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2026. What Children Owe Their Parents

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

R. E. Lybrand

... to their last days. So let us honor them by fulfilling our obligations in a spirit of joyful love! Conclusion Certainly few, if any of us, will ever receive an itemized bill from our parents, listing all the things for which we owe them. Parents do not expect or desire that kind of repayment. But God's Word tells us that there are a number of things we children owe our parents. As long as we are unmarried, living in their home, we owe them obedience unless they ask us to act contrary to God's will. All our ...

2027. The Cross And Our Shadows

Joel 2:1-11

Sermon

Carl Jech

... and onto on whom we can keep out. And let us allow God to be the judge of the results our "missionary work," our preaching, our sharing. Our shadow side wants to judge, to "keep the bad guys out," to control everything. But the cross comes to banish these shadowy desires. We live in the New Covenant: "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." That's God talking about inclusiveness!

2028. The Gift of Peace

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... through armaments, but through the carefully measured steps of a personal inner search, an evaluation of our world environment, and the biblical imperatives for peace. We have determined that peace is attainable, that because of the human need for justice, it is desirable, that peacemaking must be intentional, and that it is based on God's Shalom, love, which is reliable, disciplined, giving, and fulfilling. Today we focus on the fifth step to peace: What must we do to get out of the pneumatic tube? How ...

2029. Peace Through Sacrifice

Sermon

Alan Bacon Bond

... . It is that better way, which is the Sevenfold Path to Peace we have been pursuing during these Sundays in Lent. Thus far, it has been my purpose to convince you of the following: • Peace is attainable because it starts within us.• Peace is desirable because we all need justice.• Peacemaking does not just happen, it is intentional.• Peace is Shalom, God's tough love.• Peace is receivable when we confess our anger, fear, and grief, when we stop worshiping the false god named Security,and when we ...

2030. Proclaim Peace

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Alan Bacon Bond

... called the series The Sevenfold Path to Peace. 1. The first step was to acknowledge that, just as wars feed on the wars within us, so does peace find its beginning within us. 2. The second step was one of seeing that justice is fundamental to the desirability of peace. Peace without justice is no peace at all. 3. The third step, that of peace-making, demands that we plan for peace. It does not just happen anymore than war "just" happens ... peace is intentional. 4. The fourth step of peace is God's Shalom ...

2031. "Crown Him Lord of all!"

Sermon

William Luoma

... to do it, but he did. When we say that of Jesus, we are saying that he is a king who commands respect. 2. This is a king who deserves loyalty.If a king does not have loyal subjects, he is in trouble. The Book of Proverbs says, "What is desired in a man is loyalty." (Proverbs 19:22) A loyal person is not a fair-weather friend. The loyal person is one who is there, not only in the good times, but also in the times of trouble, disappointment, crisis, or grief. It seems right, under normal circumstances, that a ...

2032. Hope

1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:14-21

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... , sent a box to the young couple. It was meant for them to enjoy, but under no circumstances were they to open it. Well, of course, it is the old story of the forbidden fruit. Told that she could not do it, it became the thing that she desired to do the most. So one day she pried it open and peeked inside. Suddenly out flew swarms of insects that began attacking them. Both lovers were stung with the poison of suspicion, hatred, fear and malice. Now the once happy couple began to argue. Epimetheus became ...

2033. Faith, Hope, and Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

2034. Encounters With Christ I: Jesus & the Man Born Blind

John 9:1-12

Sermon

James W. Moore

... your eyes Christ-ed… to move from selfish vision to service vision, to move from “Do something for me” to “Let me do and be for God and others.” Let me ask you something. Have you had your eyes Christ-ed? Can you see beyond your own selfish desires? Can you see yourself… not as one to be selfishly pampered, but as one committed to be God’s servant in this world? II. SECOND, WHEN YOUR EYES HAVE BEEN “CHRIST-ED,” IT CHANGES THE WAY YOU SEE OTHER PEOPLE. A Fellow by the name of Tim Bruster ...

2035. Encounters With Christ II: Jesus and Mary and Martha

Luke 10:38-42

Sermon

James W. Moore

... rebuke, but nevertheless He did speak words that compared Martha unfavorably with her less practical sister Mary… and the question that explodes out of this story is “Why?” Not for a moment should we imagine that Jesus was unappreciative of Martha’s intense desire for a job well done. Not for a moment should we imagine that Jesus thinks artistic poetic philosophers are better than detailed planners. No! Not that at all. If Mary had been seething, he would be rebuking her. You see, Jesus was not ...

2036. Encounters With Christ V: Jesus and James and John

Matthew 20:20-28

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James W. Moore

... surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade. Or – as Carl Sandburg once put it – ‘We all want to play Hamlet.’ Alfred Adler, one of the founders of modern psychiatry, names it the dominant impulse in human nature; he thinks the desire for recognition, the wish to be significant is our strongest impulse... And while we may be provoked with James and John for asking Jesus to put them first – like soldiers holding up the battle until they get their promotion – we should in fairness ...

2037. We Belong to the Kingdom of God

Luke 6:17-26

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... he will not live. Only humans can grasp time. Ruff cannot tell right from wrong. It is not within him to share. His limited mind cannot set goals. All of those are human traits. The magnificent thing for humans is that it is within us to rise above purely animal desires and become a part of another kingdom - the Kingdom of God.

2038. Mary Remembers

Luke 1:26-38

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... replied. I knew that I would give birth that night. The journey was almost more than I could bear. Through the night I was in constant labor pain, mixed with feelings of apprehension, exhaustion, fear, but also trust. My mind went through every emotion. My one overwhelming desire was to give my child a healthy birth. If the angel was correct, if this indeed was to be the Son of God, he should not be born under these circumstances! I should at least be at home in Nazareth, in the warmth and security of our ...

2039. Simeon Recalls

Luke 2:21-40

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... must know the truth! They must not harbor the delusions I had about the Conquering Messiah! They cannot understand his life, and especially his death, if they do. Why are men so calloused of heart? Why will they not recognize God's true nature and what he desires of his people? I should have known! Our people have time and again stoned the prophets sent to them! But, Anna, my good friend who comes to the temple every day to pray, she, too, has recognized that Israel must be redeemed before it can rule with ...

2040. Melchior Reminisces

Matthew 2:1-12

Drama

Edward G. Hunter

... so. I told them of the dream I had had, also, and we did not plan to return to Jerusalem. On our long journey home, my friends and I discussed the fascinating circumstances surrounding the birth of the Kingly child. We could not fathom King Herod and his desire to destroy the infant, but word reached us several months after we had returned that he had sent his soldiers to Bethlehem and had destroyed all the male infants two years of age and under! Surely that could not be! But, we had received the word on ...

2041. Monologue: Hagar

Genesis 16:1-16

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... a slave, I had no human rights whatsoever. I could think, reason, feel pain and joy but I had no hope for any type of future for myself. I don't think I even considered myself a human being. I was purchased to be used by Abraham for whatever he desired. I was Hagar, a creature of the earth with no rights or privileges. Actually, at first it didn't matter to me whether I was a real person or not. I adjusted to my miserable lifestyle and was somewhat used to it. I didn't question about what I had ...

2042. Monologue: Naomi And Ruth

Ruth 1:1-22

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... and had been from Jericho. She had also been a woman who risked everything to find God. Her name had been Rahab. I felt better, knowing that Boaz and I had something in common. Boaz continued to supply our needs and he also respected me. He was not married. He desired to marry me and made his request public. I felt I would truly like to spend the rest of my life with him because he had proven he was a man of God. Having a husband like Boaz was beyond my hope. Later, I bore a child I called Obed ...

2043. Monologue: Hannah

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... his purposes. The words that came from my heart were not audible, but my lips moved as I talked to my God, whom I knew would understand my feelings and my request. I was pleading with God, begging him from the depth of my soul about this one desire for myself. As I was talking to God, Eli the priest suspected that I was intoxicated and he complained to me about it. I felt humiliated. Eli had to be convinced about the genuineness of my purpose in the temple. After he listened to me, he changed his opinion ...

2044. Monologue: Mary Magdalene - Liberated Woman

John 20:1-9, John 20:10-18

Drama

Robert F. Scott

... moneylenders had not tangled me in their snares. My husband loved me, provided for me, cared for me, and trusted me; he gave me full liberty to come and go as I pleased. You see me now, a widow, free to go where I wish, spend my money as I desire, do what I want to do. Yet once I was not free. My bondage was within me, a living part of me. Forces out of control surged over me, as if seven demons lived inside me, tearing me to shreds; sometimes I thought that I myself was a demon, determined ...

2045. Six Nails of the Cross III: The Nail of Envy

Matthew 27:11-26

Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... the nails driven into the flesh of Christ, the nail of envy is found piercing the heart. The writer of the first gospel declares that Jesus stood trial because of the envy the priests and ruling classes felt for him. Their jealousy was so great that they actually desired the death of another man. It is hard to believe that one man would take the life of another man when the work done by the accused was good and for the benefit of all concerned. There is a story told about an old saint who came upon two ...

2046. Empty Prisons Without Walls

Acts 5:17-42

Sermon

Carl Jech

... those who believe that within limits the "demonstration in the street" is just as valid a tool for social change as is the letter to the senator. What I do not admire or respect is the "mutiny-minded" attitude which is simply the childish desire always to have one's own way masquerading under the guise of moral righteousness. 1. Prisons With Walls There are many reasons why people find themselves in very real prisons with very real walls. The apostles offended those whom they accused of misunderstanding ...

2047. Some Illusions (Symbols) Are Better Than Others

Acts 14:8-20

Sermon

Carl Jech

... being the gospel, may become a burden to which the gospel is the answer. Early during 1985 there were quite a few lengthy television programs preaching the gospel of success through real estate speculation. The message was hammered home that all you need is the desire to succeed, hard work, and information and "you can be a millionaire!" One testamonial came from a man who said he now had his business on his mind virtually twentyfour hours a day but that he was nevertheless happier than he was when working ...

2048. Forgiveness Heals a Thief

Luke 6:27-36

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Richard A. Wing

... brother does not even know right from wrong. Who will teach him if I do not? I am going to keep him here even if all the rest of you leave." The story goes that a torrent of tears cleansed the face of that boy who had stolen, and the desire to steal was banished from him forever in that decisive moment.

2049. Winning Isn't the Only Thing ... It's Irrelevant

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Carl Jech

... 's Gospel, for example, there is the "Messianic Secret" - Jesus is pictured over and over again as cautioning his disciples against noising it abroad that he is the Christ. As we mentioned in the previous sermon, one of the reasons for this is clearly the desire of the Christian movement to give an entirely new and humble slant to the concept of the Messiah. There was a great deal of religious/theological ferment at this period in history, and the Christian idea of a Messiah, a Christ, who suffers and gives ...

2050. Love Over Logic

Luke 13:1-9

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Carl Jech

... to water down the Christian message to "cheap grace." It is not to ignore sin and evil. But it does imply a serious reproof of the attitude which objects even to the mere mention of the possibility of universal salvation out of a vengeful desire to see sinners punished. To describe Christian evangelism as Channeling Grace is to be aware of the ultimate paradox of judgement and grace. It is, simply, in the most profound sense, to value the positive over the negative, people over accomplishments, love over ...

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