of the church. I didn't get a chance to preach. The whole church preached." "Greater things than these will you do, because I go to the Father." That church, under the sway of ...

1983. The Spiritual Fitness Demands of the New Age

Romans 7:7-25

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... that their money was safe if they left it in FMA? As the afternoon waned, it was clear that no one did.1 We continue the sad picture: the Detroit police department states, "There has not been a sex murder in the history of the Detroit police department ... will it do to my after self? Is this the kind of person I want to become? Maybe it makes little difference now, but if I continued this as a practice, what would I be like twenty years from now? Would I like myself? Every day is Judgment Day - step by step, I ...

1984. Journey To The Cross II: Jesus And The Hemorrhaging Woman

Mark 5:21-43

Sermon

James W. Moore

... stores. In anger, they refused to speak for the next 20 years. One day a stranger pulled up in a car and entered one of the two stores. “Have you been in business very long here?” the stranger asked. “Yes, 30 or 40 years,” was the answer. “Good,” continued the stranger, “I very much need to tell you something… Some 20 years ago, I passed through this town. I was out of work and homeless. I jumped off a boxcar. I had no money and I had not eaten for days. I came down that alley outside and ...

1985. GOD - THE STILL POINT IN A TURNING WORLD

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... the power to overcome. There is no situation that can be deemed impossible, a lost cause, or insolvable as long as we continue to entreat the help of the Almighty. "We shall not fear," the psalmist says, even if our whole world is blowing up around us, for the ... Lord is still with us; he has not abandoned us. "Be still, and know that I am God," the psalmist continues. Oil isn’t God. Cancer isn’t God. Money isn’t God. Yahweh, the God of Jacob, is God. He is still present, he has ...

1986. TRY A TRUST WALK

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... partner. Throughout the Book of Psalms God encourages us to take a trust walk with him. Jesus says to all of us, "Trust in me. I love you so much. I want to help you. Wherever you are hurting, let me bring healing. Some of you are not sure and continue to believe that you must handle your own problems! In some cases you may have some success, but there is a better way. Doing it your way is not the better way. And don’t be afraid of leaning. Lean on me," Jesus says. "There is no concern too insignificant ...

1987. THE ONLY WAY OUT

Illustration

John H. Krahn

... Savior for a whole new life. You call upon me and my Father for help only when all else seems to fail. Voices we haven’t heard in years make their way heavenward in dying breaths. Others make a puzzle out of our plan for your salvation. You continue to believe that you must add some of your goodness and righteousness (which is really in short supply by heaven’s standards) to my sacrificial death on the cross. Friends, I paid the price - one hundred percent at Calvary. Can you imagine how I feel as your ...

1988. The Agony and Ecstasy of Sight

John 9:1-12

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... to be blind to the world. It is nothing less than tragic to be blind to God. The young man healed of his blindness must have continually quoted the words of Jesus, "I was blind so that God’s power might be seen at work in me." The age-old mystery of ... man born blind, this promise of light that cannot be defeated or destroyed is once more confirmed. Pray God is and may be continually confirmed in us. 1. John Laidlaw, The Miracles of Our Lord (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1956), p. 289. 2. Raymond E. Brown ...

1989. I Knew You’d Come

John 6:16-24

Sermon

Richard Hoefler

... story, however, offers hope. For Christ breaks the hardness of the disciples’ hearts with the words, "Courage, it is I. Be not afraid." It is the word and the word alone that possesses the power to break through all the barriers circumstances erect to harden us. That is why we continue to build churches, call pastors and expand educational programs - that the word of God may be made vocal and alive in our time. Our faith is a forensic faith. It is a faith born in a word spoken and sustained by a word ...

1990. Lost in Wonder, Love, and Praise

Romans 11:33-36

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... us in his image. In one church recently, the minister tried to call his people to worship using Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God." He spoke those solemn words, but the congregation continued chattering. He tried again in a louder voice: "Be still, and know that I am God." The talking continued, and finally the exasperated pastor shouted, "For God’s sake, shut up!" This illustrates the loss of our sense of awe and wonder in worship. How much awe is there in the average worship service in the ...

1991. Genuine Imitations

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... one Sunday with these words, You probably don’t remember me because the last time you saw me I was in bed." (Mitchell observed that was not the choicest way to begin a conversation with a pastor. It makes him look around to see if anyone is listening!) The woman continued by reminding him that he had visited one of his members in the hospital who was in the same room with her. "I have not been a church-goer to any great extent," she said. "Oh, I believed in God, but I was pretty vague about it all. I was ...

1992. A Liturgical Drama For Advent

Drama

Tom Eberle

... it be barren for ever, no cry of joy be heard in it.’ " [Job 3:1-7] Congregation: Darkness, shadow, blackout: words that remove the light from us. O God, we live in darkness. The future seems to grow more dim. Shadowy events of the past continue to haunt us. And the present lacks the luster and brightness to illuminate our way. We have extinguished the light of a lonely acquaintance through neglect. We have seen the light flicker at times even with those we love the most. In our world, light has almost ...

1993. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR LENT

Drama

Tom Eberle

... over the iron mouth; no pain; no trouble. Son: Well, wouldn’t that be good news not to have to know such things? Mother: It would be if we had a choice. But we can’t escape the bad news. Nowhere is there a roller coaster that promises you one continuous ride, safely taking you over the same track - time after time after time. Son: Is this what happens to every child? Are we all pushed out into a world we don’t want to know about? [pause] Then, what is the good news? Mother: The good news is what turns ...

1994. The Post Launch Slump

2 Cor 8:10-11

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... testing by the religious establishment, the steady stream of energy sapping contacts with a variety of human needs and the seminars he held with his inner circle all went to create circumstances that were not continually upbeat. And with still others, zeal flags because all they ever really want in the first place is an arena for their exhibitionism. When the audience departs, so does their zeal. The only motivation they have is the motivation that comes from beyond themselves, shedding notoriety upon ...

1995. Are You Under Arrest?

Heb 5:11-13; 10:39

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... to grasp spiritual truth. At a time when you should be teaching others, you need teachers yourselves to repeat to you the ABC of God’s revelation to men. You have to become people who need a milk diet and cannot face solid food! For anyone who continues to live on "milk" is obviously immature - he simply has not grown up. (Hebrews 5:11-13, JBP) Paul faced a congregation of people, many of whom were under religious arrest. The ways in which people are arrested are innumerable, and for me to mention a few ...

1996. Lazarus In The Box

John 11:38-44

Children's Sermon

Brett Blair

... tombs. He was dead for four days and Jesus came to the tomb and he said, "Lazarus, Come Out!" Jack in the box comes out here. Do not attempt to emphasize the story by picking up the box or putting it before the children. Just let the box open and continue talking. And that's what happened. Lazarus came out of the box. He came out of the tomb, alive again! How do you think that happened? (response) It happened because Jesus had the power to do it. He is able to make dead people live again. There is no box ...

1997. Caiaphas and Pilate

Drama

Jon Joyce

... enters carrying a carafe of wine, two silver goblets on a silver tray. ANTONIUS goes about pouring wine for CAIAPHAS, first, and then PILATE; ANTONIUS then stands at attention as before. CAIAPHAS, once he realizes that PILATE will not send ANTONIUS away, continues] Our plan is to have him tried before the Sanhedrin this very evening. PILATE: [Shocked because he knows of the immense popularity of the carpenter] How do you plan to apprehend him, Caiaphas? My sources tell me that he is immensely popular ...

1998. Herod and Jesus

Drama

Jon Joyce

... hearts of people where our heavenly Father will give faith in me. HEROD: Faith in you? You are guilty of blasphemy. JESUS: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. HEROD: Aha! I have you. There’s no point in continuing this conversation. We’ll go back to the court and you’ll tell me what you just said. JESUS: We’ll go back to the court, Herod, and I will tell you nothing. I am talking to you in here only because I hope that the Father’s message can ...

1999. To Hoist a Sail

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... . Charismatic individuals emerged with the same dynamic that had first drawn them to Jesus Christ. A miracle took place in that Upper Room. Something new breathed on their lives and they were never quite the same again. A happening took place, and continues to take place, whenever men have that same radical genuineness. To hoist the spiritual sail means to grope for the God-tremors with an open self. Ah, sweet mystery, with meaning and purpose, the Birthday of the Church: ... flame and wind ... presence ...

2000. To Be Perfectly One

John 17:20-26

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... It looks like you’ll have to walk down by yourself in the dark." There is no electricity in the village ... so I took a flashlight, such as it was, and set out. I shall never forget that walk as long as I live. Heavy rain continued to fall, shrouded by the most penetrating black darkness imaginable. Carefully, short step-by-step, I made my way along by feel ... knowing there were no guard rails at the precipitous hairpin turns. I was soaked, uncomfortable, and frightenend, as I groped on by flickering and ...

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