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2076. The Forgotten

Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... lived within the realm of a personal communion with God. He was a dreamer of dreams, a seer of visions. He was a man of faith. One who practiced his faith openly in all circumstances. There must have been a wisdom and a sense of humor within the character of this man. And it is not sacriligious to believe that the child given to his care should have developed many of Joseph’s qualities. Perhaps some of the sayings of Jesus had their roots in talks he had had with this earthly father. Joseph was also a ...

2077. The Seekers

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

It was January 6, "Three Kings Day," and our house was buzzing for this was a special day. It was the time when the final characters would be added to our scene of the Nativity. And it was also a time that we would observe by the giving of some very special gifts. Our "Three Kings" had waited patiently in their boxes filled with shredded paper until this important day and then they made their long ...

2078. Christmas Now!

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Theodore L. Yewey

... work again. I’ve really got to get things shaped up. It’s the beginning of a new year already." or "I’m just worn out. Man, am I tired!" We’ve heard them all, haven’t we? But they really seem out of place and out of character with those who shared in the first Christmas. Or for that matter, those who have truly shared in any Christmas. Could it be that there is another attitude that we should have as we leave this current celebration of Christmas and pack away the Christmas trimmings for another ...

2079. The Testing Law Man

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... a common group have anything to say to us - and to the world of business and politics and morality? The crowds that flock out of the towns to his preaching are mostly dirty, uneducated, and poor. But these deal more with his general character - and cannot singly condemn him by the Law. I present now items that deal with his intrigue - his disregard for convention - and his treasonous teaching! I had occasion to ask him one day about his followers’ deliberate, irreverent, blatantly public disregard of the ...

2080. Recognizing The Hidden

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... the Resurrection of Christ had taken place. This too, is an account of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. In the days following the Second World War, life in the small, conquered, demolished towns of Europe took on new character. It was marked by search. Humans, like ants, swarmed over the piles of rubble that had once been buildings and streets and parks and stores. Those human ants were searching. Some searched for people for loved ones, parents, children, friends, neighbors. Others ...

2081. Clean Light

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... Kenneth Phifer in his book, A Protestant Case for Liturgical Renewal reminds us that, "In the realm of moral quality, Puritan life was admirable, although stern and even trivial at times. To them, in part, England owes the solid sobriety of the British character, the stability of the British family, and the integrity of Britain’s official life." And in 1835, when the French statesman, Alexis de Tocqueville, made his celebrated trip to this country, he observed of democracy here: "not until I went into the ...

2082. Believable Light

2 Corinthians 1:12--2:4

Sermon

William F. Dunkle

... say Yes and No at the same time, Saint Paul is sure. Neither may we, he is equally sure. Nobody will wholly believe God who doesn't believe you and me. I’ve always enjoyed the wry humor in the story of the farmer engaged in a law suit. A character witness was asked about the farmer’s reputation for honesty. "He has to get somebody else to call his hogs at feeding time," was the damning testimony. Or there is a yarn about the Methodist who offered to buy a team of mules from a Baptist. "I’ll pay half ...

2083. OUR LORD SMITTEN

Sermon

E. Jerry Walker

... wailing and weeping as they made the turn, and some ran forward, kneeling beside the condemned Galilean. The centurion was about to order his soldiers to restrain them, when the man turned and spoke to the women, his voice steady, confident, so out of character with the apparent weakness he suffered. "Daughters of Jerusalem," he said, "do not weep for me, but for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore ...

2084. THE KING OF LOVE MY SHEPHERD IS

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table." It certainly isn’t right to take food away from hungry children and give it to dogs instead. But it seems so out of character for Jesus to throw these words into a poor, distracted, woman’s face. "He went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil." But why then is he so reluctant to heal a sick child here? Saint Paul keeps telling us that there is no narrowness ...

2085. STRONG SON OF GOD

Luke 11:14-28

Sermon Aid

John W. Rilling

... him in the inn." And in the Bible’s last book we hear him saying, "Behold I stand at the door and knock." An old schoolmaster hung over his door the words, "Dante, Goethe, Moliere live here." He gave hospitality to the highest, so there was no room for lesser characters. Who dwells at our house?

2086. Blessed With Peace

John 14:15-31

Sermon

O. Garfield Beckstrand, II

... have peace knowing that God will be with them. We sometimes forget that there are two kinds of peace. There is what we might call a worldly peace. And there is what we could say is a heavenly peace. What do we mean by these different kinds of peace? A character in a novel says of another person, "He has peace of mind after a good dinner when his pipe is drawing well." This is worldly peace. On the surface it appears to break the tension of life. It gives rest from the trials and tribulations of the day. But ...

2087. In All Things Be Thankful

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Brett Blair

... without her? Where would I be without him? And then consider where would I be if it were not for God? The Apostle Paul wrote: “In everything give thanks.” It is not the test of faith to give thanks when the sun is shining. It is not the test of character when everything you touch turns to gold. It is not the test of our metal when we have won the election. The test comes when we have been knocked down. We must learn to give thanks to God with whom we plan to spend eternity. Over and over again scripture ...

2088. Prepare The Way

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

Brett Blair

... not seem to be the kind of “How to win friends and influence people” type of personality to usher in the news of the Messiah’s coming. He just somehow doesn’t seem to fit in with shepherds and wise men and the other characters that we traditionally associate with the Christmas story. Yet, this was God’s unlikely servant chosen to herald the spectacular events that would soon follow. A most unlikely promotions man to be sure, but God’s man nevertheless. From the very beginning everything about ...

2089. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

... announces that he or she intends to enter the full-time ministry of the church. "Do you mean to tell me that you are going to be a pastor? You?" Friends often see their friends as being strangely unfitted - perhaps due to demonstrated lifestyle, character, and opinions - for the ministry of the gospel. "You must be kidding." Even worse is the opposition of loved ones: "Have you ever considered what you are giving up? Look at the careers your friends are preparing for and take another look at the ministry ...

2090. When Ten Equals Two

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

Larry Powell

... A dope peddler was apprehended handing drugs through a chain-link fence to grade school children. (5) Two youths brutally beat a ninety-year-old couple, then set fire to their house, burning them alive. If given a choice between identifying with certain characters of our kind, against the alternative of descending from a respectable monkey, there are times when we would incline to agree with Huxley and "declare in favor of the monkey." Love is the word we are reaching for. Theologically, there is a greater ...

2091. On His Way

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Larry Powell

... had rejected" had become the head of the corner. With a supreme singleness of purpose, he had fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith. There is an incident in Bunyan’s timeless work, The Pilgrim’s Progress, in which Christian encounters a character named "Mr. Feeble Mind." In the course of their conversation, Mr. Feeble Mind makes this arresting statement: "But this I am resolved on! To run when I can, to go when I cannot run, and creep when I cannot go. My mind is beyond the ...

2092. Will the Real Prophets Please Speak Up?

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Richard L. Eslinger

... word come to pass? It seems simple enough, but it’s a test some people will avoid applying to their favorite "prophet" because they have become too secure within the would-be world. In James Michener’s novel Space, an unscrupulous character, Dr. Strabismus, preys on people’s anxieties by prophecying the arrival of visitors from outer space. Only his organization, Universal Space Associates, has been able to establish contact with the "little men" and therefore prevent a global disaster. Money pours in ...

2093. A Grief Observed

2 Samuel 18:19--19:8

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... can be read for its human drama; (2) it reminds us that it’s okay to cry; and (3) it reveals the agony of knowing what might have been. 1. The Bible as human drama The Bible does not play down the deep reality of human emotions. All of its characters behave almost too humanly. The loss of yet another well-loved son was a matter of almost unbearable sorrow for David. And in this sorrow we see how he shares common humanity with all the rest of us. From the parting of the waters of the Red Sea ... Then Moses ...

2094. An Unusual Legacy

2 Samuel 23:1-7

Sermon

Roger Prescott

... , basically honest and open. We ought not aspire to leadership, but if it comes, we need to accept it - "being ourselves" as we do lead. One of my favorite theologians, the cartoonist Charles Schulz, gives us a glimpse of this authenticity through one of his characters in Charlie Brown’s gang. In one "Peanuts" comic strip Lucy comes up to Charlie Brown and says, "Yes sir, Charlie Brown, would you like to have been Abraham Lincoln?" "Well, now, I don’t think so," he replies slowly; "I’m having a hard ...

2095. Francis of Assisi

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

"The message of Christ’s death on the cross is nonsense ..." 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 Characters: Lector Announcer Antagonist Protagonist (Participants enter and take their places in the chancel. As they come forward, the congregation sings the hymn "Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated." When the hymn is completed, the drama begins.) LECTOR: The message about Christ’s death on the cross is nonsense ...

2096. Bonhoeffer of Berlin

Acts 5:17-42

Drama

Michael L. Sherer

"We must obey God, not men ..." Acts 5:27-32 Characters: Lector Announcer Antagonist Protagonist (Participants enter and take their places in the chancel. As they come forward, the congregation sings the hymn "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus." When the hymn is completed, the drama begins.) LECTOR: The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed ...

2097. What Would We Do Without Friends?

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Brett Blair

... read, that they climbed on top of the house and cut a hole through the roof of the house and lowered this cripple down. For a few moments this morning I would like for us to examine the dynamics of this story by taking a look at the principle characters involved. I The first thing I would note would be the intercession of his friends. Most people had, of course, forgotten about this handicapped man, but there were those who had not forgotten. They took the time and they made the effort to go out and get him ...

2098. What Would We Do Without Friends - Sermon Starter

Mark 2:1-12

Illustration

Brett Blair

... , we read, that they climbed on top of the house and cut a hole through the roof of the house and lowered this cripple down. For a few moments this morning I would like for us to examine the dynamics of this story by taking a look at the principle characters involved. 1. The first thing I would note would be the intercession of his friends. 2. The second personality in the story was the crowd 3. The third personality in the story is the cripple

2099. Why Must We Carry A Cross?

Mark 8:31-38

Sermon

Brett Blair

... it Sanctification of the believer. Whatever you call it most traditions expect some quick fix to sin. According to this belief, when someone gives his or her life to Christ, there is an immediate, substantive, in-depth, miraculous change in habits, attitudes, and character. We go to church as if we are going to the grocery store: Powdered Christian. Just add water and disciples are born not made. Unfortunately, there is no such powder and disciples of Jesus Christ are not instantly born. They are slowly ...

2100. What God Wants Us To Do

John 6:25-59

Sermon

Richard Patt

... God might have something to say about our consuming habits? Or watch the human situations portrayed in the soap operas, as I know many of you do. These soaps deal with many of life’s heaviest questions. Yet (quite unrealistically, I believe) the soap characters are rarely portrayed as having a religious faith, and usually they settle their questions with no reference to God and his will at all. Are many of us as Christians much different? You would agree with me that we must congratulate these people in ...

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