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2351. A Friend Indeed

1 Corinthians 1:9

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... didn't care. He kept right on doing bad things, which was why people called him "Bad-Boy Billy." One day Billy did something that was much worse than anything he had ever done before. Some older guys invited him to go along with them to rob a store. They thought that they could each get lots of money, like this. (Hold up money.) So Billy went along with them. When they got to the store, they told Billy to stay in the car and watch to see if anyone was coming. So Billy did, but after waiting quite a while ...

2352. Empowered By A Vision

Genesis 28:10-22

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... When we finally have a moment of quiet when we might ponder the meaning of the life itself, we fall asleep instead of listening for the brush of angel's wings. "Surely the Lord is in this place and I did not know it," Jacob exclaimed. Maybe this rascal Jacob thought he was going to be as successful at running from God as he had been at running from Esau. It doesn't work that way. A number of years ago, a prominent banker went to a professional meeting in Las Vegas. Since he was so far from home, he decided ...

2353. When Life Doesn't Go According To Plan

Genesis 21:8-21

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... weaning. Sarah sees Ishmael, now 16 years old, playing with his little brother. The boys get along very well. Isaac's little eyes sparkle when he sees Ishmael. Ishmael enjoys helping to care for his little brother. Sarah, on the other hand, harbors a deep resentment. The thought that the son of her maid stands to receive the same inheritance as her son outrages her. Now it is true that she was the one who suggested Abraham have a child by Hagar in the first place, but that was before Isaac. Things just are ...

2354. An Arranged Wedding, But An Intentional Marriage

Genesis 24:1-67

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... thing, it accepts that we marry a less than perfect person. As the Scripture says, "We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." No mere mortal is perfect. In fact, after we marry we usually discover that some of the things we thought were strengths are really weaknesses. A woman remarked during marriage counseling, "When I married Dan, I loved his sense of humor. My family was so serious about everything. They never laughed. Dan had such a keen wit. Now I want to divorce Dan because he laughs ...

2355. The Essence of Spirituality

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... part of the ocean before they become waves, while they are waves and after they go back into the ocean."3 Rabbi Zedek goes on to explain that we might compare the ocean to God, the ground of being out of which we all come. Each wave then might be thought a person. We come into being and for a brief time we have our chance in the sun, then we sink back and become part of the ocean again. That fits well with our faith which teaches us that life is eternal. By definition, eternal means without beginning and ...

2356. When The Saints Come Marching In

Revelation 7:9-17

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... There was another long pause. "Daddy, am I going to die one day?" I looked at her. "Yes," I said. And reaching over to take her hand, I quickly added, "But don't worry about that right now. God willing, it won't happen for a long time." She thought for a moment, and then with a faith so common to the innocence of childhood, she whispered, "You mean it will only happen for a short time?" I like to imagine that in response that great multitude gathered around the throne let loose with a loud "Amen!" In fact ...

2357. Expecting the Unexpected

Judges 4:1-24

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... they would make new windows. But they were too expensive to ship back, and so the company told the church in St. Louis to sell them wherever they could. We bought the windows from them." "But don't you want to remove these names?" asked Fred. "Well, we thought about it," the woman explained. "We even discussed it at the board meeting. We're just a little church, you know. Not many of us here, never any new people. So we finally decided that it was important for us to remember all these folks we'll never ...

2358. Recalling, Remembering, And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... emotions which must have swirled within him. We can only guess at what he was feeling, and even Moses himself might not have been entirely sure. All the same, when Joshua finally approaches, it isn't hard to imagine the old leader standing there, lost in thought. For a while, the two of them survey the horizon, quietly taking in the view. One of them will complete this journey; the other will not. And I suppose little else really needs to be said. Eventually, though, I picture Joshua resting a hand on his ...

2359. Called To Serve

Matthew 23:1-39

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... one who had been invited came. The king, not the servants, punished those who rejected the invitation. Then the king again sent out the servants to invite -- to invite everyone they could find. They were instructed to invite both those whom they thought were good and those whom they thought were bad. The servants were freed from the responsibility of judging who was and who was not worthy to attend the king's banquet. They were freed to invite everyone. As children of God you are freed to invite everyone to ...

2360. The Truth Will Make You Free

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

... would be no more requirements to be met. Sermon notes were a thing of the past. Wednesday afternoons could now be filled with sports or television, play practice, homework or just goofing around. No more memory work lurking in the back of his mind. Although, just the thought of memory work put Chris' brain into motion and the third commandment and its meaning came to mind. "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. What does this mean for us? We are to fear and love God so that we do not neglect his Word ...

2361. The Truth Will Make You Free

Sermon

Phyllis Faaborg Wolk

2362. Proper 12

Mt 13:31-33, 44-52 · Rom 8:26-39 · Gen 29:15-28 · Ps 105:1-11, 45b

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... paid at an auction for a Chase painting to that date. It was bought by Alexander Galleries in New York. The painting was bought so cheaply because it had not been authenticated as by Chase. His name was written on it in green paint, but others who examined it thought he would never have written his name that way. (Reported in Art News, 84:19-20, Feb. '85.) 5. Rich but Poor. Robert Polchek won $7.5 million in an Ohio Super Lotto. He quit his $14,000-a-year job. He married his high school sweetheart and built ...

2363. Proper 19

Matthew 18:21-35, Romans 14:1--15:13, Exodus 13:17--14:31, Psalm 114:1-8

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... that was a difference between their understanding of religion and a Christian approach which would offer forgiveness upon repentance and an attempt to make restitution. 4. Forgiveness and Illness · A pastoral counselor told of a woman who had a severe illness. The doctors thought her illness was terminal and that they could do nothing to heal her. She came from a tradition which believed in anointing by oil for sickness (as found in James 5:14). She requested that the elders of the church do that. They ...

2364. Two Sons: A Parable

Matthew 21:28-32, Matthew 21:23-27

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... have an office, but they perform the function which should be appropriate to the office. The First Lesson. (Exodus 17:1-7) The people quarreled at Rephidim because they had no water to drink. Moses understood this to be a test of the Lord. They objected because they thought Moses had brought them into the desert where they and their livestock would die of thirst. Moses was then advised to go ahead of the people to Horeb where he struck his rod against a rock. He did so in the presence of the elders and the ...

2365. Wicked Tenants

Matthew 21:33-46

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... Nevertheless, he did become the founder of Methodism which split from the Anglican or Episcopalian Church. In a similar way George Fox thought that the churches of his day were corrupted. His followers did not seek to found institutions, which he felt were part ... and worked for reconciliation with those whom he opposed. He was assassinated by a fanatic from his own religion who thought he betrayed it in trying to overcome the violence between the Hindu and Moslem populations after independence of India from ...

2366. The King's Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... in the French underground resistance movement. But the story proved to be a hoax. He confessed that it was not true but explained that he invented the story and others so that the Boy Scouts and other groups would listen to him with respect. He thought that by so doing he would be more able to influence them for good. A woman who worked for an institution embezzled large sums of money. She never benefited personally from the funds she took. She gave all the money to charitable organizations with whose ...

2367. Prepared Or Not?

Matthew 25:1-13

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... Christ's return. The passage is related to today's Gospel reading by looking at death as sleep and the maidens sleeping while waiting for the bridegroom. The Gospel. (Matthew 25:1-13) The parable tells of the contrast of the five maidens who give thought beforehand to be prepared. Five others are caught unprepared and miss the great event. Psalm. (Psalm 78:1-7) The psalm underscores the need to transmit the faith to coming generations. Each new generation must remember what God has done and respond to him ...

2368. Christ the King

Psalm 100:1-5, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46

Sermon Aid

William E. Keeney

... to bring people to their highest potential regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, social status or economic class. 3. The Love of Jesus · Jesus' ethic was grounded in his humanity. It was powered by a love that was divine. He was not simply a humanist who thought people could be saved by their own efforts. To minister to the needs of people who did not always act nicely or behave well he had to tap the resources of the Father. His love enabled him to love even those who opposed him and sought ...

2369. The Promise Of The Spirit

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... is the same yesterday, today and forever." If we demand that the church or anything else be "the same yesterday, today and forever," we shall be disappointed. We scan the wilderness for something stable. We long for a simple Gospel that would make no demands on thought, reason or lifestyle, but it's merely a mirage. If we accept the promise of the Spirit, who will lead us into all truth, such a journey will be one of constant challenge demanding change and flexibility. We must never lose sight that it is ...

2370. Holy Love and Herod's Love

Matthew 2:13-18, Matthew 2:19-23

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... heard in the Temple precincts while the building was going on. So Herod arranged to have the stone quarried and shaped miles away and then moved quietly into place! Herod wanted the Temple to be more grand than Solomon's Temple, so that he might be thought of as a king more grand, more benevolent, than Solomon himself. Even the rabbis went on record as saying, in the words of one contemporary Jewish historian, "One who has not seen Herod's temple has not seen a beautiful building." Maybe, just maybe, Herod ...

2371. A Faith I Could No Longer Count On

Psalm 73:1-7, 13-18

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... you to the surface and to safety. Listen once more to the psalmist, to the wisdom that he speaks in the middle of his crisis: "If I had said 'I will walk on this way,' I would have been untrue to the circle of your children. But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I perceived their end" (vv. 15-17). "... until I went into the sanctuary of God." Something happened in that experience of coming into the presence of God that turned ...

2372. Confidence To Spare

Psalm 27:1-6, 13-14

Sermon

Robert G. McCreight

... have the kind of relationship with Mabel that I could say this to the visitor that day. I introduced him to Mabel and I invited him to guess Mabel's age. I know Mabel would not be offended. He thought a moment then he said, "Maybe about 80." Mabel smiled and said, "On my next birthday I'm going to be 100!" I thought to myself that was just wonderful. She didn't say, "I'm 99." She said, "I'm going to be 100." That's confidence. Mabel is without question a cheerful and caring and appreciative woman. In all my ...

2373. Behold The Man Who Took The Victory

John 20:1-18

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... began to change. Luke writes, "But, while they still did not believe for joy and marveled, he said to them, 'Have you any food here?' " Still they did not believe, but now it was because of their joy that such a thing could be true. They marveled. They must have thought it too good to be true. Then we read, "So, they gave Jesus a piece of fish and some honeycomb, and he took it and ate it in their presence." He was there with them just as he had promised. Read on a little further and you will find Jesus ...

2374. Behold The Man Who Taught By The Sea

Mark 4:1-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... live alone and sometimes I hear people running through my house at night." He said, "Let me see. You are hearing your own heartbeat. You have your hearing aid in backward." A man went in a restaurant and saw a sign which said, "We will serve anything you order." He thought about that and decided to see. He said to the waiter, "I'll have an elephant ear sandwich." The waiter replied, "Coming right up." In a minute the waiter came back and told him he could not serve him that. The man said, "That's what I ...

2375. Behold The Man Who Trained Disciples

Luke 10:1-20

Sermon

Thomas A. Pilgrim

... rather than being passive, standing still. The Christian church has never been just a place for peaceful contemplation and thought. It has been throughout its history the largest volunteer group of activists in the world. From the beginning Jesus ... replied, "That is the trouble with so much of our religion. So often we send someone else. This time I just decided to go myself. I thought if I did maybe this lady would be able to meet Jesus."6 There are many times here in our community when if anyone is to ...

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