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2076. "When E. F. Hutton Talks"

Jeremiah 26:1-24

Sermon

Peter Rudowski

... prophet Jeremiah is to raise the issue with the people just as if he was the ad on television. Jeremiah is sent to a people who live by what we call cheap grace. They are a people who believe that God is going to do it all and that they bear no responsibility in the relation between themselves and God. They say that they believe in God.They say that they trust in the promises of God. They say that they want to experience the benefits of the relationship with God. But, on the other hand, they want to take no ...

2077. Born to Play Second Fiddle

Luke 1:57-66

Sermon

George Bass

... later times in our lives. Shortly after 1200 A.D., Domingo de Guzman was praying passionately to Mary in the church named after her, Notre Dame of Paris. At about the same time, Francis of Assisi was preaching to the birds and establishing the Christian order that bears his name. Suddenly, as Domingo prayed, there was a blinding flash of light and the image on the altar came to life. Mary opened a Bible and gave Domingo the text for the sermon he was to preach in Notre Dame that day. He immediately made his ...

2078. Lift High the Christ!

John 12:20-36

Sermon

George Bass

... then, of the whole, wide world. And so the hymn ("Lift High the Cross") catches the meaning and the reason for celebrating Holy Cross Day: Led on their way by this triumphant sign, The hosts of God in conqu'ring ranks combine. All newborn soldiers of the Crucified Bear on their brows the seal of him who died. O Lord, once lifted on the glorious tree, As thou has promised, draw us all to thee. So shall our song of triumph ever be: Praised to the Crucified for victory! Lift high the cross, the love of Christ ...

2079. Call Him a Story Teller

Luke 1:1-4

Sermon

George Bass

... may have painted portraits of Jesus, Mary, and even of himself. We’ll never know the complete truth about these traditions. What we do know is that he wrote two books that spell out the wonderful story of Jesus Christ and the beginnings of the church that bears his name. He told an extraordinary story - the gospel of our Lord and he did it so marvelously that his feast day is worthy of celebration by every person who has read or heard his version of the tale about the Christ. Luke’s Self-Portrait Among ...

2080. How’s Your Appetite?

Matthew 5:6 · Luke 14:1-14

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... , the most familiar request is: "Tell us a story." And those stories are remembered for the rest of their lives. There is not a single adult or child, I dare say, who could not tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood, of Goldilocks and her bears, of the three little pigs, the big, bad wolf, and countless other favorite characters. This is true of a congregation or a reader. A congregation almost verbally says to the preacher: "Tell us a story to illustrate what you are saying." I heard one preacher say ...

2081. Do I Dare Be Different?

Matthew 5:10; 10:1-42

Sermon

Wallace H. Kirby

... coward of you. You may find that you are strangers in your own neighborhood. If you make it plain that you support the church, go to worship, observe Sunday as a celebration of the Resurrection Day, you’ll be on the outside looking in, and even your children may bear the brunt of being ostracized. If you seek to live daily in Christ’s way, you will stand for principles the world doesn’t like to be reminded of, and you may be left out of some circles." But blessed are you when you show that you hunger ...

2082. He Bore Our Sins

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

Every year during Lent, the role of Christ bearing his cross to Calvary is re-enacted in the village of Sartene, Corsica. This has been going on ever since the Middle Ages, and it always draws a big crowd of villagers and thousands of tourists who come for the occasion. Time magazine, when reporting on one of the more ...

2083. What Does It Mean To "Believe"?

Romans 4:1-25

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... you floated - to the bottom? Then do you recall how you stood again by your instructor, and how he said to you, "Why did you tighten your muscles? Why did you hold your breath? Couldn’t you trust the water? Why, it carries whole navies. It can easily bear you up." And once again you threw yourself back on the water, but there was a slight catching of the breath, a tightening of the muscles, and once again you floated - to the bottom. Then you stood beside your instructor for the third time. Again he urged ...

2084. Christ My Light

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... , to be forsaken by his heavenly Father as he suffered the punishment of our transgressions. God’s eternal law decreed, "the soul that sins, it shall die," and his law could not be broken. So Christ, transferring all our transgressions to himself, bearing their guilt, their curse, paying the penalty, died as the world’s Sinbearer. What endless mercy, depthless compassion, heightless love! Our light is in him. It is not in the world. Instead, it shines into the world’s darkness. This we must always ...

2085. No Condemnation!

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... ) you will read: "Thus says the Lord ... I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." (Jeremiah 31:34) If you read your Old Testament this way, you will soon see how true that word is in Acts 10:43: "To him all the prophets bear witness that every one who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name." And then when you come to the New Testament, on the very first page you will find the angel Gabriel saying to Joseph: You shall call his name Jesus; For he shall save ...

2086. Overcoming Self

Philippians 1:1-11

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... arrives, we see perfect humility and what it can accomplish. In his case, perfect humility accomplished the greatest feat ever to have taken place. For by his suffering and death upon the cross, his stooping all the way down from heaven to the depths of hell to bear the penalty of our misdeeds, he made complete expiation for our sins, and not only ours, but the sins of the world. When our life is influenced by Jesus’ humility, we no longer look out only for self and pride and vain glory. But we begin to ...

2087. The New Covenant

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... common among primitive peoples in Africa, Southeast Asia and even the remote islands of the various oceans. The fact that this practice was so widespread, seemingly universal in earlier times (encompassing even early China, India and the Middle East), bears mute testimony to the fact that it must have been an original revelation from God. However, over the years as tribes and families veered from divine truth, it eventually degenerated. Nevertheless, it yet maintained distinguishable marks relating to what ...

2088. Salvation Through His Suffering

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... . And all this our Savior endured. He deliberately courted the conflict; he took the battle to the enemy; he accepted the cross as a part of his consecration for the sake of our salvation. Though he suffered beyond all telling, yet the evil passions of people did not bear down upon him and finish him off. Jesus laid down his life of his own accord. The prince of this world, Satan, had nothing on him. Jesus chose to drink the cup of suffering to the dregs. He was the master of the situation. He was king and ...

2089. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... explosives and poisons ... Suddenly we awoke from our pleasant dreams with a fearful realization that something was wrong. ... Whatever became of sin?3 Menninger goes on to quote a parody on the Parable of the Tares. "An enemy hath done this" ... "Sir, forgive me, I can no longer bear to conceal my secret. I know the enemy who sowed the tares. I saw him do it ... I was awake the night the weeds were sown. I saw the man who did it; he walked past me, seemingly awake and yet asleep, and he did not appear to ...

2090. Life - The Womb of the Eternal

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... . It is not as though they were trying to manufacture some peculiar quality in themselves. Rather, it is as though they had been open to an influence that comes from beyond the borders of our small selves. There is in them a spirit which seems to bear witness to a mightier spirit ... God.6 Humanity is played upon by the forces of nature; humanity is played upon by the forces of humanity. Have we forgotten that humanity is also constantly played upon by the forces of God? Richard Cecil suggests that "a man ...

2091. Shepherding One Another in a Collapsing World

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... people. Who is lost? Those who care nothing for Christ and his love and are threatened by him - turned off by love. There is no place for those who refuse to admit that God loves them, for they are incapable of love. Kierkegaard observes that "One person bears in mind that he is loved, perhaps day after day, year after year, for seventy years. Another person perhaps does not remember that he is loved, perhaps he goes on year after year, day after day, and does not think of his being loved." The dynamic of ...

2092. Called to Be Saints

1 Corinthians 1:1-9

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... . He is the one upon whom the Spirit has descended like a dove from heaven and remained on him, who is to change the course of the world. What honor God has given his Son in this moment - an honor that will carry him to a cross; an honor of bearing upon his shoulders the sin of the world; an honor of speaking the Word of the Lord to humanity in the first person, as God made flesh, and having that Word hurled back into his face with blasphemy! If God honors people like that, who needs enemies, one might well ...

2093. The Glory of the Cross

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Hubert Beck

... to proclaim this message, for it never really strikes the world as "plausible words of wisdom." Yet it has transformed the world in the twenty centuries of its proclamation because within it resides "the power of God." And so we dare to continue to proclaim it today. It bears its own fruit by the power of the Spirit. Anyone who submits to this way of glorifying the name of God forsakes the notions of fame and wealth and honor and power. For, as Paul has said in some of those words we have been hearing in ...

2094. THE POWER OF IMPOSSIBILITY

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John H. Krahn

... ? You might list them under the headings, "Critical," "Very Important," and "Important." I am sure that many you list under the "Critical" column will seem impossible to solve by every human standard. But remember, the Christian has the power of God to bring to bear on the situation. In other words he has the power of impossibility. Now choose one from your "Critical" list. It can even be that really big one. Each day find ten to fifteen minutes when you can be alone. First picture your problem in your ...

2095. WHEN WINNING MEANS LOSING

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John H. Krahn

... world and the next. Courageously we meet the world, proclaiming the glory of the Lord in word and deed and find strength through him to overcome whatever conflicts our faith might encounter. Leaning on him we seek his Spirit’s power to help us deny ourselves, to bear his cross, and to even suffer for the Gospel’s sake. With Christ we desire that everyone might become his children through faith and join him and us at the Father’s house in eternity. When we arrive, God will look us over - not for medals ...

2096. THE SCANDALOUS GOSPEL

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John H. Krahn

... is not to be peace by compromise or evasion. Many of us enjoy wearing a finely fashioned silver or gold cross around our necks. Jesus says that, "He who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me." Jesus calls us to bear a cross, not simply wear one. Our life needs to be one of involvement, one that sometimes produces tension for the sake of Christ. We read Scripture and discover a Christ who conducted a ministry that produced much conflict. Jesus of Nazareth would have been excluded from ...

2097. DEFUSE YOUR FUSE

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John H. Krahn

... believe that it can be controlled and then seek God’s help in controlling it. We can control anger through the powerful presence of Jesus Christ in our lives. Christ can help us defuse our fuse before we blow. He can even change us from a beast into a teddy bear. We must first want the change to take place, then seek it, and before long, with God’s help, we’ll have it.

2098. TOO MUCH RELIGION?

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John H. Krahn

... the vertical, let’s begin the day talking it over with the Lord. As we meet family and associates, we would do well to try to capture God’s vision of them: precious people, worthy of a Son’s death. And when the problems come, may we realize we can bear great and heavy burdens if we do not try to carry them alone. Then retiring at night, we talk the day over with the Lord and fall asleep realizing that each dawn brings a new beginning. Too much religion? Not possible!

2099. The Call to Obedience

Luke 22:42 · Romans 1:17 · John 15:10

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... God. Let God excite our talents to their highest expression. All this is not new. For a long time men have heard the voice of God in such great principles of life as: "Thou shall not kill; Thou shall not commit adultery; Thou shall not steal; Thou shall not bear false witness; Thou shall not covet." And then the Word continues to speak clearly: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy might, and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." It isn’t that we are ...

2100. The Joy of Being a Caring Person

Mt 25:31-46 · Lk 16:19-31

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... of people have had their eyes opened, by this story, to what following Christ is really all about. Thomas Merton reveals to us a gentle insight. He is writing about the Trappist monks that he knew in a monastery. Listen: "These monks are experts at bearing one another’s burdens. Watch a group of monks at work together and see with what efficiency they take care of one another’s blunders; if they are good monks, they will do this without a sign, without a change of expression, and so expeditiously ...

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