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Matthew 1:18-25

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... her punished, nor ruin her family’s reputation. He decided to divorce her quietly, without a public hearing, obviously forfeiting his bride price and his own reputation in the process. Perhaps he had even drawn up the document, ready to deliver it to Mary ... , he heeds God’s message. Does he rip up the “get” he has been preparing? Does he agree to talk to Zechariah and Elizabeth, who’ve been sheltering Mary for the first months of her pregnancy? Does he talk to Mary and learn, she too, had a “ ...

2. Jesus' Advance Man

John 1:6-8; 19-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... it online for all the world to see. (5) Daniel Pearl paid the ultimate price for his commitment to his country. John the Baptist paid the ultimate price for his commitment to God. John was a man of humility and courage. Just ... of that first Christmas, give a little thought to another small child born six months before Christ to a deeply devout couple named Zacharias and Elizabeth. Their son was not the Messiah. He simply bore witness to the Messiah. There was no star shining over the house where he lay, just ...

3. The Pageant

Luke 2:8-20, Luke 2:1-7

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... hire who earned well. I can imagine an uncle or cousin, with whom Mary lived and acted as servant, naming a very high price. The price was paid. The marriage was promised. But Mary was visited by the Holy Spirit and became pregnant. She couldn't face Joseph once he learned of it and so she went to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Elizabeth was also pregnant. When Mary arrived, Elizabeth knew right away the miracle that had happened. Her blessing of Mary was stunning to the young woman. And Mary said some things ...

4. The Pearl Of Great Price

Matthew 13:44-46

Sermon

King Duncan

... here and now. Some of us are like the old farmer who was always complaining about the insects or the weather or the low price at market. Finally came a year when all the conditions were favorable and he brought in a bumper crop. "Well, you have it made ... Maggie. But when she gets tired of me, she sends me to Aunt Elizabeth." The lady asked sympathetically, "Are you on your way to Aunt Elizabeth's now?" The child answered, "Yes, but Aunt Elizabeth is hardly ever home. I hope she is home today though. It sure ...

5. Here I Am

Luke 1:26-38, Luke 1:39-45, Luke 1:46-56

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... and spiritual depth in virtual relationships. When you are face-to-face, you can also go head-to-head. But what is the price for “playing it safe?” Here’s what musician and artist David Lynch says: “Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch ... the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will ...

6. The Oil For Squeaking People

Genesis 18:1-15

Sermon

R. Robert Cueni

... will be born to them. In the New Testament book of Luke, we are informed of how an old priest named Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, were to become parents of the fellow we know as John the Baptist. Zechariah was at work in the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem ... are valuable and not toys for our personal pleasure. Also, keep in mind that when we use people rather than value them, we pay a price. Let me cast this lesson in the form of a story. A young 16-year-old boy entered the local pharmacy. He asked the ...

7. Respect

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon

Harold Warlick

... the basketball legend, had lived next door to them. But Michael had stopped visiting the home after his father died. Roland and Elizabeth had moved south a few years earlier to escape the harsh climate of western New York, near Buffalo. When they finally ... parts that compose our bodies, whatever is hurting at the moment becomes the indispensable center of attention. We will pay any price to strangers who can offer us relief. Paul immediately got the attention of the diverse Corinthians by talking about their ...

8. Mary Of Nazareth

Luke 2:1-7, Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 1:15-23

Drama

Lynda Pujad

... had to be dutiful to God and his plans even though I did not exactly know how I was to do it, or how painful the price would be for me to do it. I was deeply hurt about Joseph's decision but there was nothing I could do and I respected ... it was nothing compared to the nightmare that was to come. I had known him since he was a child. I had known and loved Elizabeth. His death hurt me deeply. Jesus had been in public ministry for about three years when the disciples were celebrating the Passover together with ...

9. Satisfied Customer

John 6:25-59

Sermon

James Merritt

... name is ‘Harry’, but everyone calls me ‘Elizabeth.’” Here is the fascinating thing about what Jesus said. There is a difference between who we are and what we do. For example, your name may be Elizabeth, or Harry, or John, or Sue, but ... going to live forever – your soul. There is a bread you can eat that can temporarily satisfy your hunger. It always comes with a price tag and you will never stop paying; but there is also a Bread you can eat that will permanently satisfy your greatest hungers. It ...

10. John the Baptist and Mrs. Nolan

Mark 1:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan & Angela Akers

... his mother and father were? That’s right, Elizabeth and Zechariah, both of whom were members of the priestly tribe of Aaron. In other words, John was a preacher’s kid. To top it all off, his mother, Elizabeth, was a relative of Mary, the mother of ... by a window. A sign on the suit read: SLIGHTLY SOILED—GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE. There are many people who are wearing a sign like that this Christmas season: SLIGHTLY SOILED—GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE. But it is not too late to chart a new course. Listen to ...

11. It's My Life, Isn't It?

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Sermon

James McCormick

... have been tempted to cut corners in my preaching and come into the pulpit less prepared than I should be, I remember Elizabeth Orde, and Burdette and Helen Boileau, and Bill and Carolyn Fulton, and Danny McKenzie, and Andy Johnson, and so many others, ... strength of that, then it saves us, and we are never again the same. “You are not your own. You were bought with a price.” I thank God for that, because that is our best hope! Prayer: Father, we acknowledge the many claims upon us. Our lives have been ...

12. Blessed among Women

Luke 1:39-45, 1 Samuel 2:1-11

Sermon

Erskine White

... upon: they have all depicted her as pious, thoughtful and serene. "She," of course, is Mary, the mother of Jesus. When Elizabeth, pregnant with John the Baptist, first saw her, she exclaimed, "Blessed are you among women," and so it has been ever ... by God is to have your life turned upside down. Perhaps she recalls her Old Testament scriptures, which amply demonstrate that people pay a price in this world for acting as servants of God. At any rate, we know that even before she was told about Jesus, Mary was ...

13. Different From A Camel's Hair Sport Coat

Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... he and his wife would have a child. The angel Gabriel appears to him and announces that his prayers have been heard. Elizabeth shall bear a son and Zechariah shall name him John. Isn't this a wonderfully human story? Here's Zechariah, in the ... from us clergy which sound more like political agendas or church announcements than prayer. God doesn't need clergy complaining about the price of gas or reminders to pick up the cake pans left in the church kitchen. God needs honest prayer! Zechariah is startled by ...

14. Gathered Around The Throne

Revelation 7:1-8

Sermon

King Duncan

... on and started across a little cotton patch. My mother sprang to her feet, spilled the beans, jumped from the porch, and cried, “Elizabeth, honey, it’s your father. It’s your father!” “‘And she ran! She ran down by the roadside where my father stood ... CELEBRATION OF THOSE WHO WERE MARTYRED FOR THEIR FAITH. It's important to remember that early Christians often paid a terrible price for this faith we celebrate today. They were tortured, they were flayed, they were torn apart by wild animals, and ...

15. Luke 1:26-38

Luke 1:26-38

Sweet

Leonard Sweet

... is within that most holy place that the angel awaits Zechariah to give him the good news of the child he and Elizabeth can expect. Although encountering an angel is certainly never ordinary, Gabriel greets Zechariah on high, holy grounds, not uncommon territory for a ... a “virgin” (Greek “parthenos”; Hebrew “alma”) and that she is “betrothed” that is, one for whom the bride-price has already been paid and a binding contract between the couple’s parents had already been established. Mary’s ...

16. The Unwanted Christmas Gift: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

17. Caught Between God And Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22

Sermon

King Duncan

... a month, when a compromise was reached. They would each name one of the girls. The man chose Liberty and the wife picked Elizabeth. As the girls grew, they were so identical, they kept pulling tricks on people who couldn't tell them apart. Finally, when ... right," Mr. Mosely replied. And then he called his sixteen-year-old daughter, Pearl, into the room. (4) Well, that is a Pearl of great price. In fact, I'm certain Mr. Mosely would gladly die for that Pearl. That's the way Jesus wants us to feel about the ...

18. Memorial Day

Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

Sermon

Brett Blair

... At age 15 John's father died and he was forced to quite school and go to work to support his widowed mother and his younger sister, Elizabeth. At a salary of $4 a week, he became an apprentice bricklayer. Then came the war, and nothing would ever be the same again. On August ... no difference whether they did understand. Those whom we this day honor all paid the supreme price. In death they are all equal. In death, they are all noble. It is now remaining to us, the living, to so purify our nation, that their ...

19. Fasting: Foolish or Fruitful?

Matthew 6:16-18

Sermon

... we fast for Jesus' sake is what we do with the money we save by fasting. If one gives up smoking and it costs him the price of a pack or two of cigarettes a day, it would be quite a saving. If he gives up liquor for Lent, he may save as ... a distant place for a very painful and expensive facelifting. She does that and she looks twenty years younger. She is really beautiful, as only Elizabeth Taylor can be. Her husband comes to visit her at a resort hotel and stays but a couple days. He finds that she has not ...

20. I Kid You Not

2 Kings 4:8-37

Sermon

... for the groceries in the cart. When she shops for clothes, she doesn’t need to pass up a nice outfit because of the price. But there is something that she doesn’t have and cannot buy. That something is a child. When she was married, her family and ... 1:16) When Hannah finally conceived and bore a son, she named him Samuel and gave him to the Lord as she had vowed. Elizabeth, another woman advanced in years, became the mother of John the Baptizer. During her pregnancy, she said, "Thus the Lord has done to me ...

21. A Voice to be Heard

John 1:19-28

Sermon

Maurice A. Fetty

... a tired old priest, childless and lonely in his old age, enduring the oppression of his time with his barren wife Elizabeth. While attending to his priestly duties of burning incense at the Temple altar, the old priest Zechariah had a startling vision. ... William F. Buckley before her -- that our country would be a much safer, saner place if we legalized drugs. If we take the high price out of drugs, would we not collapse the drug cartels and the drug violence overnight? After all, asks Robert Reno in one of ...

22. The Face that Launched a Thousand Lives

2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Sermon

Fredrick R. Harm

... need to know about God, and all of life, you will find in me." Look again, Philip, look again! In one of her poems, Elizabeth Browning describes how someone was pressed and baffled with hard questions until she could find no answer except this: "Look at my face and ... forgiveness for the accumulated guilt of the human race. The old hymn put it well: There was no other good enough, to pay the price of sin, He only could unlock the door of heav'n and let us in. Mark Twain wrote a short story bearing the ...

23. Transmission

1 John 3:11-24

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... was first peeled, then sectioned, then each section would undergo the delicate process of having its thin membrane surgically removed leaving only the crescent of sweet-tart pink fruit to artfully arrange on the breakfast plate. In Elizabeth's family, her grandmother Polly Price insisted grapefruit be halved, then cored, then using a serrated knife, each section sliced apart, first from its neighbors and then from its encasing membrane. This left a half-grapefruit "bowl" filled with the juicy, succulent ...

24. What If You Truly Were Born Again?

John 3:1-21

Sermon

King Duncan

... Christians verbally give assent to the idea of becoming a new person in Christ, but very few of us want to pay the price that such change would entail. In light of Christ’s life and teaching, what changes would likely take place if we were to experience ... suddenly became a member of your family? I read recently about someone who has extended her family. Every year ice skating instructor Elizabeth O’Donnell puts on a very special ice show. With years of experience in the Ice Capades, one would think that O ...

25. Over the River and Through the Woods

Luke 2:1-7, Psalm 121:1-8

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... in a marriage ceremony, which took place in the home town of the groom. Joseph would have paid to Mary’s father the bride price at their engagement (Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:27). At that time, the period of engagement, usually a year or so, had barely begun ... used to doing so and was still quite young and able. When she learned she was pregnant, she made a near similar trip to see Elizabeth in the hill country of Judea (probably 4 or 5 days). Then she made the trip back again three months later, only to embark ...

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