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2101. Redemption Near And Dear

Luke 21:5-38

Sermon

Erskine White

... a bounding puppy and a baby girl, so now may we find an answer to this larger question in a story about a former big city major named Fiorello LaGuardia. As some of you know, LaGuardia was mayor of New York during the Depression, and he was quite a character. He would ride the city fire trucks, take entire orphanages to baseball games and whenever the city newspapers went on strike, he would get on the radio and read the Sunday "funnies" to the children. At any rate, one bitter cold winter’s night in ...

2102. Faith To The Finish

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8, Isaiah 14:24-27

Sermon

Erskine White

... 't see. He did everything I imagine Jesus Christ would do if Christ were in a nursing home today. Now, both had been men of the church and men of faith all their lives. But one man fought the good fight all the way to the end, while the other quit fighting just before the final round. One man ran the race through to the finish line; the other ran all those miles and stopped a few yards short. I'm sure God has judged both of them mercifully, but which is the better way to live? Which gives more happiness ...

2103. How To Become What You Are

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Erskine White

... some other way. They listen to sacred music or the latest gospel song until they feel the chills run-fling up and down their spine. In fact, if they don't get that feeling, they figure something is wrong. ("How was church today?" "Oh, the preacher wasn't quite right this morning. He didn't really have the spirit.") Of course, feelings alone are not the way to become more Christian. One of the most essential, fundamental verses in all of the Bible - it is the core of the Old Testament law and is repeated by ...

2104. Two Thieves

Luke 23:32-43

Sermon

Erskine White

... ’t leave me here, lost in my despair and confusion. Don’t leave me here wallowing in my wanton ways and worldliness. Pick me up and put me on higher ground, where I may find the faith and strength to live these days according to Your ways." And I am quite certain that as we ponder the end of our earthly days and the mysteries of life and death, we will again want to say with Dysmas, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." Not only for this life, but also for the greater life to come. "Lord ...

2105. The Strength To Wait

Isaiah 40:1-31

Sermon

Erskine White

... and faithfully; but know that it will surely come, in the fullness of God's love and time. There is a true story of a family in New Jersey which enjoyed taking long swims in the ocean together. They were all strong swimmers and would sometimes go quite far from shore. One day, the father and daughter were swimming together when suddenly they were separated and the father saw that the current was taking them further out to sea. He called over to his daughter, "I am going to shore for help. If you get ...

2106. The Gift Of Encouragement

Acts 11:19-30

Sermon

Erskine White

... age of eight with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a child prodigy - a genius - and everyone expected a great career from him at the piano. But by the time he was sixteen, he was miserable. He was having problems with his teacher and was ready to quit. But then one day, another world famous pianist came to Budapest and asked young Foldes to play for him. He was Emil von Sauer, the last surviving pupil of the great composer, Franz Liszt. Foldes played for Emil von Sauer and when he was done, the ...

2107. Ashamed Of The Gospel

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Erskine White

... is said throughout the ancient world, "All roads lead to Rome." It is said by the Roman poet (Tibullus), "O Rome, thy name is fated to rule the world." Rome is where the action is, the biggest prize of the ancient world, and Paul has wanted to go there for quite some time. But something has always come up to keep him from getting there. He's been in and out of jail. He's had emergencies to deal with in the other churches. The church in Rome is vitally important to him, but Paul has never been able to reach ...

2108. When God Is Silent

Psalm 35:1-28

Sermon

Erskine White

... had his convictions about faith to keep him going, but in terms of a continuing personal communion with God, it often seemed that God was silent. There were times when Dr. King got so discouraged, so tired and frightened, that he felt he couldn't go on. He wanted to quit what he was doing. That's when God would speak to him, in a voice that he could hear and tell him to keep going. "Lo, I am with you always," God would say, "even to the end of the age." Maybe you've also known those moments where God ...

2109. Pie in The Sky

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... all mourning and crying disappear from this troubled world, now that You are raised from the dead? These are perfectly natural questions. After all, Jesus had not said a great deal to them about the Holy Spirit; He had spoken much more often about the Kingdom of God. It was quite natural to ask when Jesus would bring the kingdom to them on earth. But Jesus doesn't even answer the question. In fact, all He says is, "It is not for you to know." It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, the day or ...

2110. How A Young Man Fell

Judges 16:1-22

Sermon

Erskine White

... a look at someone who has a drinking problem, someone we call an "alcoholic." After all, alcohol is by far the biggest drug problem in America today and by far the biggest drug problem among teenagers. How do most people get started in it? Most people start quite innocently, with a drink here and a drink there, because their friends are doing it. Pretty soon, they are drinking in the morning to get through the day and at night to go to sleep, to the point where drinking destroys them. And you see, no one ...

2111. Come The Judgment Day

Jeremiah 16:1--17:18

Sermon

Erskine White

... 1941. The young man didn't know his place. He couldn't live by the rigid rules the white majority laid down in his separate-and-unequal society. His family loved him but knew he would not die a natural death. Two men - a lawyer and a sharecropper - were judged quite differently in the eyes of the world, but who is to say how they are seen in the eyes of God? Who is to say that these worldly judgments are the same as God's and which of those judgments is more important in the end? To understand God's ...

2112. Unfinished Journeys

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... go to Spain and ended up in prison. How did Paul respond when his hopes and dreams were dashed? An unfinished journey can be a crushing disappointment or an occasion for faith and grace. It all depends on what prize we are seeking. In Paul's case, he was quite clear what he was after, and he expressed it well in Philippians: "One thing I do," he wrote, "forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (3 ...

2113. For The Love Of What?

Psalm 137:1-9, John 2:12-25

Sermon

Erskine White

... God's people throughout the Bible, in one way or another. In the Old Testament, it is asked by the Israelites; in the New Testament, by the early church. Scripture shows throughout that to be God's people is to be a pilgrim people, a restless people who are never quite at home in this fallen world. They try to say "yes" to God when the world is saying "no." They try to say "stop" to the ways of sin when the world is saying "go." It was true in mighty Babylon and in proud Rome and it's true even ...

2114. The Unity Of The Church

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Erskine White

... of 1833." "Die, you heretic!" cried Stephen, and he pushed the man off the bridge. It's fun to laugh at the silly ways Christians divide themselves from one another, but upon deeper reflection the disunity of the church is no laughing matter. John's gospel says quite plainly that Jesus died in order "to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad" (11:52). My friends, if Jesus suffered and died on Calvary's cross to make all believers one (John 17:20-21), how do you think He feels today ...

2115. Physical Fitness For The Soul

James 3:1-12

Sermon

Erskine White

... with certain inalienable rights, including the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But we as a nation don't really expect to live by those great documents. "It's only words." Of course, there is no such thing as "only words" and it is quite wrong to dismiss words as "mere talk." Sometimes it is not only wrong but tragic. I have a book at home called Mein Kampf, written by Adolf Hitler years before he came to power in Germany. In that book, Hitler all but announced everything he planned to ...

2116. Wedding: Grounds for Marriage

Sermon Aid

John M. Braaten

... can't, because marriage isn't a one-way ride on the happiness express. An example of what can happen is illustrated by a story I once heard. A dog-tired business man came home from the office only to hear his wife announce that the cook had quit. "Why?" he asked. "Because of you," she fired back. "Me? What did I do?" "Well," the wife said, "the cook claimed you called on the phone this afternoon, that you used coarse and abusive language, and you insulted her womanhood." "Oh no," the man responded, "that's ...

2117. At Home With God

2 Corinthians 5:8

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... place like this. I think that I am so lucky to be able to live in such a wonderful area and do all of the things that you can do here. But in a couple of weeks I find that I want to be somewhere else. It does not look quite like the place that I spend my vacations, but I can hardly wait to get there. [Show them the snapshot of your home.] This is really the place that I want to be. Do you know what I call this place? [Let them answer.] That's right. This is what ...

2118. Apples and Teachers

Mark 6:34

Children's Sermon

... the summer? (Let them respond.) No, it's summer vacation. What are we taking a vacation from? (Let them respond.) That's right, we take a vacation from school and work because we need some time off to rest and relax. It's nice not to have to get up quite so early. You can do fun things that you don't have time to do during the rest of the year. I brought an apple today. Apples remind me of school because in the olden days when probably your grandparents were in school, children used to bring an apple to ...

2119. We Have Come To Believe

John 6:60

Children's Sermon

... before. So, one of the friends told the others the rules of the game. One of the children said, "This sounds difficult. I can't believe that these are really the rules." This child decided that these rules couldn't possibly be the right ones. He decided to quit the game and leave the group. One or two other children agreed with him and left also. The child who was trying to teach the others how to play the game asked the remaining friends, "Do you also wish to go away?" The remaining friends answered, "No ...

2120. Mountains and Valleys

Mark 9:2-13

Children's Sermon

... work God gave them to do. Our lives are like that, too. Sometimes we are so excited that we can't think straight or settle down. I'm glad God gives us really exciting things to make us so happy. But I'm also glad that sometimes we're not quite so happy so we can settle down and do God's work of telling people that God loves them. That's pretty exciting work to do!

2121. Life Goes On

John 6:25-59

Children's Sermon

... about your family's history, and if grandparents live nearby, you may ask them to share your "family history lesson" with you and your children. Plan on devoting an afternoon or evening to this project, and do not be surprised if you have to quit before your children's curiosity has been completely satisfied. If you have the information available to you, you may wish to help your children compile a family tree, with information about births, deaths, occupations, spouses, and so on for as many family members ...

2122. Let's Get to Work!

Philippians 2:8

Children's Sermon

Object: a pair of work gloves. (As the children gather, put on the work gloves.) Boys and girls, what am I wearing today? Right. These are work gloves. Does it seem strange to see me wearing these this morning? They don't quite go with the rest of my clothes, do they! But I want to wear them to remind myself - and you - that God has a lot of good work for us to be doing. Sometimes when we come to church, wearing our clean clothes, we forget that God wants us to ...

2123. How Do You Know?

John 20:24-31

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

Object: You will be holding hands during the message. Good morning, boys and girls. This morning I have a very important question for you. I want you to think really hard about your answer. I'm going to ask quite a few of you your answer, so listen carefully. Are you ready? (Let them respond.) How do you know you're alive? Give them a chance to think and then repeat the questions.) How do you know you're alive? Let's start here. (Pick a child to answer. Repeat ...

2124. Miracles and Wonders

Acts 2:19

Children's Sermon

... . Doctors do it with all kinds of body parts; livers, kidneys and skin. Here's a before and after picture. People take a totally dry desert spot and by putting water through pipes, they can make plants grow in a desert. It's called irrigation. That's quite a wonder! I think God certainly has performed miracles above the earth and wonders on the earth below. When you see something that looks like a miracle or a wonder, remember that God gave us the minds to think of how to put together all the wonders ...

2125. Baptism of the Lord

Acts 10:23b-48, Isaiah 61:1-11, Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 45:1-17, Psalm 89:1-52, Luke 3:1-20, Luke 3:21-38

Sermon Aid

George Bass

... , had for him. He knew his identity - the Son of God - and he accepted his mission to be the suffering servant and he put his destiny in the hands of the God who had created him and would sustain him in the face of death. 4. All of this defines quite well what God does for us in Holy Baptism: making us his children, bestowing the Holy Spirit upon us, and preparing us for a mission and ministry in our lives. In baptism God calls everyone to be a minister in his kingdom in; in most cases, our response - like ...

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