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Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Daniel G. Mueller

... ; both require a miracle; both take God’s power. So, Jesus said, "To let you know that I do have power to forgive sins," he said to the paralytic, "Get up and walk!" And immediately he walked. Jesus does the impossible, even forgiving our sins. We can believe it, even though we can’t see it. When Jesus says, "I forgive your sins," there is saving action behind those words. "This is my blood of the New Testament," Jesus said, "which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins" ( ...

202. Coping with Fear, Worry, and Anxiety

Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... are among the forces that attack the soul-mind and bring about the breakdown of the body. What about the chemistry of fear? We are told that under the shock of a piano falling on her child it is often possible for a mother to do the impossible and lift the piano off her child. Immediately afterwards she loses that extra strength and cannot budge the piano. What has happened? Under the shock of possible injury to her child, adrenalin has poured into the mother’s blood stream, and under the stimulus of this ...

203. Saved!

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Warren Thomas Smith

... message has this essential thrust: Sinful, misguided, selfish human beings can be transformed. It is not our doing, but God’s action. Jesus told the disciples who (like most of us) were so alarmed at the illustration of needle and camel: "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God." Shakespeare wrote: Poor soul! God’s goodness hath been great to thee: Let never day nor night unhallow’d pass, But still remember what the Lord hath done.3 Yes, it is remarkable, that ...

204. Counting the Cost

Luke 14:25-35

Sermon

T. A. Kantonen

... even if Robinson himself were to offer to coach the Little Leaguer, the boy would still have to admit, "It’s no use. I can see how it is done but I am not up to doing it." Just so, if our Lord is only an example, he is an impossible example, for we cannot come anywhere near copying him. And if our Lord is merely a teacher, we would soon become drop-outs from the school of discipleship. How can we become real Christians? The true answer lies in one word with which Luke introduces our Lord’s speech on ...

205. Smart, Wise, and Foolish

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

Gregory J. Johanson

... In the two ostensibly similar cards, one can alternately perceive a twisted hag or a woman of wealth and learning. Once the subject has grasped one of these images, it frequently becomes next to impossible to see the other image, which may have been grasped by another student. Communication becomes impossible, because presuppositions get in the way. In like manner, a theologian and an astronomer may have difficulty in communicating and in sharing - or a psychiatrist and an internist, or a chemist and a poet ...

206. What Must I DO to Receive Life?

Mark 10:17-31

Sermon

Brett Blair

... on week after week until the young monk could no longer contain his curiosity, and he finally blurted out, "Father, what are you doing?" "I'm trying to make a mirror," said the head priest. "But that's impossible!" said the young monk. "You can't make a mirror from brick." "True," replied the head priest. "Just as it is impossible to acquire grace by a chant." Another young man by the name of Martin Luther was just as confused as our rich young ruler. He had no peace in his life. He was a monk who wanted to ...

207. You're Going To Have A Baby!

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... born in each of us in the same way Mary conceived. It is by the Spirit. It seems as impossible for us to be born anew as it was for Mary to have a child without a husband. The angel reminds us, as did Mary, that with God all things are possible. It does ... seem impossible that I, as old, as ugly, as dirty as I am, can be a new person by having Christ born in me. To have Christ born in ...

208. The Promise of a Son

Genesis 15:1-18

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... his resolve to press on into the future. If God could lead him into a land he could not imagine, and give him a people to lead who were not yet in existence, God could give him a son he did not have. God, then, would do the impossible and make that impossibility a reality through the gift of his promises. God does not break his promises. God makes good on his promises. If God promises something, we can trust that God will bring it to fruition. The promise of a son would then secure Abram’s legacy of faith ...

209. When God Does A New Thing

Isaiah 43:14-28

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... what God is doing. Yes, problems still exist and man still faces his share of woe, but if the owls and jackals can see, why can’t humankind see what God is doing? “Behold, I will do a new thing. Will you not perceive it? Behold I will do the impossible by making streams in the desert. I will give new life and new direction.” The Father gives us something new in his son Jesus. Will we not perceive it and know what he can do in our lives? God is constantly doing new things through Christ who is the ...

210. The Healing of the Gerasene Demoniac

Mark 5:1-20

Sermon

James W. Moore

... all the nations of this world could learn to live together in peace without the threat of war, we could take those incredible resources and wage war on hunger, homelessness, disease, illiteracy, and drug abuse. I know it sounds idealistic. I know it sounds like the impossible dream, but I can’t help but think about it. Just think what could be done. Just think what could be done. III. THIRD AND FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON OF ALL: JESUS CHRIST IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE. I believe with all my heart that ...

211. God Cares About Justice!

Exodus 20:1-21

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... has had to get the breakfast, the kids, the dinner, and herself ready to try to make it to church almost on time, this is hardly a day of no work. But then, the scripture never said it would be...not for Mom. The Bible never expects the impossible. Commandment #5: "Honor your father and your mother." Does that mean be nice to them? Don't talk back? Keep your room clean? Never let them have reason to complain, "You never write; you never call?" Again, God's concern is justice. As you have heard before, the ...

212. A Wonderful Mother (In-Law)

Ruth 1:1-22

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... . Why, if I got married tonight, and got pregnant tonight, it would be twenty years before that would do either of YOU any good. Are you going to tell me that you would be willing to wait around all that time for something that is nothing more than an impossible dream? Of course not. Go home. You will be better off." That was painful for Naomi to say. She had come to love Orpah and Ruth, and no one wants to be separated from those they love. But Naomi was practical. She was well aware that, in her culture ...

213. Grace and Golf

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... he is a successful competitor on the PGA Senior tour. Calvin's persistent belief that God has a plan for his life enabled him to persevere without giving up. "It's been a long road from the fields to the fairways," Calvin says. "One a lot of people said was impossible. But you see, I knew something maybe they didn't. That God had a plan for me -- but I HAD TO BE WILLING TO WORK AT IT. When you work hard and pray hard, you have a combination that can take you places you've never imagined. It's taken ...

214. Religion and Politics

Isaiah 1:1-31

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Baines Johnson. God is pleading for a turnaround and an outcome other than judgment. Do it and be blessed; don't and "be devoured." Well. Religion and politics. As old as the ancient prophets; as modern as tomorrow's newspaper. In my estimation, it is impossible to keep them separate and, frankly, anyone who says so understands neither religion nor politics. Both have to do with not only deeply held convictions but the way we live our lives. In other words, as we have said before, what we believe determines ...

215. Let's Play, Stump The Theologian!

John 16:5-16

Sermon

King Duncan

... was carrying a cup of ocean water to a small hole he had dug in the sand. "What are you doing?" asked Augustine. The child replied, "I'm trying to pour the ocean into this hole." The bishop laughed and said, "That's impossible." The child stared into his eyes and said, "It is no more impossible than for you to put Almighty God into your small mind." (2) And it's true. The Trinity is one of those many things about life and faith that you and I will never understand. In that sense we are like Lewis Carroll ...

216. Swimming With The Sharks

Mark 9:2-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... Lewis put it quite pointedly: "He (Jesus) never talked vague, idealistic gas. When he said, Be perfect, He meant it. He meant that we must go in for the full treatment. It is hard; but the sort of compromise we are all hankering after is harder ” in fact, it is impossible. It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be ...

217. Only Heroes Need Apply

Mark 8:34-38

Sermon

King Duncan

... . So they mounted expeditions to go beyond the mountains. One after another, they failed. No one was able to get beyond the mountains. Finally, the government declared it was impossible, no more attempts would be made, and they named the mountains the "Barrier Mountains." In 1812, three daring young men decided nothing was impossible, and they set out to conquer the Barrier Mountains. They studied every expedition and a pattern developed. All the previous expeditions had followed the stream beds up the ...

218. Jesus, Where Are You?

John 12:20-36

Sermon

King Duncan

... left. He decided to take his own life. Cal bought a length of rope and drove around in the desert looking for a sturdy tree. But most of the growing structures in the area were either palm trees, which are too tall to hang from, or cacti, which are pretty impossible to hang from. Next, Cal decided to throw himself into a river and drown. No luck there. It was summertime, and most of the rivers were dried out from the heat. Cal's luck had really given out if he couldn't even find a way to end things. Finally ...

219. Possibly Our Best Year! (A Sermon for New Year's)

Isaiah 60:1-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... image sometimes, too. "So once a year," Pat claimed, "Robert Schuller checks into a motel under an assumed name, goes to his room, pulls the drapes closed, goes into the closet, shuts the doorand shouts: `It's impossible! I can't do it!'" (1) Schuller is famous, as you may know, for having cut the word `impossible' out of his dictionary. This morning we want to encourage some possibility thinking. We want to explore the possibility that this coming new year will be the best year any of us has ever had. I ...

220. The Mighty Tide Of God Rolled In

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... standstill and move it 100 yards. Some dogs had been known to break 500 lb. loads, maybe even 600 lb., but 1,000 lbs. seemed impossible. It was a foolish wager, but Thornton believed that if any dog could do it, Buck could. Thornton didn't even have a thousand ... rest. And of course Buck did. "As you love me, Buck, as you love me...." You and I face a task that the world says is impossible, the claiming of this world for Jesus Christ. All we have to go on is a voice in our ear, "As you love me. As you love ...

221. A Pentecostal Church

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... else before we stake our claims." And they made a vow of secrecy. But they had to go into town for provisions and tools. When they left the town, a great host of people followed them. Why? Their "secret" was written all over their faces. It was impossible for them to hide what they had found. A gifted speaker was asked what was his most difficult speaking assignment. He said that it was an address he gave to the National Conference of Undertakers entitled "How to Look Sad at a Ten-Thousand Dollar Funeral ...

222. The Secret Of Champions

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... That is a word that many of us need to hear. Hang in there. How? That brings us to the final secret of champions: "Looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfector of our faith...." An old cliche that people often share with each other in times when they face impossible situations is: "Let ™s face facts." Then, they add something like; "We just can ™t afford it!" Or, "We can ™t possible succeed at that." Or "There is no way I can go on." Someone has said that facing facts is one of the worst mistakes we can ...

223. You Can Dress Them Up...

Romans 12:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... cut school seem to be everywhere. "In the midst of this dying ghetto," Tony Campolo tells us, "something incredible is happening." A Pentecostal church is growing by leaps and bounds. "This church is committed to doing work that many might consider impossible: rebuilding the community." The church has organized and trained young people to remodel the thousands of rundown, deserted houses. Thus, young people are given jobs while inexpensive housing is being offered for sale to many. "Living as they do, in a ...

224. To Forgive Is Divine

Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon

King Duncan

... forgiveness is a way of life. Jesus told a parable. A certain king wanted to settle accounts with his servants so he called them in one by one. There was a servant who owed the king ten thousand talents ” a vast sum of money. It would be impossible for the servant to ever pay off his debt. He would have to work 150,000 years to earn ten thousand talents. The average person could not even comprehend such a gigantic sum, like our national debt. Jesus exaggerates the figure deliberately. He want us to see ...

225. Jesus And The Lake Wobegon Effect

Luke 4:14-30

Sermon

King Duncan

... in the hallowed halls of Academe. It has to do with test scores given to our young people. A West Virginia doctor noticed sometime back that all 50 states claim that their students score above average on standardized test scores. That, of course, is impossible ” for everyone to be above average. Someone has even given this scandal a thoughtful name ” the Lake Wobegon effect. Lake Wobegon is author Garrison Keillor's mythical town where "All the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the ...

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