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2151. Whose Fool

Matthew 5:21-26

Drama

... ! 1: I’m warning you. 2: Look, I won’t stand for threats. You take me to court if you want a battle. 1: I’ve got no time for courts. I’ll battle you right here. [Grabs 2, who immediately falls limp to the floor] Hey - what ... I hardly touched you. Come on - get up and ... Hey! Oh, my God. I didn’t hurt you. There must have been something wrong with him. I didn’t hurt you. [Looks around] Oh, no - I’ve got to get out of here. [Leaves quickly] I didn’t hurt him - I didn’t ...

2152. NO HELP WANTED

Drama

... can afford to be. NO HELP WANTED There are nine characters in this play: seven men, a policeman, and one woman. Descriptions of the men are not important, except as they are indicated in the stage directions. At the very least, all of them should have a touch of arrogance and condescension toward the Woman. The Woman is quiet, but she is neither helpless nor overly dependent on the men. She simply puts up with all that happens around her (though the men would like these things to happen to her) until she no ...

2153. Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Daniel 2:24-49, Daniel 2:1-23

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... this surgery, but we have to try because he cannot live unless the problem is fixed." So, we prayed with the surgeon and then all during that lengthy operation. Allen survived. He went home and began to grow stronger. Then I moved away from Hartsville and lost touch with the Rudick family. Well, imagine how thrilled I was to receive a letter last year from Allen's mother, Judy. She informed me that Allen had been named "Student of the Year" at his high school. He also received his Eagle Scout award. He had ...

2154. An Unhappy Homecoming

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... with fire. You’re angry and you’re letting your anger tempt you to take the law into your own hands. Now, you better calm down right now and go on home. That man inside is my prisoner, and will be tried in a proper way. Before you can touch him, you’re going to have to come over me." You remember how the scene ends. The mob grumbles a lot but gradually goes away, the wisest and oldest departing first. What stopped them? The moral authority of a brave man. Jesus’ moral authority was his only means of ...

2155. Don't Let the Parade Pass You By

Luke 19:28-44

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... hundreds. Thousands more stood and watched with varying degrees of curiosity and anxiety, wondering if Roman troops would break up this demonstration. Jesus got the red carpet treatment; his disciples carpeted the roadway with their garments. That was a nice touch usually reserved for kings and victorious generals. Luke is the only gospel writer to record the objections of the Pharisees. They said to Jesus, "Make your disciples stop all their cheering." Jesus replied, in effect, "Somebody is going to shout ...

2156. Revival at Corinth

Acts 18:1-17

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... Paul personally baptized. (1 Corinthians 1:14) The church at Corinth grew rapidly and became a stronghold of the Christian faith, but it also retained a spirit of individuality and independence. Both of Paul’s letters to the Corinthians touch on the libertarian and quarrelsome attitudes among the people. While Paul rejoiced in the growth and prosperity of the Corinthian church, he denounced their wife-swapping, their legalistic spirit, their gluttonous behavior at communion, and their tendency to form ...

2157. "I appeal to Caesar!"

Acts 24:1-27, Acts 25:1-12

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... s work was at a temporary standstill. Maybe Paul wrote some letters during this time, but it seems unlikely. For Luke, however, these could have been marvellously productive years. He was in Palestine, near the very roads where Jesus had walked, in close touch with people who had personally seen Jesus and heard what he said. Luke had many sources from which to collect material about the life and teachings of Jesus, material which he later compiled into his gospel. Meanwhile, the fortunes of Felix declined ...

2158. Rome at Last

Acts 28:11-16

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... Christ. He even influenced some of the hard-boiled Roman soldiers, who were a sort of captive audience for his lecturing. Among his converts during this period were some members of "Caesar’s household," he wrote to the Philippians. By letters, he kept in touch with his longtime friends and associates, urging Mark and Timothy to come to visit him. While authorities have a hard time agreeing on the date or authorship of the New Testament letters, at least some fragments of them must come from this period ...

2159. Lord, Lead Me On

Illustration

Ruth Margaret Gibbs

... sky. "But the sun is gone," I said. "Already it grows dark." "Take the lantern of my word." he whispered. "That will be light enough." We climbed. The road was narrow and steep, but the way was bright. And when the thorns reached out, they found his hand before they touched my own. And when the path grew rough. I knew it was his love that kept my feet from stumbling. Then I grew very tired. "I can go no farther, Lord." I said. He answered, "Night is gone. Look up, my child." I looked, and it was dawn. Green ...

2160. Let Yes Be Yes!

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

... years or more, have suddenly discovered that there is a crying need right underneath their nose. Someone has shown some insight or imagination or perhaps a little courage, and a fresh response has been crafted by which that congregation can reach out and touch a group of people with which they didn’t want to bother before. Miracles begin to happen. One congregation noticed that there was a growing number of "two-paycheck" families in their neighborhood. They could have left it to the government to set ...

2161. Which Way?

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

... to life again. A future is embraced, and healing starts. The lunacy of cruciform existence can do miracles. Is all of this to say that being Christian, taking up a cross and following, turns people into "softies"? Does becoming a disciple mean becoming Mr. Easy Touch? Does taking up a cross mean being taken to the cleaners by our enemies? Of course not. No more than resolving to play a game on the athletic field by following the rules means going on the field without first getting into shape, securing the ...

2162. For Freedom!

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

... ’s debt and set him free? What happens to that person? Either of two things can come of it. The individual can be completely overcome with gratitude, or he can take advantage of his undeserved good fortune and abuse his freedom. All of us know people of both kinds. A touch of both kinds lives inside us all. But God calls us to make a clear choice as to which we’ll have. The coming of the Kingdom and our own future and destiny depend upon it. A. We Can Pass on It Once the gift is given, we could opt ...

2163. Welcome to the Training Table!

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon

... harried pace of life - and it was so in ancient times as often as it is today - mealtime, which everybody had to take time for anyway, became as convenient a time as any to communicate, to take care of things, to check signals, and generally to keep in touch. In fact, many families only see each other when they’re eating and, at that, often only at certain meals in the day or week. Another reason for the fact that significant things happen at mealtime is that mealtimes tend to be good times. We need to ...

2164. Do It For the Joy of It!

Matthew 22:34-40

Sermon

... start to happen, because I can love without selecting likely targets of my love with an eye to maximum possible return. I can afford to take greater risks, since no repayment is required or necessary. I can effect more good for more people, since I will begin to touch people so hopelessly mired in tragedy they may not ever be able to respond to me with the sort of gratitude I might otherwise feel justified in expecting them to show. God can use me more effectively, for there will be fewer limits laid on my ...

2165. He is the One We are Looking For

Matthew 11:1-19

Illustration

John Thomas Randolph

... the repairs were so perfect they could not even be seen, and the soaring notes of the instrument were more beautiful than they had ever been before -- all because the broken parts were placed in the hands of a master craftsman who then applied his healing touch. Yes, Jesus Christ is the one we have been looking for. Something terrible happens and our lives are broken. Then we turn them over to Jesus Christ who is the Master Craftsman of all time. He takes the broken pieces and puts them back together again ...

2166. Returning: Real or Ruse?

Hosea 5:1-15

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... to entice us to choose to return in radical repentance to him and live! And that cross on Golgotha’s brow reminds us that God can never again be absent from our world. He comes so close to each of us in the atoning death of his Son that in touching us with that precious blood, we are made clean and whole. A ruse at repentance is to be lost. Real repentance and faith is to realize God is nearer to us than hands and feet and breathing!

2167. "A" Lamb to "the" Lamb

Exodus 12:1-30

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... a cut-away-top so you could peer down inside the entire structure (all made from a cardboard shoe box!) They even had made a little cardboard altar and colored it with crayons. It was very good, a fine replica which they had copied from pictures. As an added touch of realism, they had baked some little cookies which were cut out in the shape of lambs. Then they prepared to lay one of the little lamb cookies on the altar for a sacrifice. They were trying to choose one from the cookies which were all laid out ...

2168. What Do You See?

Isaiah 52:13--53:12

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... royal prince, a prodigal, licentious playboy who loved high living. Then one day he saw a huge painting of the suffering, crucified Savior. Beneath the painting were these words, "All this I have done for thee, what hast thou done for Me?" His heart was touched, his life was changed, and he became the leader of the Moravians. He came to America and was the spiritual Father of the Moravian Church. It all came from the cross - and his gratitude was expressed in commitment which lasted for life. Whether or not ...

2169. The Triune God

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... encountered the side of the elephant, said it was like a wall. The second, as he felt the tusk, said that the elephant was like a spear. The third, taking the squirming trunk in his hands, offered the opinion that an elephant was like a snake. The fourth, touching the elephant’s knee, said that he was like a tree. The fifth, feeling his ear, said that he was like a fan. The sixth, grasping the tail, countered with the thought that an elephant was like a rope. The sad thing about the six men in this poem ...

2170. Religion at a Minimum

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... with it in my travels." The foregoing is also true in the realm of religion where there are many people who have actually been innoculated against experiencing an authentic personal encounter with the Author of Life, Jesus Christ. They have had a slight touch of religion, which can be worse than not having any at all, because their consciences do not bother them enough to really do something about life’s most important decision - the decision of total commitment to him whom the Scriptures call Christ ...

2171. Do You Have the Great Pearl?

Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... to point out the ultimate importance of salvation, Jesus also used the pearl to teach us something else. While the talented lapidary has to saw, grind, and polish other stones to bring out their hues and to make them sparkle and shine, the pearl dare not be touched. Any attempt to improve upon it is like trying to add color to the rainbow or beauty to the rose. It simply dare not be done because the pearl is already perfect. What can be more complete and perfect than the salvation that Christ has earned for ...

2172. We Are Driven!

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... saying, "That is none of my business"? If this is the case with you, do you not agree that you need a fire in your bones to put you on fire for the Gospel? How do you ignite the fire in you? Draw near to God, the consuming fire, and touch the flame. Then you will become aflame with God!

2173. Recovering From the Blahs

1 Kings 19:9-18

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to do. I don’t know if I can open my business in the morning. My creditors are calling. My business is mortgaged to the hilt. My wife’s name is on all the papers and she left no will. What am I going to do?" The pastor got in touch with a lawyer in his congregation. The next day the widower called to tell his pastor about the lawyer’s helping him and not charging a cent. When he asked the lawyer why he did it, the lawyer explained, "Look, if we’ve got the same Heavenly Father, why can ...

2174. Count Me In!

Isaiah 56:1-8

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... to Zacchaeus and his family. And there were special sinners whom Jesus befriended. When a prostitute washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and dried them with her hair at a dinner party in a Pharisee’s house, he was criticized for letting a sinner touch him, but Jesus pointed out how much she loved and assured her of forgiveness. One of Jesus’ most faithful followers was a "sinner," Mary Magdalene. Add to this, Jesus’ embracing of "foreigners." One time Jesus pointed to a Roman centurion’s faith as ...

2175. Looking For God?

Isaiah 55:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... we are sure to find him. You guessed it! The person is Jesus. When you look into the face of Jesus, you see the face of God, for he said, "The Father and I are one." When we look at the miracles, we see the power of God. When he touches the leper, forgives the adulteress, and uplifts the sorrowing, we see the heart of God’s compassion for people. But most of all, we find God at the cross. There we see the true love of God given for the reconciliation of lost humanity. In the shame, the disgrace, the ...

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