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2301. When God Is The Problem

Psalm 13:1-6

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... through much of their lives in resentment because they are undeservedly living outside the circle, and they don't like it one bit. These people (like all of us if we are brave enough to admit it) have made an implicit bargain with God that if I am honest and caring and a good citizen and a good neighbor and a hard worker, then I deserve a pretty fair measure of good things coming my way. Most of the time we can get through life without any real challenge to that bargain we've made with God. Most of the time ...

2302. Behold The Man Who Trained Disciples

Luke 10:1-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... . A businessman ran an ad in the paper which was printed wrong. It read, "We fake a personal interest in each one." The world has had enough of that. All around people are crying out for someone who cares, who takes a personal interest. That same kind of success is certain when we remember the impact and influence of our own lives. It is the old story of actions speaking louder than words, and living the things we say we believe. That is always the key, is it not? ...

2303. Who Lives In You?

Luke 13:31-35

Sermon

Lee Griess

... way you treated others. Who was present then? What about the offering you bring this morning, what kind of relationship with God does it reflect? Is it a citizen of heaven, the child of God, who is present in us? Or is it a stranger of this world, one who cares little about others, who thinks first of him or herself, whose actions fail to give witness to the allegiance we claim to have with God? Who lives in you? What stirs you each day of your life? We'd like to answer that it is our Christian faith, but ...

2304. Professor Of Paradox

Matthew 13:47-52, Matthew 13:44-46, Matthew 13:31-35

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... needed at exactly the right moment." "God gave me cancer to teach me to be more compassionate." I used to be turned off by this kind of talk, and I still am if it isn't sincere. Often it is sincere. People who talk like this really believe that God cares at least as much about them as God does about the lilies of the field and the birds of the air. They believe that everything works for good for those who love God and are called according to God's purposes. Somehow they come to believe that they were ...

2305. Love Without Limits

Matthew 15:21-28

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... a minister does. I'm not telling you this to tell you that I'm a bad person. I really try to be a conscientious and caring pastor. Honesty compels me to say that I am only human and being only human I'm going to miss things. I'm going to ... ignore her, but she runs out in front of him and backpedals as she tries to ask him what she, a white person who sincerely cares about good racial relations, can do to help black people. Malcolm X stops for a moment, looks directly at her and coldly says, "Nothing!" Then ...

2306. Second Sight

Matthew 17:1-13

Sermon

David Belgum

... , and they fled and hid themselves. -- Daniel 10:6-7 And the messenger in the vision explained that he had come "to help you understand what is to happen to your people at the end of days." Sometimes, when one has run out of reasons, logical explanations, careful planning, and all the rest, there suddenly dawns upon a person a new insight, a second sight. It may come in an unguarded moment, in a dream, in a vision, or when one is occupied with something totally unrelated. It is an "ah hah!" experience, an ...

2307. Sermons

Sermon

John R. Bodo

... at a crawl. Nothing happens. Then, suddenly, Jonah feels deliciously cool. While he was dozing, God had raised a vegetable sunshade over his head, for his comfort. Jonah is delighted. More than ever he feels sure that he is being the object of God's special care. Now, at any moment, God will delight him by blowing Nineveh sky high! But God does not oblige. Instead, God appoints a worm to sabotage Jonah's sunshade. When the sun rises the next morning, it beats down on Jonah's skull with tropical cruelty, and ...

2308. Standing On The Shore

John 20:1-18 · Mark 16:1-8

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... , feels like one. Once I was closely involved with a dying friend. We daily visited her in her own home, surrounded by her family and friends. She had not been shuffled off to a hospital where she would have "better care." She remained at home where she had the best possible care, administered with love and dignity, and there death became a welcome Guest rather than a feared Enemy. Death is a transition, another stage in the process of life whose extent and duration are beyond our knowledge. In the presence ...

2309. Jesus, The Servant

John 13:1-17

Sermon

Elaine M. Ward

... then the immortal words: "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love." Failure to love is to live a lie, to be out of harmony with our true self, pursuing the wrong goals for the wrong reasons and caring more about other people's opinions than serving God. Jesus washed the feet of his disciples out of the harmony of his true self. Out of that harmony we serve: raising and teaching children, cooking meals, tending flower or vegetable gardens, recycling cans and paper ...

2310. "Ascribe To The Lord The Glory Due His Name ..."

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... will be of use later. Meals are prepared. Activities are provided. Maintenance and cleaning chores are kept to a minimum in order to provide the opportunity for concentrated study that is not possible with all manner of other duties and distractions. But if we are not careful the campus environment can lead to a false sense of self-sufficiency and self-importance. If we do not stop to hear God's voice we will probably miss it. If we do not seek direction from beyond ourselves we are unlikely to find it. It ...

2311. Meeting Jesus At The Well

John 4:1-26

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... to consumer surveys. In several midwestern suburban areas the surveys have had similar results. People want the church to provide a good community center with an excellent gym and Nautilus-caliber training equipment; they want quality affordable day care and after school care for children; they want a variety of self-help and support groups; and they want sermons dealing with timely issues like money management and enhancing self-esteem. What they do not want are worship services where they are asked ...

2312. Wedding: Older Couple, Previously Married

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... happy and to share the blessings from God. I marry you because I enjoy you for who you are. Pastor: Now, (Bride), please repeat the same vow after me: Pastor (Bride Repeats): I, (Bride), take you, (Groom), for my lawfully wedded husband. I promise to love you and care for you the rest of my life. As long as God supplies strength to me, I shall endeavor to make you happy and to share the blessings from God. I marry you because I enjoy you for who you are. Pastoral Prayer Our Father, (Groom) has discovered ...

2313. Wedding: Short Service

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... we are. Let the vows be binding upon us for the rest of our lives. Pastor: (Groom), please place the ring upon (Bride's) finger and repeat these vows after me. Pastor (Groom Repeats): I, (Groom), take you, (Bride), as my dearly beloved wife. I covenant before God, to care for you as long as we both shall live. I will place your well-being at the head of my personal agenda. I pledge my love for you in front of these people, this minister, and God. I shall pray that our lives will become one together. I will ...

2314. Wedding: Unity Candle

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... talking about something really strong here: a love that will last your whole lives long. The strange thing is, as strong as your love for one another is, remember there is something fragile about this strong love you have. It will need a lot of care. Think about the symbolism of the unity candle you will be lighting. Eternal love between a couple begins with two individuals standing strong on their own, like the two candles burning brightly on the communion table right now. The large candle in the middle ...

2315. Wedding: Rooted In Love (for a blended family)

Ephesians 3:14-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... to make this permanent commitment to one another. What a great gift of love that is for you to give to one another, and also to (Children's names). For as they see you two caring about and for each other, as they see you showing love in the way you treat each other with respect and consideration, and as you include them in that love and caring, they will be strengthened, along with you, by the love you are sharing. Paul gives us a good picture of what love in God's family is like. It's a lot like a ...

2316. Wedding: Gift Of God (for a couple with a baby)

1 John 4:7-21

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... alone. The author of 1 John states a great truth when he writes in chapter 3, "My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action." When you stop what you are doing and take time to listen carefully to your partner, that is an act of true love. When you take your turn entertaining a cranky, teething baby, that is an act of true love. When you give an unexpected hug, make a special meal, leave a little love note -- those are the kind of small actions ...

2317. Wedding: Garments Of Marriage (for a formal wedding)

Colossians 3:1-17

Bulletin Aid

Derl G. Keefer

... , we have to put on clothes that stand up to the demands of ordinary life. The same is true of the actions and attitudes which you bring to your marriage. On this, your wedding day, you stand before each other with all the love and affection, the respect and caring that is within you for one another. It's a beautiful thing to see. It shines on your faces. It shows in your eyes. That's why people love to watch brides and grooms on their wedding day. But you know each other well enough to realize that life ...

2318. Mind Your Manners

Matthew 7:7-12

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... in some people. And when that happens, it's time to consider alternatives. It's like the old aphorism: your cure is somebody else's curse. Everybody needs a therapeutic distraction. Everybody needs a positive addiction. That truth is a regular part of my pastoral care and counseling. I don't care what it is as long as it brings out a person's best. If it brings out anything less than a person's best, it's not positive or therapeutic and must be abandoned as the search resumes. I'll never forget talking to ...

2319. A Positive Addiction

Romans 1:1-17

Sermon

Robert R. Kopp

... people from hurting each other) rather than a ringmaster (one of those my-way-or-the-highway types). A short list of theological/ideological/idiosyncratic passions wouldn't hurt. If our executive presbyter cares too much about too many things, our presbytery will be as conflicted as churches with pastors who care about too many things. We need someone to enable, exhort, enlighten, and maybe electrify rather than condescendingly conspire to control us as a shill for the party line. 4. Lover -- Our executive ...

2320. Why Do People Suffer?

Mark 15:33-41

Sermon

David O. Bales

... and helping? Don't theologians take a course in logic? If God has reasons for allowing people to suffer, how come Jesus was absolutely opposed to suffering?" This week she had thought intently and spoken much to God about suffering. Susan was the most careful of the careful. She was a nurse mid-wife and owned the business with three other mid-wives which delivered more children by midwifery per capita than was done by any other business in any other city in the United States. Although she promised not to ...

2321. The Compelling Call

Drama

Karren Boehr

... go forth. What do you think? PAUL: (Moves about) What can I think, dear Barnabas. Antioch these past months has been more wonderful than I could ever dream. The revelations of God have come so full and so fast, I hardly have time to sleep. I do not care to sleep. Miracles abound -- oh, the hunger and thirst for God. Personally, I hate to leave it. BARNABAS: Were you surprised this morning when the Holy Spirit spoke, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them"? PAUL: No, I ...

2322. A Call To Worship

Drama

Karren Boehr

... got a worship service to conduct here. 3RD READER: Okay, everybody, let's put it together. Ready? 4TH READER: (Loudly) No! There are people struggling in this place. They've had a rough week. They don't think anyone in the congregation, or in the world for that matter, even cares about them. The loneliness and despair is about to eat them alive. To pretend all is well is to chop their lifeline off at the roots. I can't do it! 2ND READER: Listen, all we're supposed to do is read! That's it! Nothing else! The ...

2323. Fatherhood

Matthew 6:19-24

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... friend FATHER: (ENTERS) Shirley, where are you? You didn't clean up these dishes. SHIRLEY: (ENTERS) I'm sorry, Dad. I had to finish my homework. FATHER: I told you to do the dishes. SHIRLEY: I know, but I have so much to do. My teacher ... FATHER: I don't care. Do the dishes. SHIRLEY: Okay. FATHER: When I tell you to do something I expect you to do it. SHIRLEY: Okay, Dad. FATHER: What in the world is the matter with you? Can't you do anything right? Just for that you're grounded for a month. (HE BEGINS TO ...

2324. Feeding The 4999

Matthew 14:13-21

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

Theme: Faith in Jesus is more important than even eating, but He takes care of that need, too. Summary: Peter is going to try to feed the five thousand without faith ... can't do that. Four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine -- forty-one hours. PETE: Remember your motto. SAM: Forget the motto. PETE: This is for a very important person. SAM: I don't care if it's for the King of Persia. PETE: It's for Jesus. SAM: Who? PETE: Jesus. SAM: Who? PETE: Jesus! SAM: Who? PETE: It's for Jesus. SAM: Who? PETE: JESUS! SAM: ...

2325. In His Debt

Matthew 23:1-39

Drama

Robert F. Crowley

... I just want to honor God with this gift. GUY: I don't think so. LES: You don't think so! You don't think so! So, who cares what you think? GUY: Maybe no one, but I still don't think you know why you brought these gifts. LES: Well, I, I don't have to ... MARLA: All right. (SHE LEAVES HER GIFT AND BEGINS TO EXIT) LES: No way. How am I going to know how it's being used? GUY: Then you care about how the gift is administered? LES: Of course I do. I worked hard for that money and I expect it to do the most good in God ...

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