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Mark 1:40-45

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... but to proclaim his miraculous transformation, to “broadcast” far and wide the good news of his wholeness and to reveal who had made that wholeness possible. Primed and juiced by joy, this man’s exuberant exclamations acted as a kind of controlled “leak” about the person and power of Jesus the Christ. Mark’s text declares that it was because of the proclamations of this cleansed leper that Jesus’ popularity grew so great, forcing him to stay outside the synagogues and cities, sending him ever ...

2. Jesus Destroys the Power of Sin

Mark 2:1-12

Sermon

Richard Gribble

3. In the Wilderness With Moses

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... before midnight on March 12, 1928, Saint Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon, CA gave way and some five hundred people lost their lives. Water that reached a height of eighty feet destroyed everything in its path. The bitterly sad part of the story was that the dam had begun leaking the day before and Mulholland and others knew it, but they didn’t think it mattered. Mulholland meant no harm. The Department of Water and Power valued life as much as anyone. They just didn’t believe that the ...

4. How to Affair-Proof Your Marriage!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... to act in one another's best interests. "Forsaking all others I will keep myself only unto you so long as we both shall live." Early marriage is exciting, and we pursue it with verve! Then there is a fight, some disappointment, and resentment settles in. A slow leak. As the poet has written, " 'Twas not love's going hurt my days, but that it went in little ways." The snap is gone. Sex becomes routine. She can't remember a tender time. He can't recall her support. So they quit trying together. Two single men ...

5. Perhaps Next Summer...

Acts 24:1-27

Sermon

Louis H. Valbracht

... parlors and mortuaries were known. The title was: "The things that I should have done, I did not." How many funeral crepes speak the same lines as the summary of human life? You remember the story of the old recluse who had a bad leak in his roof. When he was asked why he didn’t repair the leak, he always said: "Well, when the sun is shining, I don’t need it repaired, and when it is raining, it’s too wet to work on it." The story of so many lives. The moments that come and go. I remember a ...

6. God's Gifts Are Free: Enjoy

Deuteronomy 26:1-15

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... and I rented. Then when a problem developed, it was not our problem alone to solve. Ultimately it was the owner’s problem.7 Have you ever felt that way? When you are traveling, staying in that motel or hotel, it is a lot better when the roof leaks there than when it leaks back home, right? When it is somebody else’s problem, life is a little simpler, and it is easier to enjoy things. When you are only borrowing something, there is a sense in which you are freer. That is the way life is for you and me ...

7. Who Put It There? (Mother's Day)

1 Peter 5:1-11

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... imagine what this mother can do or endure.' 'Can it think?' 'Not only think, but it can reason and compromise,' said the Creator. Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. 'There's a leak,' she pronounced. 'I told you you were trying to put too much into this model.' 'It's not a leak," said the Lord, 'it's a tear.' 'What's it for?' 'It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride.' 'You are a genius,' said the angel. The Lord looked somber. 'I didn't put it there ...

8. Jesus Radical Prescription

Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon

Mike Ripski

... . If you’ve ever been around an angry person, you know it. You’re affected by it. An angry person oozes poison. It is deadly not only to the angry person, but like second-hand smoke, it harms those around it. Anger denied always leaks out. It leaks out in sarcasm. In snide remarks. In what is said and how one says it. In giving another the silent treatment or cold shoulder. In withdrawing. In becoming aggressive. We know how “looks can kill.” There are those who advocate, getting it out – not ...

9. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... door. We prayed that the weather would be good and the sun would be shining so we could have them outside. Instead, we had the worst thunderstorm of the Spring. We had them crowded together in one room when suddenly the skylights started leaking, not leaking—pouring water. I began to distribute buckets and pans and said, “This is the first team-building activity of the new Sunday School class. I want you to experience it together." Meanwhile, Sandy put pizzas in the oven and not remembering that there ...

10. What the Storms Blow Away

Matthew 7:21-29

Sermon

Charles L. Aaron

... facade, majestic cross, and windows that were both shiny and clear. A hard rain exposed a flaw you couldn't see on a sunny day. The clear, shiny windows leaked. Right after a good rain, a dark semicircle of water marked the hallways by the windows. Those water stains were tattletales. The building was brand new. The building leaked, not because of age, but because of shoddy workmanship. The stains on the carpets pointed their fingers at the contractor. Any insistent storm peeled back the curtain and exposed ...

11. Strong in God’s Name

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

Lee Griess

... s only a matter of time and force how far the wedge can split things apart. The hardest stone, the toughest wood — no matter what it is — nothing is able to resist the power of the wedge to drive it apart. Many years ago, a large fishing boat sprung a leak. Bringing it in for repairs, the owners discovered that in the depths of its hull, a hammer had been left in the bottom of the boat when it was built. Over the years, the constant motion of the ship had caused the hammer to shift back and forth on the ...

12. People of the Book

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

King Duncan

... do this. You’re just not trying hard enough,” and he went out the door to watch the boy try again. At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, “See Papa, it’s useless!” “So you think it is useless?” The old man said, “Look at the ...

13. Dr. Jekyll Meet Jesus

Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon

King Duncan

... at that ancient joke, but the truth of the matter is that the more we know about life and people the more acutely aware we are of how great a price is often paid because of moral and ethical weaknesses. Many years ago a large fishing boat sprung a leak. Bringing it in for repairs, the owners discovered a hammer that had been left in the bottom of the boat years before by the builders. The constant motion of the ship had caused the hammer to beat against the insides of the boat until it had worn away the ...

14. The Christian Mother

John 15:9-17

Sermon

King Duncan

... . "It's too soft," she sighed. "But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure." Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you you were trying to put too much into this model." "It's not a leak," said the Lord, "It's a tear." "What's it for?" asked the angel. The Lord answered, "It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride." "You are a genius," said the angel. The Lord looked ...

15. Uplifted By The Blues

Lamentations 1:1-22

Sermon

Thomas G. Rogers

... for the eucharist, the meal of thanksgiving and joy. It was a meal of victory, forgiveness and salvation. Yet Raymond listened closely to the words that surrounded this meal of joy. The pastor spoke of Christ being broken. Jesus was giving his blood, blood that had leaked out of holes that had been torn in his body. Jesus was also giving his body, flesh that had been stretched and cut and ripped. It was a scene filled with intense pain. Yet it was here that Raymond met a loving and forgiving God. Earlier ...

16. Too Light A Thing

Isaiah 49:1-7

Sermon

Paul E. Robinson

... , whether it's in the home with the impossible challenge of raising children, or out in the business world, where the bottom line looms as the be all and end all. And then you retire, and the little things can easily take over. The anxiety about the leak in the roof. The anger about the neighbor who splashes too much in the pool late at night. The frustration over the social security check that arrived a day late. Little things can take over and fill the available space in the mind and heart. But followers ...

17. Recalling, Remembering, And Rejoicing

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... desert? I dare say, the garments of the children must have grown right along with them! It sounds like an entry from Ripley's Believe It or Not, or at the very least, a candidate for the Guiness Book of World Records. Still, we know how memory works: it leaks, it wanders, it has gaps here and there. And so, it's easy enough to forgive Moses for those few recollections which seem to have taken on a rosy tint. Besides, the old prophet may well have had a hidden agenda in wanting the Israelites to recall their ...

18. The Rock Of Faith

Matthew 16:13-20

Sermon

Roger G. Talbott

... hero is pursued mercilessly by secret agents of the Vatican, terrorists hired by the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, and thugs employed by televangelists, all of whom are aided and abetted by the governments of the world who recognize that, if this news leaks out, Christianity will be destroyed and the moral fabric of Western Civilization, which is already paper-thin, will be torn into shreds and chaos will reign. I've always wondered why these books even get published, besides the obvious fact that ...

19. Mission Ready!

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Charles R. Leary

... anything about the end-of-time except God. Two, I don’t need gloom and doom predictions to give me a sense of urgency. I can set my LCD watch to chime on the hour. Three, life has a way of challenging me with urgency. If my roof strikes a leak, or my tooth breaks, it will be quite evident that repair is indicated. But the point is: we are alive now. It is far more important to live life to its fullest now than to be guilt-ridden and anxious about the tomorrows. A genuine sense of urgency comes when ...

20. Renewal of the New

Jeremiah 30:1--31:40

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... behind stained glass windows. Often we give the impression that we do not know there is a world outside the church. Often no mention is made in sermon or pastoral prayers of a special day in society or a tragedy like an earthquake, tornado, hurricane, or radiation leak. How can we as a church live with our heads in the sand? We live in a world where nuclear war could exterminate all life in minutes. The nuclear accident in Chernobyl, Russia, may be a warning of what is to come. The Bikini Island, where ...

21. Where Does That Leave Us?

Mark 13:1-31, Mark 13:32-37

Sermon

Thomas Peterson

... hair?” We would never consciously do that. Here are a few illustrations which are the emotional and functional equivalent of sand in the hair. 1. Poor workmanship. Have you ever called a plumber who quickly repaired the problem; yet, no sooner had he gone than the leak started again, only this time worse. I used a particular auto garage for years because it was the only one available. Every time I had my car serviced I had to take it back at least once. After one complaint session the service manager said ...

22. Water Boy

Exodus 2:11-25

Sermon

Justin Tull

... ” we called them -- water was a very precious commodity. After practicing on the distant practice field, we would have to walk past a 12-inch water main that was about one foot above ground and, wouldn’t you know it, it had a convenient leak exactly where we crossed it. Precious water squirted four feet in the air -- cool, clear water! But like the women of Midian we were cruelly denied “water rights” by the stately shepherds of our team. (Back in the “Dark Ages” coaches thought that drinking ...

23. Giving

Mark 12:41-44

Sermon

Brett Blair

... gratitude for what Christ did for me at Calvary and because, in the future, that cross makes a great day of reunification possible. Because I understand the great significance of that I gladly give to His church. I don't give money simply because the church is leaking and needs repair. I am talking about motivation my friends. Too long our appeal in the church has been lets pay the bills. When people give only on that level they miss the great joy of giving. Friends, when we give to the church, love is no ...

24. Life From Water: The Ark

Genesis 6:11-22

Sermon

Steve Swanson

... anywhere near seven million people drowned at the time of Noah's flood. One European madman today can do more damage than a flood. One invention of modern times - the automobile - has caused over two million deaths. Add to that the guns, bombs, radiation, spills, leaks, poisons, explosions, collapses, and all the other foolish and insane things we do to each other, to ourselves, and to our world, and you know the wickedness of humanity is still great in the earth and we all, sooner or later, must suffer for ...

25. Oh Me of Little Faith

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

Johnny Dean

... built churches with stone and sturdy pillars so that they could withstand the rain and the wind and the snow and the ice – the harsh realities of the elements of nature. This building itself has stood here for a number of years, and, although the roof leaks a little bit once in a while, it’s still in pretty good shape. Our ancestors built church buildings with the hope that they would stand forever to provide a place for the faithful to gather for worship and fellowship. We forget sometimes that the ...

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