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2051. A Reed Who Became a Rock

John 1:35-42

Sermon

R. Blaine Detrick

... any silver or gold, why did you bother to stop?" He didn’t say that, but I’m sure he must have thought it. Then Peter added, "Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have, give I unto thee." And stretching forth his right hand, he continued, "in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, rise up - and walk!" And he who had never walked, who had never even stepped ... stood up! ... and walked! ... and ran! ... and went leaping into the temple to worship! (Acts 3:1-11). That’s the rock that Peter became. Because ...

2052. William Booth and His Hallelujah Army

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... had to enter by a side door and sit behind a screen so that the well-to-do would not have to be embarrassed by their presence. Booth was soundly criticized for his boldness of bringing the poor right down front. Nevertheless, he continued and became a Methodist revivalist preacher. He had great success bringing religion to the masses of people. That very success caused considerable jealousy among other Methodist clergy. In 1861, he left the Methodists because of their unwillingness to let him reach out with ...

2053. All-Out Love

Mark 12:28-34

Sermon

James W. Robinson

... battle with cancer. The man spoke brokenly of his loss and loneliness. The pastor reassured him that he would not really be alone, alluding to the fact that his son would be living nearby. The widower’s thoughts leaped toward God. "God is with me," he sobbed. Then he continued with intense emotion, "I’d do anything for him. I’d die for him if he wanted me to. I love him. I’d suffer pain for him if that’s what he wanted." There could be no doubting the man’s sincerity. He had not spoken for ...

2054. Christmas Gift

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... , our Lord. Good news, my friends. Listen closely. Are you going through hard times? I bend over you and awake you from your sleep with the gladsome whisper, "Christmas gift." God still bends over the earth year by year and, in the words of countless people, continues to awaken his beloved. We have no better way to hear him than in the remembrance of that first Christmas. Jesus comes that you may put on robes of salvation and wear for however brief a time garlands of joy. But he comes even more purposively ...

2055. You Can Depend on It

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... , "Hey, buddy, you know that an alligator lays 10,000 eggs. And, you can depend on it." I didn’t reply, hoping he’d go away. But, "And, out of that, 9,000 float away. The fish eat ‘em." "So ..." I started. "And you can depend on it." He continued, "Out of the 1,000 left, other alligators eat up 900." Sarcastically I said, "And, I can depend on that, I suppose." "Yup, you sure can. Furthermore, of the 100 left, 99 get squashed by the mother," Proudly. "You can depend on that, too." By that time I was ...

2056. Movin’ Around Room

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... movin’ around room. Such a story is good news. It comes long before the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus himself picked up and augmented this form of good news that creates new life out of good news. He did so as a personal expression that all might see. And, he continues to bring a new thing before us in face of our self-imposed limitations. The call of Christ comes in well-known words: "Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden." Do you work hard at what you know how to do until there is no other way ...

2057. It’s as Simple as That

2 Kings 2:1-18

Sermon

Thomas D. Peterson

... not stay there in wonder and bliss? We are, indeed, sorely tempted to remain on the other side of the river. But if we were to, the deeper meanings of the experience would be lost to us. We would miss the two most important parts of the event: the continuation of God’s Word from generation to generation as it is passed on from one person to another; and that the Word has no earthly relevance until it is woven into the daily lives of those who bear it and those they touch. Is this not what the Incarnation ...

2058. Facing the Glory Road

Matthew 20:17-19

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... grown like a black thundercloud. And now, the Master was telling them that they were going to walk smack-dab into the very jaws of this threatening danger and destruction. And if they had any lingering doubts about that, they were quickly dispelled, as He continued: "All things written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished." Notice, not "endured." This is not a martyr, with bowed head, going to his doom - this is a man taking up a mission! Accomplish! He shall be delivered to the ...

2059. The Generation Gap

Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... ; drugs and promiscuous sex can do immense psychic harm and there’s no sense pretending they don’t. We ought to say this, but in it all, we must love. We can do it because God is in it with us. He’s been through the gap. Amazingly he continues to love a revolting mankind (and maybe the adjective is the correct usage here.) But love us he does - and if we take that love and forgiveness seriously we too can love - and the gap can be bridged. I’ve often wondered why "30" is the dividing line these ...

2060. THE MARRIAGE GAP

Genesis 2:4-25

Sermon

William McKee Aber

... as the bride; the covenant relationship of God and Israel is allegorized in the story of Hosea and an unfaithful wife; and the very word "covenant," a major theme of the Bible, is a marital allusion. Yet we rarely use this imagery at all. Why have we continued to speak of sacrifice when the whole concept of altars and sacrifical lambs has been gone for centuries, and neglected to use the illustrations of marriage, when this is so familiar to all of us? Perhaps that is the answer - it is so familiar. We’re ...

2061. THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH

Drama

Norman D. Dow

... good news of the gospel, and come to him - to that One who is the everlasting God, who inhabits the circle of eternity, whose going forth is of old, who is from everlasting." Death is a small price to pay for even a glimpse of the Glory of God! [Continues to walk through the city] The town is passed and the hills of Bethlehem now surround me. I see the cave where the young child is. I am trembling with fear and with expectation - for here is God’s promised one in the flesh. [Approaches stable] Blessed be ...

2062. Encountering The Family Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... ; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill." I remember the crowd’s reaction to that. "Who does he think he is?" I thought it, too. "Who is he to stand before us and talk of abolishing the whole written tradition of our people?" But as his teaching continued I saw what he meant. He talked of our ancient Laws - but taught a deeper law. Adultery is not an act only - it is a wish, a thought, plan. Murder is anger. The Law and the Prophets talked about murder. But this working man talked about anger. The Law ...

2063. The Testing Law Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... because of banditry. A certain man went this road and was attacked. He lay in a ditch, wounded and helpless. Two leaders of the Temple walked by. Because of the press of their business, and because of the dangerous location and suspecting a trap, they continued on their way. The Nazarene did not include those details in his story. Mind you - the Nazarene made these men the villains of his story. The third man - a Samaritan - stopped and assisted the stricken man, helping him to an inn and providing for his ...

2064. Broken Bread, Shared Cup

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... this year in Jerusalem? It was away from the intensity of the crowds that we sought the upper room - away from the clash of will, the ever-present Roman legions, the sweaty drive to make the most of this holiday. Yet it carried over into our room - bickering continued among us as to places of honor. It was not until Jesus girded himself with the slave’s apron and knelt to wash our dirty feet that the bickering was silenced. In an act he would teach us. "Thaddaeus," he called, "let me wash the dirt of the ...

2065. OUR LORD SMITTEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... the crosses in place, the soldiers relaxed on the ground, resigned to their long vigil. They amused themselves by casting lots for the garments of the condemned. The centurion moved to the outer edge of the hill, sat on a huge boulder, aware that the sky had continued to darken and now the sun was completely obliterated by the roiling black clouds. The wind, whipping up from the eastern slope of the hill, was parching and he felt a compelling thirst and he wondered what it would be like to hang upon a cross ...

2066. Christmas: A Family Service

Drama

Ruthanne Cochran

... His birth in a very special manner. Because of his life we are spiritually richer and we have some knowledge and meaning of his love and how we should love others. We ask, O God, that this joyous season of "goodwill toward all men" continue past December 25th; may it continue long after the wrappings from our presents are burned to ashes, the candles are dripping forms of wax, the tree is taken out to an empty field, and the decorations stored away for another year. Help each one of us to live in the ...

2067. Commanded By Example

John 13:31-38

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... - once a week when her husband is at work, a strange man with out-of-state license plates drives up, goes in and stays about an hour and leaves. What a pity that such a beautiful Christian can go so suddenly to the devil." Then the pastor continued and said: "She died. Her husband asked me to conduct the funeral service. I told him she was dropped from the membership rolls and what I knew about her." The husband was shocked and said: "My wife had an incurable fatal disease which hit her three years ago ...

2068. The Shepherd Who Loved His Sheep

John 10:1-21

Sermon

George Bass

... foster care for Amy during the school week. Health problems complicate an otherwise complex situation; Joyce has cancer for the second time in three years and was about to begin chemotherapy; her ex-husband, Robert, has had open-heart surgery twice and has continuing health problems and is nearly worn out from caring for Amy full time. Despite their divorce, they are determined to keep Amy with them as much as possible: "We’d take her alternately, on most weekends. We’d rather handle her problems, take ...

2069. The Technicolor Sign

Genesis 9:1-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... In the hands of the Creator, we too can be restored and sing with the Psalmist; "He leads me beside the still waters; he restores my soul." Our belief is not merely an anxious wish, but rather a promise punctuated by signs in which we recognize God’s continuing involvement with what he has made. The bow is still in the clouds. The Cross still hangs above the altar. The covenant is yet binding, and penance is still our signature. 3. A Sign of Grace So long as there are rainbows, crosses, and air to breathe ...

2070. When Ten Equals Two

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Larry Powell

... . Pygmalion had fallen desperately in love with a lifeless piece of marble. He would not pretend. He spoke to her, held her hands in his, and reached out in his heart to the very thing he had created. Such was his continuing, all-giving love that, according to Ovid, Pygmalion literally loved the lifeless form of Galatea into a living being. This ancient legend contains a truth greater than itself. It is not "theologically" inclusive, "morally" exhaustive, nor perhaps not even philosophically "respectable ...

2071. Behold the Blood of the Covenant

Exodus 24:1-18

Sermon

Larry Powell

... evening of his "last supper" with them. Moreover, on this memorable Thursday, he had commanded that they should continue to do this in remembrance of him. Hence, the designation "Maundy" (command) Thursday. The pivotal phrase, which blanches the ... uncommonly, he would walk forty miles at a stretch to preach and sing in English or Cherokee, depending on his congregation. Remarkably, he continued his walking ministry until a short time before his death at age 88. We could name others, but it would not remove ...

2072. Man Of Sorrows

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Larry Powell

... spoken of a terrible day. We have assumed all that we have not said about the life and ministry of Jesus as we have followed the gathering shadows. We have allowed an Old Testament prophet to tell a New Testament story. And in the end, as generations continue to ask, "What does it all mean?" we shall call upon the Old Testament prophet a final time to provide the epilogue: Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded ...

2073. Good News, Release, and Comfort

Isaiah 61:1-11

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... to that holy purpose of liberation. Help will be needed, but it’s there - from caring people and from our caring God. Christmas is also a time of the year when more alcohol is consumed than during any other season. Most of it is "social" and some continue to abstain. But if you have become addicted to alcohol, need it most every day, then there is a captivity from which you need release. This is not to point at "the guy in the gutter;" God knows he needs deliverance as well. Almost every family here ...

2074. An Unusual Legacy

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... helpful, but not bossy. With the wisdom and experience I’ve gained, it does seem a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends left at the end. So help me to pray more, talk less. And beyond all this, let me continue to flourish spiritually and bring fruit to Thy glory even in old age. AMEN Not a bad "covenant" for us all as our day to "meet our Maker" approaches. And underneath this covenant, and David’s covenant, and all the rest of them, are "the everlasting arms" of the ...

2075. When A Grain Of Wheat Falls

John 12:20-36

Sermon

Brett Blair

... . So he found a job at a high school teaching. He would spend his spare time writing, composing music. But life crashed in again and the overwhelming duties of teaching forced him to chose: His dream symphony or his student’s education. He tries to continue his writing. Slowly the independent composer dies to the teacher. His heart was broken but he fulfilled his obligations. Out of the death of his dreams came fulfillment of another. He had composed his opus. Not on paper but in the lives of his students ...

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