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2151. NO OBITUARIES IN HEAVEN

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John H. Krahn

... restored. We grieve because we have loved. Our grief is simply an expression of our love. For the Christian, physical death is merely the grand pause in life. We see our loved one moving from earthly life to heavenly life. In time we are even able to view heaven through the visionary eyes of Saint John. John sees the saints sitting around the throne of God. They are happy. And God himself descends from his throne and wipes away every tear from their eyes, proclaiming as he does that there is no more death ...

2152. ARE CHRISTIANS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES?

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John H. Krahn

... of the dangers from within referring to them as Christianity’s sin from within. There is the endangering problem of self-centeredness or the S of sin from within. Often we get so caught up with our own church or our own denomination that our world view of Christianity doesn’t go much beyond our congregation’s front door. In our quest to preserve our peculiar understanding of Scripture, we often fail to bask in the good news of a Christ who stands at the center of Scripture. The New Testament abounds ...

2153. BE EASTER PEOPLE

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John H. Krahn

... us to fall head over heels in love with him so he can bring the greatest joy and purpose possible into our lives. God also encourages us to hold fast to hope without wavering. Scripture says, "Where there is no hope, the people perish." Too many of us view too much of our lives and the world as hopeless. Without hope, no great strides will be made in the future; there is no venturesome faith without hope. Without hope we burrow into the ground and live the life of a mole instead of walking freely in God ...

2154. Faith Opens the Door

Genesis 12:1-8

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Robert G. Tuttle

... s tale in which one dumb sensation succeeds another to no known end. And it is not possible for him to be wholly alive ... These are the gifts of a vital religion.1 Life is born of faith. Karl Barth puts it more shockingly, "From a man’s point of view, in his decisive act of faith is the collapse of every effort of his own capacity and will, and the recognition of the absolute necessity of that collapse." We cannot have the new until we give up the old. The old falseness cancels out the new as long as we ...

2155. The Necessity of Moral Commitment

Gen 3:1-24 · Is 28:15

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Robert G. Tuttle

... and Pharisees, or you cannot reach the Promised Land of life’s fulfillment." Recently in an interview ex-President Nixon said, in effect, that when he as president made a decision, it was "legal," because he as president was the law. Well, that point of view is what destroyed him and shook the foundations of our nation. There is such a thing as national, established order to protect a nation from such misuse of power. There is such a thing as God’s ordained truth to guide and restrict even a president ...

2156. The Excitement of Meaningful Living

John 10:10 · Matthew 6:33 · Ephesians 3:20

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Robert G. Tuttle

... one would even walk to the well with her. She was an outcast from her village because of a life broken and crushed by the wrong use of sex. In conversation with Jesus, there by the well in the middle of the day, she glimpsed in his view of the heavenly Father the hope of forgiveness, acceptance, and a new life of purity for herself. She rushed back to the village, telling everyone about this person. They saw that she was evidently different, changed. The village which had repudiated her, followed her to see ...

2157. What Are You Going to Do About Death?

Mt 10:28 · Lk 12:4

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Robert G. Tuttle

... death? The first thing we want to look at is: the Christian accepts death as real and life after death as a mysterious gift of God. Someone asked a friend, "Tell me what Christ has meant to you in the last year?" The friend answered, "He has changed my view of death." It is the impact of God, of Christ, of the Holy Spirit that gives us our own creative glimpse of life after death. It is a mystery. Certainly, it is a mystery. My present consciousness is a mystery. It is not totally explained by the cells ...

2158. A Liturgical Drama For Advent

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Tom Eberle

... lacks the luster and brightness to illuminate our way. We have extinguished the light of a lonely acquaintance through neglect. We have seen the light flicker at times even with those we love the most. In our world, light has almost become extinct. As we view your light, God, we wonder if the glowing fire of your spirit has become within us cold flakes of ash. God, give us again your light. Amen. Words of Assurance: [spoken by the minister] "If I say, ‘let only darkness cover me, and the light about ...

2159. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR PENTECOST

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Tom Eberle

... ; Ev’rything they do seems much too tame to me, Like a pleasant Christmas pantomine. If there is a Holy Spirit, If there is a Heavenly Dove, I would like to see and hear it, Changing this cold world with love. Voice 4: Let me voice the other point of view. I too am tired. What wearies me is my skepticism and doubt. You may find this hard to believe, but I can almost doubt myself out of the human race. My theme song has become: I believe in Nothing, and Nothing Believes in Me, I got turned off by all ...

2160. A LITURGICAL DRAMA FOR ALL SAINTS’

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Tom Eberle

... : To this great multitude we offer the following persons who have died in the past twelve months. In the early church, the date of a death was spoken of as that person’s birthday. What is a moment of tragedy for us becomes, in the total view of life, a great procession of triumph. [The name and date of death of each deceased member is read. Following each name "box" lights a candle in memory of that person and the organist rings a chime.] Affirmation of Faith [Hymn] For All the Saints Parish Concerns ...

2161. Old and New

Mk 2:22 · 2 Cor 5:17 · Is 43:19

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Robert Noblett

... history. As we identify with people and events in the past, their stories and events become relived. I think we gathered a sense for this handling of history in the film "Patton." You may remember one sequence in the film where Patton is viewing an old Carthaginian battlefield. As he describes what had happened hundreds of years before, his description is so real that an aide remarks, "It is almost like you were there, General." Reflective of his belief in reincarnation, Patton responds with a haunting ...

2162. The Circus and My Faith

Ps 139 · Mt 22:37

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Robert Noblett

... doctrine, or one school of theology, or one religious leader, or one religious movement. Finding themselves for whatever reason in one religious groove, they allow that groove to become a rut and eventually that rut becomes a trench from which they defend religious truth as they view it. What I am going to describe has to be one of the most annoying moments in life. You’re tired and your mind turns to music. Up you get, saunter over to your record collection, pick up a recording of one of your favorite ...

2163. Mary of Nazareth

Isaiah 7:1-25

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Warren Thomas Smith

... in some measure - behold ourselves? As we make our way through the varied and beauteous seasons of the Christian year, we see Mary as she fills her historic roles: in Scripture, poetry, music, drama, and art. We see her at Christmas with the creche. We view her in paintings of the Passion and Easter. She belongs, for she is part of the gospel - the Christian story - and part of humanity. Martin Luther makes a special point regarding Mary. He stressed the element of faith. "The Virgin Birth is a sheer trifle ...

2164. Joseph

Proverbs 10:1-32

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Warren Thomas Smith

... regarded Joseph as young, and he was so pictured in early Christian art, always with Mary and the Christ Child. It was not until the fifth or sixth centuries that he was presented as an aged, debilitated widower an idea borrowed from apocryphal books. Unfortunately, this view has persisted. Common sense tells us that heavy labor in a carpenter shop required a man of vigorous, prime years. I see Joseph as a man of strength, a proud descendant of King David by a double lineage (Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23 ...

2165. Phoebe

Joel 2:28-32

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Warren Thomas Smith

... courses in Bible study at leadership school, assiduously working on her assignments. In light of all that the Phoebes of the church do, and are, let us honestly ask: are they easy to get along with? Often they are not, especially when opposing views are presented. Strong personalities frequently rub people the wrong way. For this reason the Phoebes must exercise unusual care regarding the life of the Spirit. Paul admonished all of us that "... the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness ...

2166. THIS MAN NAMED JESUS

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Marcia Miller

This Man Named Jesus is designed to bring into focus certain biblical truths about the Son of Man and his mission on earth. It is a dialogue among three people, each of whom has a different point of view in telling about Jesus. First, there is a person who tells the story of Jesus and his ministry. That story is backed by the second person, who quotes Scripture. The third gives theological insight into what has been said. The Scriptures used are: Matthew 1:21; 3:2, 17; 13: ...

2167. Can We Really Get Along?

John 4:1-26

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... us.' My grandfather said, 'No, they are not; they will shoot us.' That made me sad. (signed) Love Allison." Maybe Allison sensed that most people in most neighborhoods are more inclined to help than to hurt, but her culture was trying to teach a different view. It was no accident that in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, the good guy is a despised Samaritan, helping a wounded Jew. Refuse to go along with cultural traditions that don't square with biblical truth, like limiting your social circle to one ...

2168. It Takes Two to Preach!

Matthew 13:1-23

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John R. Brokhoff

... calls for shutting out distractions that may disturb your listening. There may be loud noises outside the church, latecomers, teenagers whispering in the pew behind you, a crying child, a person getting up to go to a restroom, the antics of a choir member in full view of the congregation, a bee or a fly sailing around. The good listener will, as far as possible, ignore these distractions and will do all in his power to remove such distractions from the next service. His mind is set on the Word and he takes ...

2169. Holy Tares!

Matthew 13:24-30

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John R. Brokhoff

... be like him in their daily lives. On the other hand, we need to realize that there are weeds in God’s field, the church. If we do not realize this fact, we will become disillusioned and disgusted with the church. Many of us may have a romantic and idealistic view of the church as a place where the people are as good as gold. When the truth is known, these often quit the church or if not members, they refuse to join it. Have you not heard someone say "I am not going to join a church because there are ...

2170. Food for Faith

Matthew 14:13-21

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John R. Brokhoff

... their minds and hearts? They are fed materialism through the constant appearance of commercials, often six at a time. In 1976 it is said that television stations ran three hundred thirty-five thousand commercials per month! In these commercials we are fed with a materialistic view of life. We are told that things make life happy and worthwhile. Buy, buy, and you will have all the good things in life. On the other hand, television is feeding us with violence, with more of it coming each year. By the time a ...

2171. Incalculable Riches by Bishop Roy C. Nichols

Ephesians 3:1-13

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... expectation should be a lively one among the community of the saints.) What he was saying was that each day he lived he was finding in the gospel more excitement, more reason to be alive, to express himself, to be a Christian. Some people are taking a jaundiced view of the church of Christ in the 20th century. They are saying that we’re a worn-out crowd with a tired look. We no longer have the zip and vigor characteristic of the Ephesian Christians in the First Century or the revived church of the 19th ...

2172. Men of Distinction

Acts 11:19-30

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Allan J. Weenink

... soul and strength and mind makes men of distinction. II. A Christian not only believes some things and in Someone, but because he believes, he practices certain things. As James well said, "Faith without works is dead." We can hold firmly to many views, but unless they motivate conduct, there is some question as to their importance and relevance. Those early Christians in Antioch maintained a way of life that was different from the pagan society which surrounded them. They were known as People of the Way ...

2173. The Unexplainable Reality

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

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Allan J. Weenink

In more recent times we have become almost nonchalantly accustomed to the sonorous sound of the countdown ... glued to the television screen, we view the drama and hear that even voice charged with vibrancy ... 10, 9, 8 and so on, ending in a crescendo of BLAST OFF! With spectacular power and energized fury, another spacecraft is launched on its incredible journey. With each departure comes a new advance in knowledge and achievement. We have ...

2174. When The Cheering Stopped

Matthew 21:1-11

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Brett Blair

... on this morning. Why did the cheering stop? I One reason why the cheering stopped is that Jesus began to talk more and more about commitment. During the last week of Jesus life a very interesting scene occurred, and even more significantly, it occurred in full view of the people. A rich young ruler came enthusiastically running to Jesus. You are all familiar with the dialogue that took place. Jesus says: Go and sell all that you have and give it to the poor and then come follow me. The masses were stunned ...

2175. Virtue Won’t Hurt You

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... before he turns to God. Witness the number of testimonies you have heard from ex-drug addicts, ex-criminals, and just plain "ex." Yet this presents a poor image to our young people. We have a need for virtuous people to serve as models. I recently viewed a cartoon in a newspaper which embodied the concept of "positive reinforcement." A woman had informed her husband that one of the family dogs had torn up the garage. The husband told her that he would take care of it and proceeded to walk outside. After ...

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