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2226. Jesus ... Who?

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... with the bright light of Jesus’ presence. They were in the presence of holy men, Moses and Elijah. They heard the voice of God thundering from heaven, "This is my beloved Son." They fell on their faces and were struck with a sense of awe. Jesus came and touched them saying, "Rise and have no fear." This is a normal reaction to experiencing the divine. How would you react if you really heard the voice of God? Once there was a half-wit who had the habit of going to a barn every evening, taking off his ...

2227. Mary Magdalene, Stephanus, and Lucia

Drama

Jon Joyce

... that conclusion so quickly, Stephanus. There are many, many other people who have seen what the Master has done, and a lot who have been healed by him. Not that many people can be "loony," as you put it. LUCIA: [Excited. She eyes one of MARY’S rings and touches itas she talks] He certainly sounds very special. What else has he ... Oh, such a pretty ring! MARY: [Takes ring off and hands it to LUCIA as she talks] Would you like to see it? Here. Yes, he’s done many, many great things. And he teaches us all ...

2228. Annas, Caiaphas, and Judas

Drama

Jon Joyce

... and I didn’t listen to him. I really didn’t listen to him! [Suddenly thrusts the money bag at CAIAPHAS and speaks quite rationally] Here, give this to the poor. He would have wanted it that way. CAIAPHAS: [Drawing back from the money bag] We will not touch that blood money. It’s guilt on your soul, not ours. JUDAS: [Rationality again gone] The poor ... with us always ... but he’s gone. I can’t stand it. I CAN’T STAND IT! [He rushes from the room, panting and gasping, and stops just outside the ...

2229. The Deeper Meanings of The Christian Faith by Dr. Bryant M. Kirkland

Romans 8:18-27

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... believe in God for a richer life. They are vaguely aware of him, but they look at us and they are disappointed. It is time for us to show to them the healthy moral life style of those who believe in Christ. It is God’s world, and he can touch us now. He can change us, and he won’t give up on us until he does. That is the message of the meaning of the cross. So choose the way you are going to go, even if you have to carve a way through the forest of doubt. Choose ...

2230. It Is Really Something New by Dr. Frank Bateman Stanger

2 Corinthians 5:11--6:2, Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... him during adolescence and young manhood. But Christ had made him a new creature. Time after time a Singing Seminarian would say to a church congregation: "I was only a nominal Christian in a local church, just going through the religious motions, but one day Jesus Christ touched me and changed me and I became a new creature alive in him." All gave witness that the old has passed away and that the new has come. Not only is new life in Christ happening to individuals today but new life in Christ is also ...

2231. Miracle On Main Street by Dr. George A. Buttrick

John 1:1-18

Sermon

Leonard Mann

... play-acting. "The Word became the skin on your bones." How come we ever think about him? He wasn’t popular. He warned us against that cosmetic: "Woe to you when all men speak well of you." He pardoned prostitutes. He healed slobbering lunatics. He touched lepers. He didn’t say what we say: "Religion and politics don’t mix." Incidentally, that’s what the Watergate men said! He rebuked the military clique: "They that take the sword shall perish by the sword." He straightly warned rich men about the ...

2232. In the Spirit's Tether

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... love that is greater than any one of us individually. There is a beautiful Communion anthem which describes the evolving process. Draw us in the Spirit’s tether; for when humbly in thy name, two or three are met together, Thou art in the midst of them: Alleluya! TOUCH WE NOW THY GARMENT’S HEM. As the brethren used to gather in the name of Christ to sup, then with thanks to God the Father break the bread and bless the cup, Alleluya! SO KNIT THOU OUR FRIENDSHIP UP. All our meals and all our living make ...

2233. God Is No Gentleman

Luke 1:67-80

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... not a physician," said Jesus, "but they that are sick." To the sick of all kinds he became a ministering physician. He went out to seek them in their sad plight and commanded his disciples to do the same. He laid hands on malodorous lepers, touched the sightless eyes of the blind, dealt tenderly with condemned harlots, stabbed awake the self-righteous, forgave the sinful, instructed the ignorant, and identified himself as one who loved all men regardless of their lot or level in life. Even at the cross he ...

2234. Only the Wounded Can Serve

Hebrews 4:14-5:10

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... , but one who in every respect has been tempted similarly to us. He sympathizes because he has, through common experience, a real kinship with those who suffer. Such a thought must stretch the mind and expand the hope of all mankind. Jesus Christ is touched with the feeling of our infirmities. The quality of his life showed an amazing sensitivity to human need. He endured his trials and our trials, yet without sinning. Yet, "let us with confidence draw near," meaning that despite his perfection we can still ...

2235. To Hoist a Sail

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... spiritually. But we don’t with the physical. "What is the wind, grandfather?" "I don’t know, my lad, but I know how to hoist a sail." Pentecost is not simply the anniversary of an ancient event. It was a vital experience touching individuals. But the same quickening, kindling, glowing, nerving power is as present in our times as it was in the first century church. We live in a revolutionary age, full of frightening phenomena. These are days of turmoil, fragmentation, frustration, and sickening ...

2236. Five Grains of Corn

Psalm 111:1-10

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... road is the house of death. Nay, Nay: on the briar is the delicate rose; In the mire of the river the lily grows; The moth is as fair as a flower of the sod; At the end of the road is a door to God. One of the most touching scenes in history is an incident in the life of these pilgrim fathers. The scene is a village of seven log dwellings. The logs have been cut in the forest an eighth of a mile away and dragged, rolled, or carried to the building site; for they had no animals ...

2237. Running With Patience

Hebrews 12:1-13

Sermon

Allan J. Weenink

... puzzle do not seem to be present, when the clear course of action appears blurred, when the directional arrow is hazy, the distant drum beat too muffled to recognize, the goals slightly out of focus, the closed door not quite yielding to our touch, the intuitive knowledge still indecisive, and the pattern not ready to crystalize. And so we wait. Yet, with waiting, comes discovery. Out of nowhere (yet surely from Somewhere) it seems to steal across the mind, stimulate the senses, motivate the thought process ...

2238. V is a Christian Sign

John 4:43-54

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... s very good. How many of you can show me a signal? Thank you. I have some hand signals that I think everyone should know how to make. These are famous signals given by famous men. Let me show you my first signal. [Make the A-OK signal, touching thumb and index finger together to form a circle.] Do you know who the men were who made this signal famous? [Let them answer.] That’s right. Have you ever heard of Alan Shepherd, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong? That’s right, they are astronauts. It means good news ...

2239. God Made Me Do It!

Genesis 45:1-28

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... , Joseph says four times: "God sent me," "God made me." Joseph feels that all of his life is under the guiding hand of God. Since God is his master, Joseph feels that no matter what happens - of good or bad - sadness or joy - God is in it and nothing can touch him but that God will ultimately work it out for the best. Things did not always go easily and well for Joseph. He was sold into slavery in Egypt by jealous brothers. He was as good as dead as far as they were concerned. He wound up in charge of ...

2240. The Most Misunderstood Gift

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... way situations are remedied. That’s the way the Spirit wants to pray through you in an unknown tongue. Now there is a gift that any of us can well use. This is a far cry from the easy, light, casual, superficial praying that we usually do - praying that touches neither our own hearts, nor the heart of God. This is praying that will not let go, that will not be denied, that avails! So - the future may find you giving a "message in tongues" in public worship, or maybe you never will, but you can speak to ...

2241. When Christians Quarrel: Resolving Conflict in the Church

Matthew 18:15-20

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... every chance, and when he remains stubborn, you may think he is no better than a tax collector and Gentile. Well, you may be right. But I have not found tax collectors and Gentiles hopeless. My experience of them is that they, too, have a heart that can be touched, and there are many of them like Matthew and Zacchaeus, who have become my best friends. Even if the person is like a tax collector and Gentile you can still win him, as I have done.’ " So this Scripture does not say to give up. In fact, it ...

2242. When Yes Means No and No Means Yes

Matthew 21:28-32

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... son. He says, "No." And then the Scripture says he "... repented and went." While this is far from perfect, it is much better, isn’t it? This son’s story is often our story. We claim to be hard-boiled, hard-headed materialists, but secretly we have our hearts touched. We hope for more to life than this. Who among us has not been like this son who said no? But Jesus says, "... he repented ..." Oh, how beautiful a father we have! We can change our minds. We can try again. We can have a change of heart. We ...

2243. When We Mourn

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... very souls because of our experience in mourning. We have a promise that God will give us care from our brothers and sisters in the faith, and also comfort from God himself. In addition to that, we have a new joy because we are put in touch again with genuine life and strength to live it. God hath not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our lives through. God hath not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain. But God hath promised Strength for the day, Rest for ...

2244. While We Watch for the Coming

Matthew 24:1-35

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... truth in its lines. The Christian is to occupy until Christ comes. Christ has not left us without a promise, which means deliverance and victory. From the ramparts of heaven he waves to us the message that he is coming. These passages of scripture touch on many things, but mainly it wants to tell us what to expect and how to behave while we wait for the coming of Christ: We must beware of false leaders and discouragement; Followers of Jesus will be persecuted; Cities will fall without Christian faith ...

2245. Christ the King

Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon

Jerry L. Schmalemberger

... is not in giving a buck to a beggar or doing some charity. But such charity coming out of love of Christ is an essential act, without which faith dries up and dies. It is a beautiful thing when you and I have a heart that can be touched and that is sensitive and compassionate. If you are one who brags about being "self-made" and "shrewd" and never being taken advantage of, you may have the wrong king on the throne. Often our little bit of response is for the wrong reason. It can be selfish motivation ...

2246. Paul: The Man and His Message

Romans 9:1-29

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... experience became clear to him. But following the line of thought developed by Jeremias and Hunter, we may summarize thus the decisive consequences of the experience. It meant, first, that Jesus is a living reality. Paul became convinced that he was in touch with a living and exalted person and that this person was the crucified Jesus of Nazareth. Second, the cross became for him the center of divine revelation, the revelation of God’s redeeming love. Before his conversion, guided by Deuteronomy 21:23 ...

2247. Paul Today

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon Aid

T. A. Kantonen

... admit that they represent what Paul would call the "scandal" of the Christian message and that Brunner is right in saying that the doctrine of original sin is a primary form of that scandal for modern man. The objections, however, do not touch the depth of the scandal, Paul’s diagnosis of original sin as a perennial human predicament, his view of human existence as such as being geared wrong to ultimate reality. His analysis goes deeper than historical account, empirical description, or ethical evaluation ...

2248. The First Murder - 1940

Matthew 7:1-6

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... Cain the establishment of communal life, where groups get together and learn necessary adjustments for social well-being. The major development of communal life and social institutions came from this bad man, this murderer. In the fourth place, and this is a very touching thing to me, he had a son and he called him Enoch. Do you know what Enoch means? It means "new start," "rededication," "fresh beginning." I shall never forget when my firstborn was placed in my arms. A strange feeling of utter unworthiness ...

2249. The Narrowness Of The Christian Way - 1950 (date estimated)

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... she was but nineteen months old an attack of scarlet fever deprived her of her senses of sight, hearing, and smell. Until her eighth year she lived in a state of such tragic isolation as to exile her from all save that and those she could touch. Then there came a young woman who sought tirelessly the way down which she might lead that little child into a life vastly more abundant. With infinite patience she sought to establish some intelligible contact with her, making signs in the finger alphabet in her ...

2250. EPISODE 6: THE SIXTH WEEK IN LENT

Drama

Robert Clausen

... CAPTAIN falls to the ground.] SOLDIER: He’s stabbed the Captain! [He aims his gun.] JESUS: Don’t shoot! He thought he was doing me some good. Put away your knife, Peter. This is God’s plan. Will you keep me from going through with it? [JESUS touches the CAPTAIN who rises, expecting to find a wound, and finds none.] SOLDIER: I thought he’d got you for sure, Captain. CAPTAIN: [To PETER] Give me that knife! [PETER surrenders the knife.] Now, all of you ... get out while the getting’s good ... or I ...

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