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

Matthew 7:13-14

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

It is perfectly possible to tell a lie without saying anything untrue. As a matter of fact, the most effective liars are those who never deliberately say anything that is not so; they simply tell a piece of the truth and refuse to tell all of it. Let me illustrate the lying power of partial truth. I know a man who, with two other men, deliberately planned to get a fourth man in a particular situation where he would be utterly at the mercy of the three men. It would then be possible for them to kill their ...

2. So Close ... But Yet So Far

Luke 9:10-17

Sermon

Larry Powell

... and two fish, long out of the water. Saul had seen only a shepherd boy with a hand-full of stones and a home-made slingshot. And many were they who looked at a little barefoot orphan boy and saw only a field hand. None of the estimations were accurate because everything had not been taken into account. God's blessing of the resources, using what was available - such as it was - made the difference. It always does. III. Mistaken Impressions Don't you see, just being close to a situation doesn't necessarily ...

3. Strangers at the Manger

Matthew 2:1-12

Sermon

... dollars over the ten-year period. Every day of the year, 2.5 billion dollars is spent on armaments around the world. We continue to defend our empires and sacrifice the innocent on the altar of the proud. And, by the way, UNICEF’s estimate has proven to be very conservative. Many more than 100 million children did die in the decade of the 90’s, most from malnutrition and related diseases that could have been prevented. There is another response revealed in our scripture for today – the response ...

4. Truth - How Do You Know It When You Hear It?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Brett Blair

... guess how many beans are in the jar, and on a big pad of paper writes down their estimates. Then, next to those estimates, he helps them make another list: their favorite songs. When the lists are complete, he reveals the actual number of beans in the jar. The ... whole class looks over their guesses, to see which estimate was closest to being right. Belynskyj then turns to the list of favorite songs. "And which one of these is closest to ...

5. Save The Children

Mark 9:33-37

Sermon

King Duncan

... ," she says. "The winds blow and the rains are cold, yet they abide." (2) Lord, save the children. That's a prayer we could pray today. IT'S A DANGEROUS WORLD OUT THERE FOR CHILDREN. It is estimated that 2.4 million children are physically abused every year. They are kicked, punched, beaten, stabbed, and at times, even shot. One estimate suggests that in Boston alone there are 40,000 kids who have been sexually assaulted before they reach their sixteenth birthdays. Lord, save the children. (3) UNESCO ...

6. Spin-masters Need Not Apply

1 Corinthians 1:18--2:5

Sermon

King Duncan

... his students to guess how many beans are in the jar, and on a big pad of paper writes down their estimates. Then, next to those estimates, he helps them make another list: their favorite songs. When the lists are complete, he reveals the actual number of beans in ... the jar. The whole class looks over their guesses, to see which estimate was closest to being right. Belynskyj then turns to the list of favorite songs. "And which one of these is closest to ...

7. The King and His Castle

Matthew 16:13-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... Christians. By the year 300 there were 12 million Christians. By the year 1000 there were 50 million Christians. By 1500 there were 100 million Christians. By 1800 there were 200 million Christians. In 1900 there were 500 million Christians, and today there are an estimated 1,900,000,000 professing Christians in the world. In fact, in the 20th Century more people came to Jesus Christ than in the previous 1,900 years combined. There is only one way to explain that—Jesus said, "I will build My church." I ...

8. What's the Right Answer?

Illustration

Tim Stafford

... , he helps them make another list: Their favorite songs. When the lists are complete, he reveals the actual number of beans in the jar. The whole class looks over their guesses, to see which estimate was closest to being right. Bilynskyj then turns to the list of favorite songs. "And which one of these is closest to being right?" he asks. The students protest that there is no "right answer"; a person's favorite song is purely a matter of taste. Bilynskyj, who holds a ...

9. Finish What You Start

Luke 14:25-33

Sermon

... was that we would drive past one of the strangest houses any of us had ever seen. When we would see it my brother and I would get the giggles. It was, I suppose you could say, a house in progress, built by someone who had not sat down to estimate the cost, to see whether he had enough money to complete it (Luke 14:28). Here's what I mean. Just when the house was nearly complete, the owner who was also the builder, decided to leave that portion unfinished and start on an addition. And, you guessed it ...

10. Elihu

Job 32:1--37:24

Understanding Series

Gerald H. Wilson

... as a mediator (melits; see the discussion on 16:20 in §58) to secure a stay of execution and pardon. Job himself envisions such a champion standing up for him in the heavens in 16:19–21. Such a mediator is rare in Elihu’s estimation: one out of a thousand. It may be that Elihu considers himself to be this kind of “angel” seeking Job’s restoration—especially if the alternate translation of malʾak as “messenger” is employed. Some translations take the phrase to tell a man what is right ...

11. More Than Enough

John 6:1-21

Sermon

Dean Feldmeyer

... for distributors to find a new taker. (Some years ago I was working at a food bank in Lima, Ohio, when an entire truck load of canned kumquats was delivered to the food bank for that very reason. Kumquats!) 4) Retail and grocery stores: The USDA estimates that supermarkets toss out $15 billion worth of unsold fruits and vegetables each year because they’ve begun to ripen or a new shipment has come in to replace what’s already on the shelves. Supermarkets throw out, on average, $2,300 worth of food each ...

12. To Have And To Hold (Your Tongue)

Acts 10:23b-48

Sermon

Paul W. Kummer

... and were baptized soon afterwards. I wonder if Peter was surprised that all these Gentiles believed so readily. As a little aside to the main point of our text, are we astonished when people become Christians, especially unlikely candidates in our estimation of things? Maybe that is our problem. Our estimation is too low of what God can and wants to do. We don't expect enough from our great and faithful God. Think about what the Trinity has done to effect the salvation of all who will only receive it. God ...

13. Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany

Sermon

Russell F. Anderson

... us stop after the first or, possibly, the second part of the act of reconciliation. In order for spiritual harmony to be completely restored, the peace making process must be completed. Norman Cousins estimates that in the 5,600 hundred or so years of recorded history, there have only been 292 years of world peace. He estimates that 3.5 billion people have been slain through warfare in that span of time, approximately 80 percent of the current world population. In 1913, a young Austrian by the name of Adolf ...

14. Just Speak The Word

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

Larry Powell

... , the word of witness, like the other words we have mentioned, begs to be spoken. "But say the word and let my servant be healed," the centurion appealed to Jesus. We admire his judgment, for the record shows that (1) his faith was not misplaced, and (2) his estimation of the power of the word was accurate. It was in such a spirit that you and I first came to Christ, was it not? Believing his word and convinced that in Christ there is life abundant. The presence of Christ in our own experiences continues to ...

15. The Ascension Announces a Triumph

Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... were turning it "right side up." Disciples are still bearing the testimony to Christ, and it is making a difference in the world. Christianity Today reported that the world's Christian population grew by about 326 million during the 1980s, and Christians now number an estimated 1.75 billion. The total amounts to about 33 percent of the world's 5.3 billion people. But we cannot lie back on our laurels, for America remains one of the greatest of all mission fields for the gospel. We total some 242 million ...

16. What Makes Us Human?

Isaiah 6:1-13

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... worship in the woods or the fields may think that he has found a higher form of worship than the simple folk who trot to church on Sunday morning. Actually, he is substituting a much lower form of worship when he makes his high-flown estimate. Psychological studies indicate that the person who worships creation seldom goes beyond the creation to the Creator. He may find the woods and the mountains and the river impressive, because they are larger than he is, and he finds himself at the mercy of the forces ...

17. Sole Brother

Luke 10:25-37

Sermon

... and helped in a fellow traveler’s darkest hour. Beyond the caution message there is hope ... the hope that as we travel we can rise above duty to a genuine helping outreach. Duty is a sophisticated computer which runs continually day and night, estimating the reward and cost of every interaction. It moves us out and away from any situation which might have dangers, either real or imagined. Maybe there are robbers in the caves ... maybe there are thugs crouched down behind the car-seat. The computer ...

18. Laborers Needed for the Harvest

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... , Asia Minor, Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Egypt and Africa. From the twelve, the group grew to 120 by Ascension Day. A little over a week later, on Pentecost, it increased to over 3,000. By the time the last of the twelve died, there were an estimated half-million followers of Jesus Christ. That was the end of the first century. By the end of the second century, this number had increased to almost ten million. By the end of the third century, all heathen temples were destroyed or converted into church ...

19. Two Bodies for Two Worlds

Isaiah 26:1-21

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... 000 joggers, 15,000,000 serious swimmers, 25,000,000 bicyclists, and 29,000,000 tennis players, not to count the millions who play golf, basketball, and football. It is estimated that forty-two percent of the American people take some form of exercise daily. In addition, we are a people who try to make and keep the body beautiful. Who can estimate the amount of time and money we spend on cosmetics, hair care, lotions, baths, and perfumes? Each year we overfed Americans spend $500,000,000 on dieting in order ...

20. In Debt Forever!

Romans 13:8-14

Sermon

Raymond Gibson

... for most ministers. For most Americans, too. Take away the credit system in the U.S. and the economy would collapse. Not long ago, some economist figured that the average American adult carries four credit cards and owes his creditors 63% of his net worth. That estimate doesn’t include his or her share of the national debt which will soon exceed one trillion dollars or $5,000 for every man, woman, and child in this country. "Are you in debt so much as to embarrass you in your work?" "Sure I am, bishop ...

21. An Unidentified King

Matthew 21:1-11

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... for an unidentified celebrity...and a half-million people showed up?! That is about what happened on the first Palm Sunday in Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem was bursting at the seams with religious pilgrims there for the annual Passover Festival. It has been estimated that some 2.5 million people were in or around Jerusalem. If you want to feel what that was like, try to imagine four COGIC- sized conventions meeting simultaneously in Memphis on Elvis's birthday! The crowds were enthusiastic but, as the ...

22. What Do You Think You’re Worth?

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... think about you and me? Are we of any value as persons to him or are we too small to be important to him? In our text Jesus points to God’s high evaluation of the individual. He calls attention to the smallest items of creation and God’s estimate of their value. Then he asks whether a human being is not worth as much as these. God thinks you are something. You are valuable, you are important. This is based on the fact that God knows you personally and individually. Your importance is proved when a great ...

23. Life: Sacred or Stupid?

John 20:1-9

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... diapers to supposed dignity to decomposition." Yes, man has said, in many clever ways - or supposedly clever - that his life was stupid and meaningless. There is only one flaw in all of this. If life is as foolish and useless as they say, then their own estimate of life is just as stupid and irrelevant and senseless, and, therefore, I have no need to take account of it, because they are fools! A Marine and I lay in the bottom of a foxhole during an artillery barrage. He struck a match, lit his cigarette ...

24. The Christian’s Style - 1960

Matthew 11:1-19

Sermon

Kent Moorehead

... , because time best brings true perspective, and distance is necessary to distinguish the relative heights of mere hills and real mountains. Think of the things that were said about Lincoln by his contemporaries - the calumnies, the caricatures, the unjust criticisms. But consider the accurate estimate of his style today. With what insight he wrote, when he said, "If I were to try to read, must less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very ...

25. Straight Talk With A Young Adult

Matthew 19:16-30

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... though the love of Christ, are our guideposts for living. There are some persons who say, "I don't believe in rules. I just make up my mind what is best in each situation." Such a person is terribly naive. He over-estimates his powers of detached decision-making, and under-estimates the salesmanship of the devil The devil (or whatever you call the powers of evil in this world) would like nothing better than to persuade you to defer judgment on rights and wrongs and then to make up your mind in the ...

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