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2026. L’envoi

Psalm 150:1-6

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... Psalms concludes it with a paean of praise befitting the moods and aspirations of the sweet singers who preceded him. For he clearly discerns one striking fact underlying the variety of their songs, namely, that the quality of the devotional life determines the character of our years. Moreover, the psalmist further perceives that the God who accepts our veneration welcomes the homage of all. Earth, he declares, is as much the Lord’s sanctuary as heaven. Thus, he sees those gathered in the Temple and the ...

2027. Decisive Battles With Temptation

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Robert Allen

... between good and evil. There is no once-and-for-all-time choice, because temptations come to us each day and each day we must choose. There is no aspect of life where a sense of control and purpose is more clearly demanded than in a person’s moral character. It is here that we must choose what is right and what is wrong as we battle with temptation. A few years ago, I was in Washington, D.C. to attend some briefings at Congress. One evening I was invited to a dinner party in one of the Congressional ...

2028. The Easter Event - After The Resurrection

Matthew 28:1-10

Sermon

Robert Allen

... !" ... "Crucify!" ... "Crucify!" As Jesus was being led away toward Calvary, carrying the Cross on his back, he walked past this little man in the crowd, who was still caught up in the emotion of the moment, shouting insults at the top of his voice. Just as the character playing Jesus walked by, this little man spit in his face. The big, burly man stopped in his tracks. He reached up and wiped his face dry, looked at this little man, and said, "I’ll be back to take care of you after the Resurrection." The ...

2029. Hector’s Case Against Christmas

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Erskine White

... to give Mary the word, since everyone likes being the bearer of good news, and our text tells us that after a moment of doubt and reluctance, Mary was thrilled to be so favored by God among women. But it is quite wrong to look solely at the characters in scripture and infer that everyone was happy about the first Christmas. You see, there was another angel who was quite upset that God would do this, who thought it was a terrible idea to let Jesus be born in Bethlehem or anywhere else for that matter. This ...

2030. Give Us A New Name!

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... things, the messianic people "will be called by a new name." What we hear is effusive and joyful poetry celebrating in anticipation a new relationship between Yahweh and his people in the new age in which the glory of God will transform the life and character of the people. In the day of his coming the theretofore dismal fortunes of the people will be reversed, and all nations will witness Zion’s vindication. And that day of vindication will be signaled by their receiving a new name. That new name will ...

2031. You Can Go Home Again!

Jeremiah 3:6-4:4

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... his peace one by one with each of his children. He is not only able to find reconciliation with them, and to love and appreciate them for what they are, but to allow them to return from their own guarded stance of rebellion and its accompanying guilt. Asner’s character was able to come home, not to the situation as it had been, but to one he chose to see with new eyes. "I will not look on you in anger," says the Lord, "for I am merciful. Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the Lord your ...

2032. A Prophet Like Me

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... , wearing a beard, with a sign around his neck, and carrying a staff, and shouting things to anyone who happened to look his way. He reminded me of some of the cartoons I had seen in the New Yorker magazine, depicting long-bearded characters in similar dress, usually announcing the end of the world. Certainly some of the prophets had their own peculiarities and sometimes dramatic ways of getting their messages across. If one includes John the Baptist in that prophetic tradition, one must also note some ...

2033. Peter’s Second Sermon

Acts 3:11-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... my life. I see healing miracles going on today, but I see them being accomplished through the miracles of medicine and skilled doctors and nurses. This whole problem was usefully described in a delightful book, titled Cold Sassy Tree, by Olive Ann Burns. The main character is a wise old grandpa, E. Rucker Blakeslee, who struggles in 1906 to make some sense out of life. His grandson, Will Tweedy was run over by a train and lived to tell about it. In thinking about his unusual escape from almost certain death ...

2034. Wheel Within The Wheel

Acts 1:12-26

Sermon

Durwood L. Buchheim

... from morning until evening. It was not a good situation. Moses was wearing out and so were the people. I am reminded of one of my favorite old, old stories. It goes way back, coming from the "Amos And Andy" radio series. There was a delightful character on that program by the name of Kingfish. He owned a construction company. One day he received a phone call informing him that his construction company had torn down the wrong building. There was a long pause. Finally Kingfish replied in these words, "Let’s ...

2035. Authenticity vs. Showmanship

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... is not the same as ostentation, and humility is not the same as self-exaltation. Majoring in ostentation and self-exaltation reveals the play-actor, or hypocrite, in all of us. One pastor has written regarding this, "A hypocrite, then, is one whose character ultimately is determined not by what people see on the outside, but what God finds on the inside. Those two things don't always coincide."3 In the last analysis, what the people saw at times publicly in the Pharisees, they saw outwardly. Jesus ...

2036. Terminally Distracted Or Decisively Prepared

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon

Joseph M. Freeman

... warns us that there are certain things which cannot be borrowed. The foolish virgins found it impossible to borrow oil, when they discovered they needed it. A man cannot borrow a relationship with God; he must possess it for himself. A man cannot borrow a character; he must be clothed with it. We cannot always be living on the spiritual capital which others have amassed.5 In verses 10-13, we learn that hastily dealing with a matter that has eternal significance, and which God gives most of us a significant ...

2037. The Path of Dignity

Drama

William Grimbol

... Endure what you suffer" ... "disciplined by such punishment" ... "strengthen your trembling knees!" ... "Keep walking on straight paths" ... "be at peace with everyone" ... "live a holy life" ... these are the attributes that constitute the character of dignity. Dignity is spiritually bonded, fused in faith to the qualities of determination ... struggle ... suffering ... strength ... endurance ... courage ... righteousness, and these are the qualities that reflect discipleship. READER 2 Dignity, as a label ...

2038. Nazareth: The Hidden Years

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

J. Ellsworth Kalas

... Nazareth was, and what people must have thought, and what they must have whispered to one another. They expected a boy to grow. They recognized not only that he was getting taller, but also that he was getting smarter, and that there were signs of developing character in his life. But at eighteen or thereabout, a boy settled in to work and to raise a family. There were no longer dramatic evidences of growth, either in body or in person. I wonder if people coming back to the village sometimes asked, "What ...

2039. Obedience to God

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

Characters: Joseph of Arimathea - a pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin; calm, methodical, and a seeker of wisdom and truth. Nathanael an apostle of Jesus; warm, gentle, caring. Philip an apostle of Jesus; excitable, and not quite sure of himself. The play opens with only an empty bench in the middle ...

2040. What God Requires of Us

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

Characters: Caiaphas High Priest in Jerusalem; pompous, arrogant, but that arrogance hides a man who is rather insecure. Boaz - Temple Guard Obed - Priest in Jerusalem; young, brash, and sarcastic. Aaron - Priest in Jerusalem; older, more diplomatic, almost to the point of being patronizing. Nicodemus - a Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin; ...

2041. The Suffering Servant

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

Characters: Caiaphas - High Priest in Jerusalem; an able person, perhaps a bit weak; not always sure that everything he is doing is correct. Annas - the ex-High Priest in Jerusalem; father-in-law of Caiaphas; seen as the real power "behind the throne." Temple Guard - very formal in his approach. Judas - ...

2042. Jesus Christ, the Truth

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

Characters: Caiaphas - the High Priest; insistent, thinks he has Pilate where he wants him. Pilate - governor of Judea; an ambitious man, a just man, who struggles between his sense of justice and his political ambitions. Guard - typical Roman soldier. Claudia Procula - wife of Pilate; sensitive, caring, and very supportive of her ...

2043. Jesus the Hope of the World

Drama

Curt M. Joseph

Characters: Thomas - apostle of Jesus; skeptical and cynical; tries hard to hide his fear. Peter - apostle of Jesus; strong personality. John - apostle of Jesus; compassionate and caring. Mary Magdalene - disciple of Jesus; strong and faithful. The play begins with only Thomas onstage. He has a small sack, large enough to contain ...

2044. Resurrection: From Burn-Out to New Vision

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... vowed to do to Elijah what Elijah had done to the prophets of Baal. So we read that Elijah ran. He ran for his life. He ran from the hills of northern Israel to the desert valleys of the Negev, a distance of 100 miles. This run is out of character for Elijah. He had to run and hide at other times in his life, but he always did it at the direction of the Lord. There is no word from the Lord in this run; only Elijah’s fear. It is somewhat reassuring to know that even someone as faithful ...

2045. A Man Who Laughed at God

Genesis 17:1-27

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... build a nation, a nation to become the channel for his message of forgiveness and salvation. That man was Abraham. Abraham, by any standard, is almost certain to be included among the favorite men of the Scriptures. He is probably not the greatest of Bible characters, but we need to remember that he was one of the very earliest; in passing any judgment upon him, we need to recall the times in which he lived. The name, Abraham, literally means "father of many nations" or "father of a multitude." And today ...

2046. A Man Whose Dreams Came True

Genesis 37:1-11

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... , Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his other children, creating jealousy in the family, and intensified that envy by making him a gift of a very special coat of many colors. We find in Joseph one of the most Christ-like of all the Old Testament characters. His life speaks across the centuries to our daily lives today. Forget Not Your Dreams Joseph was a dreamer. He once dreamed that while he and his brothers were binding sheaves in the field, his sheaf stood up while those of his brothers fell over and ...

2047. A Shepherd Who Became a Sovereign

2 Samuel 12:1-31

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil, My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23) Magnetic Personally David had so many qualities of character that it is difficult to single out the most important. But certainly, David was attractive - in more than just a physical way. He must have been handsome, but additionally, he possessed a magnetic personality. He had a charisma that drew people to him, and ...

2048. A Man Who Was a Lion-Tamer

Daniel 6:1-28

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... was like Joseph: a captive in a foreign land ... exalted to a position of authority and influence ... unjustly persecuted ... remaining pure and clean in the face of temptation. Indeed, Daniel’s ability to resist various temptations is a clue, a key, to his character. The Temptation to be Impure Daniel and many other Hebrew boys were carried away as captives into a foreign country. There the king chose the strongest, the ablest, the most intelligent of his captives to be set apart for service in his court ...

2049. A Man Who Lost His Head

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... life as easy for them as we can ... we try to remove the hardships of life ... we take away the challenges of life ... we lighten the responsibilities of life ... we dismiss the disciplines, the denials, and the self-controls that really shape personality and build character. Are we truly doing them a favor? Solitude was another factor that was in John’s background and helped to determine the kind of man he became. He spent long months out in the desert - alone. In the solitude of the desert, he learned ...

2050. A Man With a Scalpel and a Pen

Acts 16:6-10

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

The favorite man of the Bible for this chapter is one who is rarely mentioned in the Scriptures, yet is an important Bible personality. Not only is he a biblical character; he is also one who was responsible for writing part of the Bible, one who helped to bring the New Testament into being. His name is Luke. Luke, the Doctor We could call him Dr. Luke, because we read that he was "Luke, the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). Actually, ...

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