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Exodus 34:29-35

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... was removed (3:16). Now, since the Lord is the Spirit, and the Spirit brings freedom, that means that we who turn to the Lord are free. We have no need for a veil and can be bold in reflecting the splendor of Christ. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit (3:18). The spirit gives us the freedom to be transformed into the likeness ...

2. No Room At The Inn

Luke 2:1-7

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the Holy Spirit led," was the way he put it. Of course, they were glad to agree. They had seen his work and they knew there was no one better in the sign painting business. They also agreed that no one was to see the sign until the unveiling on the first Sunday of Advent. As Advent approached there was an air of excitement in the church like they had never experienced before. It was the same in all the meetings in preparation for the Nativity. When word got around about the billboard everyone wanted to be ...

3. Let Your Diamond-Light Shine

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

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Leonard Sweet

... with the light of Christ. It is sun-light, torchlight, SonLight that Paul proclaims to the Corinthians. For Paul this light is even more intense. It has been focused and fixed through the event of the crucifixion. It is a light that now has been “unveiled” to the world as never before by Christ’s resurrection. The light Paul perceives, the oculus he opens to the doubtful Corinthians, is the light of a second creation. A light which, like the Genesis light that shone “out of the darkness,”, now ...

4. Doing Our Best

Romans 12: 1-13

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J. Howard Olds

... strife of truth with falsehood For the good or evil side. In the wake of worldwide terror, I have wondered aloud and pondered deeply what the leadership role of the church should be in a time such as this. Should we push forward or pull back? Should we unveil a new vision for this congregation or wait for a better day? I have asked many of you to give us some guidance. You have said to me without exception, “Howard, the Church is needed now more than ever before." Of course, you are absolutely right. In ...

5. The Scope of Love

John 14:15-31

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Leonard Sweet

... create the greatest statue of Jesus ever made. Out of clay he molded a monumental, majestic figure with regal gestures: his face tilted upward in triumph, his hands raised in power and authority. But a funny thing happened on the way to the unveiling. A partially opened window in his oceanside studio let night fog and sea spray work their way with the clay. When Thorvaldsen returned to his studio after a brief absence, the upraised hands had drooped. They no longer commanded, but welcomed. The confidently ...

6. Good Hearts

Romans 5:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... , every church is a “Church of the Open Door.” Paul was a Pharisee who had lived according to the letter of the Law all his life. But he never would have been allowed to view the “Holy of Holies” space. Now he rejoices in this unveiling, and understands just how world-altering this moment really is. Because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, everything that had separated humanity from God has now been ripped apart and thrown away. God’s presence, God’s peace, God’s power is finally and fully ...

7. The Call of the Wild Within

Genesis 12:10-20, Genesis 12:1-8, Luke 2:41-52

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... journey God asks us to make, a spiritual journey in which the path forward is hidden, the future is enveloped in mystery, the destination is unsure, and the circumstances seem perilous. Armed with only the promise and presence of God, each step we take is only unveiled the moment we take it. Imagine how the Israelites felt at the shores of the Red Sea, when Moses told them to start wading in. How must they have felt with that water rising above their ankles and up to their waist? For the waters only parted ...

8. Have I Got News For You!

Isaiah 9:1-7

Sermon

William L. Self

... conception of peace. A panel of distinguished judges would determine which artist had best captured the idea. The winner would get a rich commission. After they had been painting for a long time, the judges assembled to view their works. The first artist unveiled his painting, and there was a beautiful, magnificent pastoral scene, with a farmer coming in after a hard day in the fields. His wife was cooking, his children were playing around the hearth, and all was at peace on this tranquil and beautiful ...

9. Veiled Glimpses of God's Glory

Exodus 33:12-23

Sermon

Robert S. Crilley

... have ceased to be God. "You cannot see my face," Moses is told, "for no one shall see me and live" (Exodus 33:20). Speaking with the Almighty face-to-face is one thing, actually seeing that face quite another. Like trying to drink from a waterfall, the unveiled glory of God would simply overwhelm us. And that is precisely what the Lord refuses to do. For what faith would there be in a world where the Creator intruded with such force as to give us no choices but to believe? What freedom would there be in ...

10. What's a Good God Doing In a World Like This?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

James Weekley

... one-shot deal? Look at it this way. It's like a star fish with a dismembered arm, it has the capacity to return. The goodness of God's Spirit keeps coming back. It's consistently moving in mysterious patterns. By the same token we must unveil our wings of faith and be swept into its updraft. Trust is the word. That power within makes us movers and shakers. Years ago the following advertisement appeared in the Denver Post: "Wanted: Men and women possessing faith, hope and charity for lifetime work building a ...

11. Trumpets on the Other Side

John 11:17-37

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Thomas Slavens

... put, we are faced with two views of death. The first asserts with Edgar Allan Poe: Out, out are the lights -- out all.And over each quivering formthe curtain, a funeral pallComes down with a rush of a stormWhile the angels, all pallid and wan,Uprising, unveiling, affirmThat the play is the tragedy, “Man,”And its hero, the Conqueror Worm.7 The second view asserts with Bunyan in Pilgrim’s Progress: My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage and my courage and skill to him that can ...

12. Finding Our Roots

Luke 9:28-36

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John M. Braaten

... columnist wrote, "The once fabled rootless Americans are realizing that the people who formed the foundations of their heritage are important. And more than that, they are enjoying their quest, for there is satisfaction and security in finding one’s roots." Finding our roots, unveiling the people of our past, is a process that helps us discover who we are by looking at where we came from. But it’s only the beginning. Even more telling is the question of where we have set our roots for daily life ...

13. Making Christmas Last

Luke 2:21-40

Sermon

Brett Blair

... - 20085 *Internet created (1969) - 5.34 - 20059 Model T Ford introduced (1908) - 4.26 - 16014 Theory of relativity presented (1916) - 4.19 - 15744 First atomic bomb dropped (1945) - 3.58 - 13454 World War I (1914) - 2.93 - 11013 *First electronic computer unveiled (1946) - 2.21 - 8326 First radio signal broadcast (1901) - 2.11 - 7942 Berlin Wall falls (1989) - 1.86 - 6988 Invention of the airplane (1903) - 1.65 - 6220 Invention of the transistor (1947) - 1.28 - 4833 Russian Revolution (1917) - 1.13 - 4262 ...

14. Heaven Can’t Wait

Matthew 5:1-12

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... . We mean the company of the apostles, the noble fellowship of the prophets, the white-robed army of martyrs, and all the others, too, from our fellowship of friends and loved ones who have died in faith and live in glory. That’s the future still to be unveiled for us, the future we behold today in faith, but then by sight. That’s the promise toward which all the promises of God unfold, that "As the outcome of your faith you obtain the salvation of your souls." A Distant Future In the eyes of many this ...

15. Slavery and Freedom

John 8:31-41

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... are enslaved in spite of his efforts to help us avoid enslavement? Jesus said, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." (John 8:31-32) This truth, this good news, was cleverly unveiled in this passage when Jesus compared a slave to a son. He reminded these people of something they already knew; a slave was very different from a son. A slave could be ejected from the home at any time without any warning. On the other hand, a son ...

16. Whatever Became of Sin?

Romans 5:12-21

Sermon

Robert G. Tuttle

... to "cover up," we claim far more for a situation than there is in it. We see even how some beauty comes out of an evil situation. Under the pressures of this court trial, the true love and compassion of the old doctor’s wife broke through and were unveiled. There are ambiguities and hidden struggle in every life; these can lead to a break with God or to a reunion with God. Maybe Jesus makes sense in letting the tares we have sown in our own lives to remain until Judgment - but remember, there is a day of ...

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

John 1:1-18

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Leonard Mann

... faith "truth" daringly is a Person. Jesus did not say, "I teach the truth." He said, "I am the truth." "Truth" is his living Spirit. The word (again) in a prefix and a noun: aletheia. "A" again means "not"! "Letheia" means a veil. "Not veiled" "truth" is the unveiling of the Mystery in Christ. "So the Word became flesh; he came to dwell among us, and we saw his glory, glory such as befits the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth." VI. Dr. Mann has asked me: "Please speak an altar call." Of course ...

18. A Faith for the Uncharted Way

Matthew 1:18-25

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Leonard Mann

... over the road we have chosen, we can see somewhat clearly; but as we turn the other way, from whatever vantage point we look, there is nothing that we can see. Yes, we can form our images and paint our pictures, and we must; but tomorrow is not yet unveiled and cannot be until time pulls aside the curtain and lets us see. It is very true that we "do not know what a day may bring forth" (Proverbs 27:1). We are living constantly in a continuous encounter with the unknown. A small girl, at the beginning of ...

19. Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 18:21-35

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Brett Blair

... about what has happened and he again summons the servant before him. We had better be careful about how we handle this whole subject of forgiveness, because one day our life is going to be exposed. Jesus said in Luke 12: “What is veiled will be unveiled, and what is hidden will be known.” Nobody is going to get away with anything. You thought that it was just Bill Clinton who got caught and exposed. Friends, one day you are going to be caught and exposed. Every unpure thought, every self—seeking act ...

20. A Prophet Like Me

Deuteronomy 18:14-22

Sermon

Frederick C. Edwards

... home again they got busy with ideas and drawings, and then they hand-painted hundreds of folding cartons such as are used for moving household goods, and shipped the flattened cartons to New York for assembly in the windows. When the windows were unveiled and the display appeared, it said simply, "PEACE ON EARTH," in large letters that could be read from wherever that window could be viewed. Walking by closer to the window one could read quotations from several internationally known people on the theme of ...

21. You Can Depend on It

Genesis 1:1-2:3

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Thomas D. Peterson

... . Here is a principle for constructing or reconstructing life that has gone awry. Perhaps it is too simple to excite your imagination; if so, I encourage you to ponder it deeply and seriously. It is disarmingly simple, and it may well disabuse you of false pretenses toward life. Let it unveil its vast profundity to you. Use it as a chart and course as, in the year ahead, you set about the task of coming into the unity of God through the ordering power of Jesus Christ.

22. A Dreadful Declaration

Mark 8:31--9:1

Sermon

George Bass

... of emotional reaction to this scene one would expect - pity, sobbing pity for Jesus, the innocent Victim, helplessly nailed to a cross, his body displayed in full view of every profane eye, a hideous burlesque ... and the cross on which he hung only the Supreme unveiling of human injustice."8 But, of course, God was there and, indeed, there was more to it than that which meets the eye and assaults the hearts and souls and minds of sensitive people. Jesus will not, even in this age of technological wonders ...

23. The Fulfilled Promise

Acts 2:14-41

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T. A. Kantonen

... and Giver of life. More than anything else, the world today needs a new Pentecost. The world is tense with anxieties, suspicions, and hatreds. The nations are putting their trust in ever more diabolical weapons of destruction. Science is unveiling tremendous new possibilities for human progress but the spiritual controls needed to direct them to the right goals are lacking. Organized antichristian forces are rampant. Millions of human beings for whom Christ died are in poverty, suffering, and degradation ...

24. The Courage to Be Me

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Gregory J. Johanson

... soil. Some was lost, but some brought forth grain - 30, 60, and 100 fold." Whether in science or in the arts or in human relationships - there has never been a breakthrough until someone who had the courage to fail moved beyond certainty. It takes courage to unveil feet of clay to those who admire us. But then what seems to be one failure may be the beginning of another triumph. We can rejoice when false expectations give way to reality! This was the case at Golgotha. Jesus set his face steadfastly to go ...

25. Exposed!

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... people’s response to Moses. Just as the Hebrews looked at Moses and knew he had been talking with God, so people should be able to see in the face of Christians some evidence that they have been with Jesus. In short, Christians have an unveiled face when it comes to letting the world behold the glory of God. The love of Christ will shine through the faces of those who have encountered Jesus and through the institution called church which houses these shining Christians. Unfortunately that has not always ...

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